Bobbitt Family Cemetery
San Augustine vicinity, San Augustine County, Texas
Marker Inscription
A. T. L. Bobbitt, Sr. (1826-1909), a native of Tennessee, came to Texas from Mississippi and joined the household of his brother, Roderick R. Bobbitt, in 1846. In 1851, A. T. L. married Martha Hobdy (1828-1905), who was born near this site, and they were the parents of nine children. This cemetery began in 1873 with the burial of their son Alfonzo Iza near their home on the family farm. Other family members, including A. T. L. and Martha, are interred in the graveyard, which is one of the few remaining reminders of early 19th-century Anglo settlement in this area. (2001)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
A.T.L. Bobbitt, Sr., a Tennessee native, came to Texas from Mississippi in 1846 to join his brother's household and in 1851 married Martha Hobdy, who had been born near this spot. The family cemetery began in 1873 with the burial of their son Alfonzo, and it grew to hold A.T.L., Martha, and other relatives on the old family farm. It stands as one of the few remaining reminders of early Anglo settlement in this part of San Augustine County.
Why it matters
Family burial grounds like the Bobbitts' mark the private homesteads at the root of Texas's mid-19th-century Anglo settlement, before formal towns and public cemeteries took shape.
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Related people
- · A.T.L. Bobbitt, Sr.
- · Martha Hobdy Bobbitt
- · Roderick R. Bobbitt
- · Alfonzo Iza Bobbitt
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