Details for Jonathan Doan
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5487002840
Data
| Marker Number | 2840 |
| Atlas Number | 5487002840 |
| Marker Title | Jonathan Doan |
| Index Entry | Doan, Jonathan |
| Address | FM 1763 |
| City | Vernon |
| County | Wilbarger |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 478503 |
| UTM Northing | 3778535 |
| Subject Codes | markets, merchantiles; Native Americans |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Eastview Memorial Park, N section of the cemetery, about 400 feet from the entrance, on the left |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (May 20, 1837- November 6, 1902) Frontier trader and merchant; a Quaker, peaceable on troubled frontiers. With nephew C. F. Doan, came from Ohio and entered hides trade in Indian Territory, 1874-75. In April 1878 opened trading post at Western Cattle Trail crossing on Red River (12 mi. NE). C. F. Doan moved down that fall to run post. Jonathan Doan continued to trade on frontier. Doan's store and the family were famous and respected among the Indian, the cattlemen, and the frontiersmen. Recorded - 1972 |