Thomas Wilson Stegall
Historical marker location:(July 28, 1832 - April 25, 1900)
First promoter of Lake Creek community, Stegall was born in North Carolina. He served as a private in the Confederate Army, 1863 - 1865. He and wife Lucinda had eight children. They lived in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi, then moved to Delta County, Texas, in 1873. A Baptist preacher, Stegall was known for his kind deeds. He once cut an opening in his favorite rose hedge to give a neighbor an exit through his property.
The blacksmith shop he built on his land became a community center, forming the nucleus of the town of Lake Creek
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