The town of Boonville, Texas was established in 1841 as the county seat of Navasota County by John Millican, John H. Jones, J. Ferguson, E. Seale, and Mordecai Boon whose name it bears. The name of the county was changed to Brazos in 1842. Boonville flourished until 1866 when Bryan was established on the railroad.
Directions:
From the intersection of SH 6 and Boonville Rd. (FM 158) take Boonville Road east for 0.3 miles to the Boonville Cemetery, Bryan.
Location
30° 40' 19.7004" N, 96° 19' 50.9016" W
Source: BrazosCountyHistory.org.
College Station, Texas – The Brazos County Historical Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are hosting a public dedication of the Providence Church Historic Site on Monday, April 21, 2008, at 1 p.m. The ceremony will be at the historic site at the intersection of Raymond Stotzer and Turkey Creek Road. The church members donated the land with the stipulation that the state would erect or create a memorial to the founders of the church who were the pioneers of the area.
The last members of the Providence Memorial Baptist Church were descendants of John H. Jones, the original settler of the area. Jones received over 4,500 acres on which the church stood as a bounty grant for his service in the Texas Revolution and as an early Texas Ranger. Jones’ descendants deeded their two acre church tract to the Texas Highway Commission in 1940. The land was being acquired by TxDOT for construction of Highway 60. By then, the church no longer had regular services and the building may have already been gone.
Providence Church Historical Site was developed by the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Institute under the guidance of the Brazos County Historical Commission for the people of the Brazos Valley. The site is on property once occupied by Providence Baptist Church which was the center of Providence Community life. The site now serves as a roadside historical enhancement to remind ourselves of the strong pioneer spirit shown by our ancestors who settled the Brazos Valley.
For more about the history of Brazos County and the Brazos County Historical Commission, please refer to http://bchc.co.brazos.tx.us/.
John H. Jones was recorded on a Jul 3 - Oct 3 1836 roster of Captain Hill's Texas Rangers, part of Col. Burleson's Ranging Corps of Mounted Riflemen.
Source: Savage Frontier, Vol I, 1835-1837, Rangers, Riflemen and Indian Wars in Texasby Stephen L. Moore, 2002.
John H. Jones' wife, Martha, was named executor of his estate in Oct 1853 as shown in the 1854 newspaper announcement at the above right. Martha had recently remarried, on 22 Sep 1853, to Jabez Roberts.
Note: Special thanks and kudos to Find a Grave contributor LEE72 (#49197263) for providing the following interesting, helpful and historically significant information for the location of the Jones Roberts Cemetery. It was provided on 18 Nov 2020.
30 deg 35 min 45.23 sec N
96 deg 24 min 12.85 sec W
Located in a wooded area off south side of Texas State Highway 47 and west of Texas State Highway 60 in Bryan, Brazos County, TX. Access is limited and difficult at best. Also, our surveyor states that the only title to the property is a Spanish Land Grant to the family...it has never had a US deed issued for it in history.
Directions:
From the intersection of SH 6 and Boonville Rd. (FM 158) take Boonville Road east for 0.3 miles to the Boonville Cemetery, Bryan.
Location
30° 40' 19.7004" N, 96° 19' 50.9016" W
Source: BrazosCountyHistory.org.
College Station, Texas – The Brazos County Historical Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are hosting a public dedication of the Providence Church Historic Site on Monday, April 21, 2008, at 1 p.m. The ceremony will be at the historic site at the intersection of Raymond Stotzer and Turkey Creek Road. The church members donated the land with the stipulation that the state would erect or create a memorial to the founders of the church who were the pioneers of the area.
The last members of the Providence Memorial Baptist Church were descendants of John H. Jones, the original settler of the area. Jones received over 4,500 acres on which the church stood as a bounty grant for his service in the Texas Revolution and as an early Texas Ranger. Jones’ descendants deeded their two acre church tract to the Texas Highway Commission in 1940. The land was being acquired by TxDOT for construction of Highway 60. By then, the church no longer had regular services and the building may have already been gone.
Providence Church Historical Site was developed by the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Institute under the guidance of the Brazos County Historical Commission for the people of the Brazos Valley. The site is on property once occupied by Providence Baptist Church which was the center of Providence Community life. The site now serves as a roadside historical enhancement to remind ourselves of the strong pioneer spirit shown by our ancestors who settled the Brazos Valley.
For more about the history of Brazos County and the Brazos County Historical Commission, please refer to http://bchc.co.brazos.tx.us/.
John H. Jones was recorded on a Jul 3 - Oct 3 1836 roster of Captain Hill's Texas Rangers, part of Col. Burleson's Ranging Corps of Mounted Riflemen.
Source: Savage Frontier, Vol I, 1835-1837, Rangers, Riflemen and Indian Wars in Texasby Stephen L. Moore, 2002.
John H. Jones' wife, Martha, was named executor of his estate in Oct 1853 as shown in the 1854 newspaper announcement at the above right. Martha had recently remarried, on 22 Sep 1853, to Jabez Roberts.
Note: Special thanks and kudos to Find a Grave contributor LEE72 (#49197263) for providing the following interesting, helpful and historically significant information for the location of the Jones Roberts Cemetery. It was provided on 18 Nov 2020.
30 deg 35 min 45.23 sec N
96 deg 24 min 12.85 sec W
Located in a wooded area off south side of Texas State Highway 47 and west of Texas State Highway 60 in Bryan, Brazos County, TX. Access is limited and difficult at best. Also, our surveyor states that the only title to the property is a Spanish Land Grant to the family...it has never had a US deed issued for it in history.
