Kimbro Family Cemetery
Taylor, Williamson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This small family cemetery contains the graves of members of a pioneer Williamson County family. Named for Daniel Kimbro, who was buried here in 1882, the plot remained in family ownership for over one hundred years. Daniel Kimbro arrived in the Republic of Texas in 1836, the year independence from Mexico was declared. Settling first in San Augustine on the Sabine River, he later moved to Bastrop, where he operated a shop dealing in looms, spinning wheels, chairs, and wagons. He moved to this area in 1846, and lived in a tent on the banks of Brushy Creek. One of the signers of the petition to create Williamson County, he played an active part in the area's early development. He and his wife, Mary Polly (Gilbert) Kimbro, had six children, some of whom are buried here. though no headstone has been found for her, it is believed that Mary Polly Kimbro is also interred here with her family. For some time in the 1950s, the land surrounding the graves was used for farming, and many of the stones were damaged or removed. Some may have been plowed under when the land was cultivated. This cemetery stands as a reminder of Williamson County's past.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This modest family plot holds the graves of a pioneer Williamson County family, named for Daniel Kimbro, buried here in 1882. Kimbro had come to the Republic of Texas in 1836 — the very year independence was declared — settling first at San Augustine, then Bastrop where he crafted looms, spinning wheels, and wagons, before camping in a tent on Brushy Creek in 1846. A signer of the petition to create the county, he helped build the community whose descendants rest around him. Mid-twentieth-century farming damaged or plowed under many of the old stones.
Why it matters
The cemetery preserves the memory of a founding family of Williamson County and the everyday pioneers whose migration filled the young Republic of Texas.
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Related people
- · Daniel Kimbro
- · Mary Polly Gilbert Kimbro
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