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Home Texas Wood County Quitman J. H. Jones and the Old Settlers Reunion Grounds
     

J. H. Jones and the Old Settlers Reunion Grounds

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SH 37 S, in Gov. Hogg Shrine State Park, Quitman, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 47' 26.53069999992", -95° 27' 11.15456000004"
 
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     A native of Alabama, J. H. Jones (d. 1923) came to Texas in 1877. After teaching school for several years, he was elected clerk of Wood County in 1886. He later became a successful merchant in Quitman. In 1902 Jones donated property at this site to the Old Settlers of Wood County Association, organized three years earlier under the leadership of newspaper editor James L. Ray (d. 1929). Except for a short time during World War I, annual homecoming activities have been held here. The reunion grounds were deeded to the Governor Hogg Shrine State Park in 1952. (1981)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

J. H. Jones and the Old Settlers Reunion Grounds Historical Marker Location Map, Quitman, Texas