Chilipitin Cemetery
Charlotte, Atascosa County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Early area settlers Dario and Manuelita Douglas Tober acquired land here in 1877 and later set aside this site for a family cemetery. The oldest marked grave, that of teenager Nieves Douglas Tober, dates to 1903. The Tober family deeded the original tract to the Chilipitin Cemetery Association in 1910, and the site has been enlarged and used as a burial ground for the Miguel community and surrounding areas of Atascosa and Frio counties. The cemetery features curbed plots, highly decorated graves, religious iconography and an arched entryway in a South Texas prairie setting. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Early settlers Dario and Manuelita Douglas Tober acquired this South Texas land in 1877 and set aside a corner as a family burial ground, the oldest marked grave dating to 1903. In 1910 the family deeded the tract to a cemetery association, and it grew into the resting place for the Miguel community and surrounding parts of Atascosa and Frio counties. Curbed plots, richly decorated graves, and an arched entryway mark it as a distinctive South Texas prairie cemetery.
Why it matters
The cemetery preserves the folkways and family memory of a rural South Texas community, where decorated graves reflect a living cultural tradition of honoring the dead.
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Related people
- · Dario Tober
- · Manuelita Douglas Tober
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