Samuel Erwin's daughter Louisiana (Louise) left Honey Grove in 1849 to go to the Gold Rush in California with her husband John Strentzel. In 1849 she wrote back to her family in Honey Grove and in 1866 she wrote a letter back to Honey Grove to her brother, Jack Erwin. Learn more about the Strentzel family and read the letters.
In 1892 Louisiana (Louise) Erwin Strentzel, when she was 71 years of age, Louise returned to Honey Grove, and a wonderful old settlers reunion was held. We have obtained from the University of California Bancroft Library a photograph of that reunion and a newspaper article about the reunion. See the remarkable photo and read about the reunion HERE.
Read an article written by H. G. Ballew.
Read the article in the December 2, 1910 Honey Grove Signal about Honey Grove in 1847.
From A History of Fannin County, by W. A. Carter.
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By the Editor: "Honey Grove, which when we first saw it, in December '43 comprised a small grove of trees, among which a bee tree had been cut some years before, and in that grove one small cabin of logs just put up, is now a more populous place than Clarksville, claiming 3000 people, and is in all respects thrifty, being kept in the ascendency by a co-operative public spirit that allows no enterprise to flag, that can conduce to the general good."
Read this very long article.
Read the article HERE.
First Log Cabin
Read about Samuel Erwin's Log Cabin, located near Crockett Park, HERE.
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Read about Old Bob, the railroad line that ran from Honey Grove to Ladonia from 1887 until 1944.
Under Development
In September of 1937 the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen began printing a series of articles titled The Authentic Histories. The first articles were reprints of articles that had previously been written by James P. Gilmer. The second set of articles were written by H. P. Allen. This history written by two of the early pioneers of Honey Grove provides valuable and interesting information. The links to the transcribed articles are HERE.