Homesite and Burial Place of General Joseph Burton Johnson
(April 7, 1816 - January 18, 1874) Planter, soldier, civic leader. Born in Georgia. Commissioned a captain in U. S. Army in Florida in 1837; a major, 1846. Came to Freestone County in 1854. For headquarters on his 10,550-acre plantation, built (1860) at this site a 12-room stone mansion. Served as brigadier general of Texas State Troops in Civil War. A county commissioner; first master of Texas State Grange; a Royal Arch Mason. Made gifts to worthy causes and to minorities. He married Patience Ponder; had 5 children. Descendants include lawyers, merchants, doctors, law officers, printers, teachers.
31.7826° N, 96.2342° W
Where to Find It
on east side of IH-45 northbound at Mile Marker 204, about 7 mi. NW of Fairfield
Nearby Markers
- 0.7 mi SE Grange Hall Community Fairfield vicinity
- 3.2 mi NE Harmony Church Fairfield
- 3.3 mi NE Stewards Mill Store, 1869 Fairfield
- 4.1 mi W Caney Baptist Church Kirvin
- 5.3 mi W Sessions Cemetery Kirvin
- 5.4 mi SE Bradley House Fairfield