Marker Inscription
A Virginian and a soldier who surrendered at Appomattox with Gen. Robert E. Lee, W. E. Partlow moved to Texas after the Civil War (1861-65). He married Nancy Jane Sullivan (1860-1922), daughter of Denton County pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sullivan. Partlow, a merchant, was elected first mayor when Sanger was incorporated in 1892. He built this house for his family in 1904. From 1907 to 1913, they lived in New Mexico, where Partlow was commissioner of U.S. Circuit and district courts. After returning to Sanger, he served as Justice of the Peace and died here. (1976)
About this site
Partlow, William E., First Mayor of Sanger is a historical marker in Sanger, Denton County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Denton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.3655, -97.1747 near Sanger. The nearest cataloged historic site is Elsasser, Jacob Frederick (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sanger Presbyterian Church, Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, and Batis, Noah C..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5121001738. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
