Phillip James Shaver

North Carolina native Phillip Shaver (1814-1875) settled in the Fayette County community of Rutersville c. 1840. Two years later, he joined the Texas Army to defend area settlers from Indians and Mexican soldiers and also received from the Republic 320 acres. After marrying Mary Ann (Bass) Holloway in 1847, Shaver purchased 525 acres at this site, surveyed and platted a town that he named after a former home, named the streets, and donated lots for a school and community church, a masonic lodge, and a city cemetery. Shaver continued to support Fayetteville until his death, and many of his descendants remain in the area today.

Fayetteville, Texas · United States