| Marker Number |
8529 |
| Atlas Number |
5257008529 |
| Marker Title |
Mrs. William P. King |
| Index Entry |
King, Mrs. William P. |
| Address |
|
| City |
Kaufman |
| County |
Kaufman |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
752365 |
| UTM Northing |
3608838 |
| Subject Codes |
settlements; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Courthouse grounds, E. Grove between Jackson and Washington, Kaufman
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(Frances A. King) (Donor, Land for County seat, Kaufman County) Wife of founder of King's Fort (in 1840), Frances A. King pioneered with great courage and enthusiasm in Republic of Texas. After King's death in 1846, she later (as Mrs. Tabor) entered and won election of Kingsborough for county seat of newly organized Kaufman County. In April 1851 she deeded 75 acres for townsite and a 75-acre timber tract to the county commissioners, James W. Love, J. Larkin Austin and John W. Terrell. King's Fort had grown into village of Kingsborough, later given same name as county. INCISE ON BACK: Erected by Clover Club and Cameo Club |
