Site of Joe T. and Laura Hamilton Home

In 1885, Joseph Thomas Hamilton (1856-1932) married Laura Letha Franklin (1867-1936) in Franklin County, Texas. Natives of southern U.S. states, the couple moved west with their first three children and settled here in 1902, before Terry County was organized. In 1907, they established a home near this site. Joe was a stock farmer, carpenter, mail carrier and livery worker, and he was one of three men contracted to build the county's first courthouse. Laura, in addition to managing a large household, often assisted neighbors as nurse and midwife. Today, ths site is a link to the early pioneers who built Brownfield and surrounding communities. (2005)

Site of Joe T. and Laura Hamilton Home is a historical marker in Brownfield, Terry County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Terry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 27 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1946, -102.2748 near Brownfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is City of Brownfield (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Oak Grove, Maids and Matrons Club, and First Baptist Church of Brownfield.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5445013231. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.