John Wingate Truitt cabin undergoes restoration

Post date: Aug 9, 2013 5:00:20 PM

Ancestry is very important to descendants of John Wingate Truitt. Mr. Truitt built a cabin 1841 near Jenkins that was chosen as an archeological site by the Texas Historical Commission in 2009. Since that time, his relatives have banded together with funds, and the cabin has been under a vast remodeling project to bring it back to its original status.

“The financing is done by a lot of the Truitt cousins,” said Dale Truitt, a cousin from Commerce. “I am a fourth generation Truitt. Most of the cousins living now are third cousins.”

Mr. Truitt said the work is nearly finished on the cabin, and there will be a dedication ceremony sometime later this year.

“Phil Johnston from Jenkins is doing the restoration,” Mr. Truitt said. “He cut the logs and put them in place.

“We have built two pavilions over the cabin to protect it. The first one had a hurricane come through and it laid the pavilion down on the roof of the cabin. We put another pavilion over the cabin again. The cabin is here to stay.” (click here to read the rest of the article)