Marker Inscription
Patriarch of the Orange County Stark family, John T. Stark was born in Pebble County, Ohio, in 1821 and moved to East Texas in 1840. He settled in Newton County in the 1850s where he read law and ran a mercantile store. In 1861 Stark joined the Confederate forces as a private in the Texas infantry and was later elected captain. In 1874 he moved to Orange where he practiced law, served one year as Orange County judge, and was active in the old Orange First Baptist Church. Stark's three marriages produced eighteen children. He died in 1893 and is buried in this cemetery.
About this site
Stark, John Thomas is a historical marker in Orange, Orange County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 66 historical markers documented in Orange County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0854, -93.7408 near Orange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Latchem, Emma George (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Levingston, George M., Russell, Robert B, and Saxon, Charles Holmes.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5361011518. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
