Fannin

Bonham, TX

(ca. 1797-1867) In 1837, Bailey Inglish moved his family to this area from western Arkansas, where he had been an influential leader of...

Bonham, TX

Army supply headquarters for Northern Sub-district of Texas.

Honey Grove, TX

Named for David Crockett (1786-1836), the colorful Tennessee pioneer and congressman who rallied to cause of Texas in her war for...

Bonham, TX

This area was first settled by Anglo- Americans who traveled up the Red River by steamboat in 1836.

Bonham, TX

Commissioners Court first met at Jacob Black's cabin on Feb. 26, 1836, before Fannin County was officially organized.

Bonham, TX

Oldest bank in Fannin County.

Savoy, TX

(site six miles north) First settlement and fort In Fannin County.

Honey Grove, TX

Marshall A. Galbraith (1829-1918) came to Texas from Kentucky in 1847 and settled here.

Leonard, TX

The earliest settler in this area was George w. Smith, a native of Georgia, who moved here in 1844.

Honey Grove, TX

(1814-1846) One of the courageous men who helped civilize the wilderness.

Bonham, TX

Joseph Sowell In September 1836, Joseph Sowell (1804-1841) came to Texas shortly after the republic was established.

Ladonia, TX

Settled about 1840 by James McFarland and Daniel Davis, this community was first called McCownville after early settler Frank McCown.

Leonard, TX

Settlers began arriving in this area in the 1840s and 1850s.

Bonham, TX

Established at this site as a key part of Civil War defense of Texas by General Henry E. McCulloch, frontier fighter and Ranger of long...

Bonham, TX

Gideon Smith (b. 1815), a native of Alabama, moved to Fannin County in 1851 and purchased a 3000-acre tract.

Leonard, TX

The first permanent settlement in this area began in 1869 when eleven Presbyterian families migrated here from New York.

Honey Grove, TX

First Classic Revival house in area.