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1891 former Stonewall County Courthouse on US 380 is now a private residence.
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson May 2002 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The man "Captain" W.E. Rayner later went on to found one of the two settlements
that merged into the present Lubbock, but in 1888 he was busy organizing a movement
to separate Stonewall from Jones County. An election in December of 1888 did exactly
that.
The town of Rayner was platted in 1889 just after it became the
first county seat of Stonewall County. Not everyone was happy with the choice
and in 1898 there were two elections to move the county seat of government to
Aspermont.
Old Glory never seemed to be a consideration. The vote of the second election
overwhelmingly favored the more centrally located Aspermont,
which has remained the county seat.
The former rock courthouse from
1888 remains and a historical marker 7 and a half miles east of Aspermont
marks the spot. The former Rayner town cemetery lies south of US Highway 380.
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present Stonewall County in Aspermont |
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Another
view of the former Stonewall County Courthouse
Photos courtesy Barclay
Gibson May 2002 |
The
former Stonewall County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
The 1891 former
Stonewall County Courthouse
"According to the Kelsey/Dyal book
under the Throckmorton County courthouse page, the Rayner courthouse was designed
by Martin, Byrnes (sic) and Johnston (sic.) which is similar to the Throckmorton
courthouse. According to the THC, the architect of the Rayner courthouse was
the town's founder, W.E. Rayner. (??)" - Terry
Jeanson
The
present Stonewall County in Aspermont > |
Rayner,
Texas Forum
Rayners of New Zealand. Just a call of interest. Our branch of the family origated
from Yorkshire England. - John Rayner, Blenheim, New Zealand, 16/Dec/2002
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