Black plaque № 23325

Austonio, TX, United States

Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms. One of the community's pioneer settlers, Samuel Cartmill Hiroms (1836-1920) was born in Polk County. His parents were among Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colonists. Hiroms taught school and served as Polk County surveyor. He served in the Confederate Army during t

he Civil War (1861-1865). After his first wife died, he married Emily Ann Johnston (1853-1948) in 1869 and moved his family to Houston County. In 1878 Hiroms settled here in the Creek community, which

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