Lone Oak Baptist Church
Lone Oak, Hunt County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Organized 1858 by W. M. Pickett and Benj. Watson. The charter members were Thos. Hooker, first pastor; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Simpson; N. T. Featherston; Jane Pitts; Harriet Lively; and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McBride, who gave site for first church. After it burned, present one was built, 1899. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Organized in 1858, Lone Oak Baptist Church gathered a small circle of Hunt County pioneers around its first pastor, Thomas Hooker, on land donated by the McBride family. The original building later burned, and the congregation raised the present church in 1899. It was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1970.
Why it matters
Frontier churches like this one were often a settlement's first shared institution, anchoring community life long before towns and governments took shape.
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Related people
- · Thomas Hooker
- · W. M. Pickett
- · Benjamin Watson
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