| Marker Number |
12395 |
| Atlas Number |
5031012395 |
| Marker Title |
Home County of Pioneer Leader Joseph Wilson Baines |
| Index Entry |
Baines, Joseph Wilson, Home County of Pioneer Leader |
| Address |
|
| City |
Johnson City vicinity |
| County |
Blanco |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
560514 |
| UTM Northing |
3360958 |
| Subject Codes |
journalists; state official; pioneers; law, lawyers |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
11 miles northeast of Johnson City on US 281, in roadside park |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(1846-1906) Born in Louisiana; in 1850 came to Texas, where his father, Rev. Geo. W. Baines, founded a church newspaper and was president of Baylor University. Served in the Williamson Cadets, in Civil War. Lived in Collin County, 1867-1882. Married Ruth A. Huffman. Was a teacher, lawyer; founder and publisher of McKinney "Advocate." Served 1883-1887 as Secretary of State for Texas. Practiced law in Blanco, 1888-1903. Died in Fredericksburg. His daughter Rebecca (Mrs. Sam Ealy Johnson) became the mother of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th president of the United States. (1965) |
