James and Calpernia Mitchell

James and Calpernia Mitchell came to Texas from Virginia in 1833 and received a Mexican land grant. In 1837 James served on the commission to locate the seat of the newly formed Montgomery County, and in 1846, when Walker County was formed, he became one of the first county commissioners. The Mitchell House and Inn on the Old San Antonio Road provided rest for weary travelers and served as an area post office from about 1840 to 1850. Calpernia and James, the parents of Edwin, Thomas, James, Nathan, and Anthony Wayne, were interred in the family cemetery near this site.

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