Historical MarkerPatrick, John T. C.
Henderson · Rusk County · Dedicated 1983 · THC Atlas #5401011026
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
In 1854 John Campbell Patrick (1814-68), his wife, Eleanor Stephenson (Currence), and their five children came from South Carolina with Patrick's brothers and other families. Patrick bought 335 acres here on Shreveport Road in 1855 and built a log house that became the center of the Patrick Community. The settlement grew to include a gin, grist mill, schoolhouse, and church building. Mary Bolding, Patrick's widowed daughter, operated a store, post office, and telephone switchboard in the Patrick home until her death just prior to World War I.
About this site
Patrick, John T. C. is a historical marker in Henderson, Rusk County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0686, -94.6284 near Henderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Patrick Community (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery, Brachfield, and Welch.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5401011026. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
