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(1834-1920) A native of Athens, Georgia, Dulcinea Ann Holland came to Henderson County with her family in 1847. She married E. J. Thompson in 1851. According to local tradition, she named the town of Athens after her birthplace. Following the death of her first husband in the 1860s, Dulcinea married James Avriett in 1867. They were the parents of two sons. She was a founding member of the local Methodist church and a dedicated civic leader.
Dulcinea Ann Holland Thompson Avriett is a historical marker in Athens, Henderson County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2000, -95.8564 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sid Williams Richardson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Athens Cemetery, Clinton Williams Murchison, Sr., and Joseph Thomas La Rue_Stella E. Parsons La Rue.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5213010343. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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