Joseph Peter Davidson (1983 - 1897)
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Marker Text: Born in Giles County, Tennessee, Joseph Peter Davidson moved to Texas and settled in Palo Pinto County about 1856. Davidson established a trading post near this site. In 1865 he started a ranch in present Eastland County and later helped organize the county. He served as official surveyor. He helped establish a Methodist church and Masonic Lodge. Married three times, he had 14 children. Davidson and many of his descendants are buried in this family cemetery, located near his Palo Pinto County homestead. (1978)
Marker No. 6267
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 32.541515, -98.451195
Location: From Strawn, take Davidson Cemetery Road (from SH 16) 3 miles east
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