Marker Details

Pillot Family

510 North Pine St. at Epps St.

Tomball , 77375

Notes:

Marker in Tomball Museum Center Complex owned by the Spring Creek County Historical Association; Griffin Memorial House marker also at this location; in THC Atlas with minimal info, no marker text; Center Hours Thursday 10a-2p, Sunday 2p-4p, call 281-255-2148 for group tours

Directions: From SH 249 Business, right on SH 2920 one mile to North Pine, road becomes Main Street, north/left on N. Pine to parking area at the end of the road, past Epps, marker located in Tomball Museum Center Complex, on the left, and to the left of the Griffin Memorial house

Key Time Period: 1836 - 1845 Republic of Texas

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:

Frenchman Claude Nicholas Pillot (1793-1862) came to this area with his family in 1837. He and his son Eugene (1820-1896) worked in the timber business and were active in the community, serving as officials in the short lived Spring Creek County. The Willow Settlement formed around the Pillot family and other French settlers. The Pillots owned much of the land in the area and remained active in the community. A successful lumberman, Eugene also became a prominent builder in Houston, maintaining homes both in the Willow Creek area and in the city. His 1860 home was moved to this site in 1965 to serve as a reminder of the prosperous Pillot family and its contributions. (2004)

Marker Type: Marker with Post

Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)

Key Map Information: 288 G

GPS Coordinates: 30 05.939, 95 37.176

Precinct No: 4

Marker No: 14850