Jeff Davis County, Texas

Pioneer Cemetery 

Historical Marker

Photos furnished by Vivian B. Grubbs
Fort Davis, Texas

Marker Title: Pioneer Cemetery 
Address:  
City: Fort Davis 
County: Jeff Davis 
Year Marker Erected: 1967 
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 
Marker Location: go SE on SH 118 approx. 1 mile 
Marker Text: Used from 1870s to 1914. Settlers buried here include: Mr. and Mrs. Diedrick Dutchover, immigrants from Belgium and Spain; their surname, coined by a recruiter in the Mexican War, is borne by many descendants. Dolores, who on her wedding eve lighted a signal fire for her fiance, later found scalped by Indians; she became mentally ill and (until her death 30 years later) burned fires on mountain near town for her lost lover. Two young Frier brothers, who were shot by a Ranger posse as horse thieves and were buried in only boothill grave in county. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967

These pictures were taken in the Pioneer Cemetery.  If you know the imformation on these markers, please let me know and I will post it here.  Thanks to Patricia Liddell Hartnett for submitting these photos.

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