The Thomas Breen Family

Irish immigrant Thomas Breen came to Mineola working for the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company, which reached the town in May 1873. He stayed to be the first ticket agent. In the late 1870s, he wed Irish native Lucy Wilson. In the 1880s, he opened a hardware store. He served for many years as postmaster and later as city alderman. Of the Breens' twelve children, one also served as city postmaster, one served as city commissioner, one played on the 1912 baseball team, one helped establish the Mineola Canning Company, and three served during World War I. The Breen home, now razed, served for many years as a meeting place for early Catholic residents of the city. (2004)

The Thomas Breen Family is a historical marker in Mineola, Wood County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.6642, -95.4880 near Mineola. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mineola Post Office (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mineola History Museum, First National Bank of Mineola, and Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5499013026. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.