Welborn-Bostick Home
Moody, McLennan County, Texas
Marker Inscription
James Irby Welborn and wife Nettie Ann Moore, natives of Missouri, purchased this land in 1860. They donated acreage for Moody College, now Moody Public School, and deeded right-of-way for the Santa Fe Railroad. A son, George Yancey Welborn, and wife Theodocia Wharton became owners of the land in 1885. George built this home in 1914 on old family homesite. Their daughter, Veda, and husband Seth Pendleton Bostick became the owners in 1938. Welborn descendants have lived on this land 121 years. This is the oldest family owned property in Moody.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Missouri natives James Irby Welborn and his wife Nettie bought this Central Texas land in 1860 and gave generously to their community, donating acreage for Moody College and right-of-way for the Santa Fe Railroad. Their son George built the present home in 1914 on the old family homesite, and later generations carried the property forward. By the marker's telling, Welborn descendants had lived on the land 121 years — the oldest family-owned property in Moody.
Why it matters
The Welborns' gifts of land for a school and a railroad show how pioneer families literally laid the groundwork for a town's education and commerce.
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Related people
- · James Irby Welborn
- · George Yancey Welborn
- · Seth Pendleton Bostick
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