| Marker Number |
6963 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006963 |
| Marker Title |
Helena Kimble Dill Nelson |
| Index Entry |
Nelson, Helena Kimble Dill |
| Address |
|
| City |
Alto |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
307924 |
| UTM Northing |
3504351 |
| Subject Codes |
women, women's history topics; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
family cemetery off SH 21, 2 miles east of Alto |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1770 -- 1848) Mother of child thought to have been first Anglo-American born in Texas, in 1804. Helena Kimble was born in Maryland. Married James Dill in 1786. Moved to Nacogdoches, then under Spanish rule, 1793. There he became an Indian trader and served as alcalde (mayor), 1821-1823. He died 1825. She gained title in 1828 to Dill's land grant, in present Cherokee County. Moved here and soon after married Wm. Nelson. |
