| Marker Number |
11017 |
| Atlas Number |
5225011017 |
| Marker Title |
John Edward Nite_Lucy Stepp Nite |
| Index Entry |
Nite, John Edward; Nite, Lucy Stepp |
| Address |
E. Pease St. |
| City |
Crockett |
| County |
Houston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
265793 |
| UTM Northing |
3467853 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; pioneers; military topics; women |
| Marker Year |
1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Glenwood Cemetery |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
John Edward Nite (1805-1849) Lucy Stepp Nite (1807-1865) John Edward Nite, born in North Carolina, married Lucy Stepp, a native of Georgia, in 1826. Although robbed of $1800 in gold enroute to Texas from Tennessee in 1835, they were able to secure 1,506 acres of land along the Trinity River in Houston County by 1838. John served as a Captain of a Home Guard Ranger unit and later as the area's official mail carrier. Together they helped establish a school for their eight children and those of their neighbors. Recorded - 1992 |
