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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Captain N.A. Birge House]

Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Captain N.A. Birge House in Sherman, Texas. Text: Connecticut native Noble Allan Birge (1832-1902) came to Texas prior to the Civil War. Settling in Jefferson with his wife and children, he was the first elected sheriff of Marion County in 1860. Following his service as a captain in the Confederate Army, Birge became a leading businessman in Jefferson. The owner of a livery stable and numerous city lots, he was an active civic leader invo… more

Date: 2011-12/2012-03

Creator: West, Carolyn Effie

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Mary Florence Cowell]

Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Mary Florence Cowell (November 10, 1860 - July 13, 1940) in Whitesboro, Texas. Text: Mary Florence (Tinsman) Cowell and her husband S. B. Cowell came to Texas from Missouri in 1900. Mrs. Cowell was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization founded in 1869 at Wesleyan College in Iowa and dedicated to educational opportunities for women. Her friend Dora Hallock, P.E.O. Supreme Chapter Organizer, visited Wh… more

Date: 2011-12/2012-03

Creator: West, Carolyn Effie

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

Las Sabinas, Volume 37, Number 1, 2011

Quarterly publication of the Orange County Historical Society discussing the history of the area and genealogy of residents through essays; oral histories; newspaper articles; letters; records of births, marriages, and deaths; photographs; cemetery records; court proceedings and public records; family Bible entries; and other historical documents. Index starts on page 46.

Date: 2011

Creator: Orange County Historical Society (Tex.)

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Orange County Historical Society