Stephen Jefferson Stanley SR. came to Texas in 1828 as one of Lorenzo De Zavalla's Colinist.
They selleted in what is now known as Zavalla, Tx. Stephen died in 1835 and was buried on land that was part of his & his Sons land grant.
Stephen Jefferson was granted his land grant on 27 of June 1835 - one League in present day Angelina which was 4,465 acres.
STANLEY CREEK
. Stanley Creek rises 3½ miles southeast of Huntington in northeastern Angelina County (at 31° 16' N, 94° 31' W) and runs northeast for seven miles into Sam Rayburn Reservoir on the Angelina River, entering the reservoir (at 31° 19' N, 94° 25' W) near the town of Ora. It crosses an area of undulating to moderately rolling terrain surfaced by deep to shallow loam or sand over clay or loam subsoils. Vegetation consists primarily of mixed hardwood and pine forests. The creek was probably named for early settler Stephen Jefferson Stanley, who was granted a league of land that included the mouth of the creek in 1835.
At the present time he has no marker but we are planning on making one soon.
Also a note about the new White Pickette Fence the new land owners put around our old Family Cemetery what a great thing for them to do a BIG THANK YOU !!
Carol Ann
Stephen Jefferson Stanley SR. came to Texas in 1828 as one of Lorenzo De Zavalla's Colinist.
They selleted in what is now known as Zavalla, Tx. Stephen died in 1835 and was buried on land that was part of his & his Sons land grant.
Stephen Jefferson was granted his land grant on 27 of June 1835 - one League in present day Angelina which was 4,465 acres.
STANLEY CREEK
. Stanley Creek rises 3½ miles southeast of Huntington in northeastern Angelina County (at 31° 16' N, 94° 31' W) and runs northeast for seven miles into Sam Rayburn Reservoir on the Angelina River, entering the reservoir (at 31° 19' N, 94° 25' W) near the town of Ora. It crosses an area of undulating to moderately rolling terrain surfaced by deep to shallow loam or sand over clay or loam subsoils. Vegetation consists primarily of mixed hardwood and pine forests. The creek was probably named for early settler Stephen Jefferson Stanley, who was granted a league of land that included the mouth of the creek in 1835.
At the present time he has no marker but we are planning on making one soon.
Also a note about the new White Pickette Fence the new land owners put around our old Family Cemetery what a great thing for them to do a BIG THANK YOU !!
Carol Ann
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