Alexander Dobkins Family Cemetery
Euless, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Pioneer area settlers Alexander Dobkins (1815-1869) and his wife Mary (1818-1880) migrated to Texas from Tennessee in 1852. Ordained as a minister in the nearby Bear Creek Baptist Church, Alexander also served as postmaster for the local community of Estill's Station during the Civil War. His grave is the earliest marked at this site, originally part of his 200-acre farm. Also buried here is his son William C. Dobkins (1841-1928), who served the area as a physician, businessman, and civic leader. Other graves include those of family members and friends. (1981)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Alexander and Mary Dobkins came from Tennessee in 1852 as part of the wave of pioneers settling North Texas, taking up a 200-acre farm on this ground. Alexander was ordained a Baptist minister and served as postmaster for Estill's Station during the Civil War, and his 1869 grave is the earliest here. His son William, buried beside him, became a physician and civic leader for the growing community.
Why it matters
Small family burial grounds like this one map the quiet spread of Anglo settlement across antebellum Texas, preserving the names of the ministers, farmers, and doctors who built rural America one homestead at a time.
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Related people
- · Alexander Dobkins
- · Mary Dobkins
- · William C. Dobkins
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