County Road 20, Clarendon, TX 79226 - Donley County

WE ARE HONORED TO PRESENT FOR SALE THE HISTORIC VAN EATON RANCH, which lies north and east of Clarendon in Donley County Texas.

A Brief History of the Van Eaton family.

William Daniel Van Eaton was born in North Carolina in 1855. Mr. Van Eaton was orphaned at an early age, but because of his sheer determination to succeed, he earned a college education at Emory and Henry in Virginia. Upon his graduation in 1876, he moved to Texas to pursue a career in ranch management where he managed the Phelps Ranch in the Hill Country for a number of years.

William married Lucile Moncure in 1888, and they had Annie Maud Van Eaton James) and Allenia Archer Van Eaton (McMurtry).

The family relocated to Clarendon, also known as Saints Roost, in early 1902. The Van Eatons were drawn to Donley County because of the ranching opportunities the county afforded and the opportunity for their daughters to receive a quality education at Clarendon College. Mr. Van Eaton became a member of the Masonic Lodge and served on the board of the Methodist Church for many years. After his death in 1935, his wife managed the Van Eaton property until her death in 1955 when half of the land passed to Archer Van Eaton McMurtry and her husband Jo McMurtry. The other half passed to Annie Maud Van Eaton James.

The original land remains in the Van Eaton and James families.

This is your chance to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and live a life of quiet tranquility in this expansive wilderness wonderland. The property encompasses 2826.74 more or less of the most breathtaking countryside in Donley County, and the gorgeous views are panoramic. Glenwood Creek meanders through the southwest side of the land and valleys, and lush green meadows provide beauty as well as habitats for the local denizen, turkey, quail, and whitetail deer. It truly is a hunter's paradise. There is electricity on several locations throughout the property, which would make ideal homesites. There are 7 stock wells for watering your cattle throughout the grassland, and a well maintained county road provides easy access to the entire property.