Details for Joseph Thomas La Rue_Stella E. Parsons La Rue

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5213010365

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Marker Number 10365
Atlas Number 5213010365
Marker Title Joseph Thomas La Rue_Stella E. Parsons La Rue
Index Entry La Rue, Joseph Thomas and Stella E. Parsons
Address 400 S. Prairieville St.
City Athens
County Henderson
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 230610
UTM Northing 3566184
Subject Codes city officials; civic leaders; women's topics
Marker Year 1970
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Athens Cemetery, Plot 927 Sec. D. Two inscription plates side-by-side.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size grave marker
Marker Text JOSEPH THOMAS LA RUE (Nov. 18, 1864 - Feb. 13, 1930) Alderman on Athens' first city council (1901). La Rue (town 13 mi. SE) was named for him. Educator, merchant, civic leader, banker, humanitarian, prohibitionist, Democrat, historian. Married March 16, 1892, Stella Elvira Parsons. They had seven children. STELLA E. PARSONS LA RUE (Feb. 16, 1874 - Dec. 7, 1949) Known as first white child born in Terrell; Daughter of Confederate Army surgeon, Dr. Homer Lee Parsons, M.D. (Yale University), and wife, Margaret C.R.R. Parsons. In role of wife and mother, 'Mammy La Rue' was beloved of family and community. Recorded - 1970