Details for Pioneer Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5243010483

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Marker Number 10483
Atlas Number 5243010483
Marker Title Pioneer Cemetery
Index Entry Pioneer Cemetery
Address SH 118
City Fort Davis
County Jeff Davis
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 594647
UTM Northing 3366987
Subject Codes cemetery; forts
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location go SE on SH 118 approx. 1 mile
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
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. (1967)

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