Lowrey-Hurst Homestead
Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Tennessee native James Barker Lowrey (b. 1823) came to Texas in 1859 with his wife, Elizabeth (Hunter), and their children. In 1881 he purchased this 124-acre tract of land. Three years later Lowrey conveyed title to the property to his second son, Nicholas (d. 1897), who continued his father's farming and cattle raising practices. The homestead was divided for a time, but later was reunited by John S. Hurst (d. 1943), a prominent Lancaster businessman and Nick Lowrey's son-in-law. The Lowrey - Hurst homestead and farm remained in the same family for more than a century.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Tennessee-born James Barker Lowrey brought his family to Texas in 1859 and, in 1881, bought this 124-acre tract in Dallas County. He passed it to his son Nicholas, who carried on the family's farming and cattle raising, and though the land was briefly divided, Lowrey's son-in-law John S. Hurst later reunited it. The homestead stayed in the same family for more than a hundred years.
Why it matters
A century-long family farm embodies the steady agricultural settlement that shaped rural Texas, where land and livelihood passed from one generation to the next.
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Related people
- · James Barker Lowrey
- · John S. Hurst
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