John Shelburne Cemetery
Bleiblerville, Austin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
John Shelburne Cemetery Nancy and John Pamplin, their eleven children, and Nancy's mother, Jane Dunkin, came to Texas from Lauderdale, Alabama in 1837. They settled here the following year and established a plantation along Mill Creek. In 1842, John and his son-in-law, Alfred Minton, joined the Republic of Texas army to turn back the invasion of Gen. Adrian Woll. The eight known graves at this site are for members of the Shelburne and Minton families, whose obelisks are the central features. The rock-lined gravesites serve as reminders of the area's pioneer settlers. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In 1837 the Pamplin family left Alabama for the young Republic of Texas, settling the next year along Mill Creek where they worked a plantation. When Mexican forces under General Adrian Woll marched into Texas in 1842, John Pamplin and his son-in-law took up arms with the Republic's army to help drive them back. The eight known graves here, marked by obelisks and rock-lined plots, hold members of the Shelburne and Minton families and stand as quiet reminders of the district's first Anglo settlers.
Why it matters
Family burial grounds like this one preserve the memory of the pioneer households who staked out the Republic of Texas frontier and answered its calls to arms.
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Related people
- · Nancy Pamplin
- · John Pamplin
- · Alfred Minton
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