Marker Inscription
(September 6, 1810 - November 30, 1856) A graduate of the United States Military Academy (1832), Henderson Yoakum saw duty on frontiers and in the Mexican War. He practiced law and served in the Senate in his native Tennessee, moving to Texas in 1845. In Huntsville he became a civic leader and friend of Sam Houston. Joining fellow citizens in establishing Austin College, he became that school's first librarian and a teacher of law. In 1855, after years of work, he published a comprehensive, two-volume history of Texas. He and his wife Eveline (Cannon) had nine children. Descendants are still active in cultural life of Texas. (1976)
About this site
Henderson Yoakum is a historical marker in Huntsville, Walker County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7265, -95.5473 near Huntsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oakwood Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sam Houston, John William Thomason Jr., and Branch, Anthony Martin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008483. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