The town of Boonville, Texas was established in 1841 as the county seat of Navasota County by John Millican, John H. Jones, J. Ferguson, E. Seale, and Mordecai Boon whose name it bears. The name of the county was changed to Brazos in 1842. Boonville flourished until 1866 when Bryan was established on the railroad.
Directions:
From the intersection of SH 6 and Boonville Rd. (FM 158) take Boonville Road east for 0.3 miles to the Boonville Cemetery, Bryan.
Location
30° 40' 19.7004" N, 96° 19' 50.9016" W
Source: BrazosCountyHistory.org.
College Station, Texas – The Brazos County Historical Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are hosting a public dedication of the Providence Church Historic Site on Monday, April 21, 2008, at 1 p.m. The ceremony will be at the historic site at the intersection of Raymond Stotzer and Turkey Creek Road. The church members donated the land with the stipulation that the state would erect or create a memorial to the founders of the church who were the pioneers of the area.
The last members of the Providence Memorial Baptist Church were descendants of John H. Jones, the original settler of the area. Jones received over 4,500 acres on which the church stood as a bounty grant for his service in the Texas Revolution and as an early Texas Ranger. Jones’ descendants deeded their two acre church tract to the Texas Highway Commission in 1940. The land was being acquired by TxDOT for construction of Highway 60. By then, the church no longer had regular services and the building may have already been gone.
Providence Church Historical Site was developed by the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Institute under the guidance of the Brazos County Historical Commission for the people of the Brazos Valley. The site is on property once occupied by Providence Baptist Church which was the center of Providence Community life. The site now serves as a roadside historical enhancement to remind ourselves of the strong pioneer spirit shown by our ancestors who settled the Brazos Valley.
For more about the history of Brazos County and the Brazos County Historical Commission, please refer to http://bchc.co.brazos.tx.us/.
John H. Jones was recorded on a Jul 3 - Oct 3 1836 roster of Captain Hill's Texas Rangers, part of Col. Burleson's Ranging Corps of Mounted Riflemen.
Source: Savage Frontier, Vol I, 1835-1837, Rangers, Riflemen and Indian Wars in Texasby Stephen L. Moore, 2002.
John H. Jones' wife, Martha, was named executor of his estate in Oct 1853 as shown in the 1854 newspaper announcement at the above right. Martha had recently remarried, on 22 Sep 1853, to Jabez Roberts.
Note: Special thanks and kudos to Find a Grave contributor LEE72 (#49197263) for providing the following interesting, helpful and historically significant information for the location of the Jones Roberts Cemetery. It was provided on 18 Nov 2020.
30 deg 35 min 45.23 sec N
96 deg 24 min 12.85 sec W
Located in a wooded area off south side of Texas State Highway 47 and west of Texas State Highway 60 in Bryan, Brazos County, TX. Access is limited and difficult at best. Also, our surveyor states that the only title to the property is a Spanish Land Grant to the family...it has never had a US deed issued for it in history.
Directions:
From the intersection of SH 6 and Boonville Rd. (FM 158) take Boonville Road east for 0.3 miles to the Boonville Cemetery, Bryan.
Location
30° 40' 19.7004" N, 96° 19' 50.9016" W
Source: BrazosCountyHistory.org.
College Station, Texas – The Brazos County Historical Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are hosting a public dedication of the Providence Church Historic Site on Monday, April 21, 2008, at 1 p.m. The ceremony will be at the historic site at the intersection of Raymond Stotzer and Turkey Creek Road. The church members donated the land with the stipulation that the state would erect or create a memorial to the founders of the church who were the pioneers of the area.
The last members of the Providence Memorial Baptist Church were descendants of John H. Jones, the original settler of the area. Jones received over 4,500 acres on which the church stood as a bounty grant for his service in the Texas Revolution and as an early Texas Ranger. Jones’ descendants deeded their two acre church tract to the Texas Highway Commission in 1940. The land was being acquired by TxDOT for construction of Highway 60. By then, the church no longer had regular services and the building may have already been gone.
Providence Church Historical Site was developed by the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Institute under the guidance of the Brazos County Historical Commission for the people of the Brazos Valley. The site is on property once occupied by Providence Baptist Church which was the center of Providence Community life. The site now serves as a roadside historical enhancement to remind ourselves of the strong pioneer spirit shown by our ancestors who settled the Brazos Valley.
For more about the history of Brazos County and the Brazos County Historical Commission, please refer to http://bchc.co.brazos.tx.us/.
John H. Jones was recorded on a Jul 3 - Oct 3 1836 roster of Captain Hill's Texas Rangers, part of Col. Burleson's Ranging Corps of Mounted Riflemen.
Source: Savage Frontier, Vol I, 1835-1837, Rangers, Riflemen and Indian Wars in Texasby Stephen L. Moore, 2002.
John H. Jones' wife, Martha, was named executor of his estate in Oct 1853 as shown in the 1854 newspaper announcement at the above right. Martha had recently remarried, on 22 Sep 1853, to Jabez Roberts.
Note: Special thanks and kudos to Find a Grave contributor LEE72 (#49197263) for providing the following interesting, helpful and historically significant information for the location of the Jones Roberts Cemetery. It was provided on 18 Nov 2020.
30 deg 35 min 45.23 sec N
96 deg 24 min 12.85 sec W
Located in a wooded area off south side of Texas State Highway 47 and west of Texas State Highway 60 in Bryan, Brazos County, TX. Access is limited and difficult at best. Also, our surveyor states that the only title to the property is a Spanish Land Grant to the family...it has never had a US deed issued for it in history.
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