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C. W. Raines
Mineola, TX
A native of Upson County, Georgia, Cadwell Walton Raines (1839-1906) contributed to Texas history as a Methodist preacher, schoolteacher,...
Caddo Indian Communities in Wood County
Mineola, TX
Early in the ninth century, the Caddo, several affiliated groups of people with distinct dialects and customs, moved into parts of...
Captain Henry Stout
Quitman, TX
Henry Stout came to Texas in 1818 from Tennessee.
Carlock Home
Winnsboro, TX
1903 - Colonial mansion built by Marcus DeWitt Carlock, Sr., prominent early-day attorney, Confederate courier, political leader, friend...
Col. James A. Stinson Home
Quitman, TX
Constructed in 1869 of virgin pine and oak by James A. Stinson, a widower who came to Texas in 1868 from Georgia after having served as a...
Collins-Haines Home
Quitman, TX
1860 - First brick structure in Wood County.
Flora Lodge No. 119, A.F. & A.M.
Quitman, TX
Founded before the Civil War, as Quitman Masonic Lodge.
James Stephen Hogg
Quitman, TX
(March 24, 1851-March 3, 1906) Texas statesman whose nationally-acclaimed public career began at this site.
Lankford-Stinson House
Winnsboro, TX
Probably built in the early 1890s for merchant and civic leader J. M. Lankford, this home was originally a one-and-one-half-story structure.
Martin Varner
Mineola, TX
(March 4, 1787 - Feb. 14, 1844) Came to Texas before 1820, and, in partnership with Henry Jones, operated a trading post in the Red River...
O. P. Pyle
Mineola, TX
Arkansas native Owen Pinkney Pyle (1867-1919) was publisher and editor of the Mineola "Courier" at the turn of the century.
Railroads in Mineola
Mineola, TX
This city's fortunes have been tied historically to railroads.
William Jesse Mc Donald
Mineola, TX
(September 28, 1852 - January 15, 1918) Born in Mississippi, "Bill" McDonald moved with his family to Rusk County, Texas, about 1866.
Wood County Courthouse
Quitman, TX
The Texas legislature created Wood County in 1850 with Quitman as the county seat.