The Rev. John C. Woolam

(January 15, 1813 -- January 18, 1894) South Carolina native John C. Woolam lived in Tennessee and served in the Florida Indian Wars before coming to Texas in 1838. After being licensed to preach by the Methodist Church in 1840, he served 34 churches in East and Southeast Texas during the next 50 years. He was a Confederate chaplain during the Civil War, and as chaplain of the Texas Veterans Association he delivered the dedicatory prayer at the opening of the State Capitol building in 1888. Recorded - 1994

The Rev. John C. Woolam is a historical marker in Crockett, Houston County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.3213, -95.4605 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonel David Alexander Nunn (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Major Isaac Watts Burton, Isaac Adair Daniel, and Samuel Fisher Tenney.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011063. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.