Historical Marker
Site of Home of James Pinckney Henderson
San Augustine, San Augustine County · Texas
Erected 1936
Frances Cox, born in Philadelphia in 1820, married James Pinckney Henderson on October 30, 1839, at St. George's, Hanover Square, in London. In 1840 she landed at Galveston and went straight to San Augustine, where he opened his law office, the Handbook of Texas says. Three daughters, Frances, Julia and Martha, were born in the town. She practiced law in his absence and helped establish Episcopal churches in San Augustine, Rusk, Palestine and Nacogdoches. When he became governor in 1846 she stayed in San Augustine; the family left for Marshall in 1856.
What the plaque says
Site of Home of James Pinckney Henderson Site of the home from 1840 to 1856 of JAMES PINCKNEY HENDERSON First governor of the state of Texas, 1846-1847 Born in North Carolina, March 31, 1803 Died in Washington, D. C., June 4, 1858 while serving as Senator from Texas His remains were removed to the state cemetery at Austin in 1930 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Where it stands
31.52373, -94.10806 · Directions
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