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Black plaque № 19902

Shelbyville, TX, United States

The Bickham House. On site of J. M. Crawford home, built 1850, razed by fire, 1885. Erected by Crawford's stepson, Frederick Lee Bickham (1866-1907), prominent landowner and rancher, in 1885-88. Here he and his wife, Nevada Levonia Mhoon, brought up their children and Bickham's stepsisters and stepb

rothers. Timber (cedar, cypress, and heart pine) for house was cut on the property. In 1972, N. O. Thomas bought, restored, and renamed the house "Welcome Hall." Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 197

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