Clark-James House
Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This historic home was built in 1919-1920 by Eausel Clark after his marriage to Bertie Fullen on September 17, 1919. The home was built from available lumber salvaged from older homes and includes batten walls and two hand-hewn sandstone fireplaces. In 1934, the house was reconstructed with lumber from the Knox Sawmill in East Mayfield. In 1946, the Clarks sold the property to Jesse and Aretha Cooper James who then sold it to Edward and Lula McGown James in 1959. The first three owners survived by subsistence farming and through work in the timber harvesting industry. This home represents the modest lives of farmers and timber workers in Sabine County in the early 1900s.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Eausel Clark built this home in 1919–1920 after marrying Bertie Fullen, using lumber salvaged from older houses and two hand-hewn sandstone fireplaces. Rebuilt in 1934 with sawmill lumber and passed through the Clark and James families, the house was home to people who lived by subsistence farming and timber work. It stands as a plain, honest record of the working lives that sustained Sabine County in the early twentieth century.
Why it matters
It honors the modest households of East Texas farmers and timber laborers, a story of ordinary rural life more often lost than commemorated.
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Related people
- · Eausel Clark
- · Bertie Fullen Clark
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