Details for Dikes Family Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5177001224

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Marker Number 1224
Atlas Number 5177001224
Marker Title Dikes Family Cemetery
Index Entry Dikes Family Cemetery
Address
City Gonzales
County Gonzales
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 643394
UTM Northing 3257585
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1971
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location from Gonzales, go West on Hwy. 97 about 7 miles, then go N on FM 95 about 0.1 mile.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 20" x 20"
Marker Text Established about 1850 by Miles G. Dikes (1804-1872). An original member of DeWitt Colony, Dikes emigrated from Georgia in 1829. In 1839 , married Eady Hodges (1810-1868). First known burial, in 1859, was Dikes' son, Lovic. Cemetery contains 20 marked graves; other are unmarked. Still in use by descendants.

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