Pioneer Cemetery Marker

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Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pioneer Cemetery

By Zacharias Beau T, April 17, 2011

1. Pioneer Cemetery Historical Marker

A backdrop of scorched earth accompanied the marker's stories last spring.

Inscription. Used from 1870s to 1914. Settlers buried here include: Mr. and Mrs. Diedrick Dutchover, immigrants from Belgium and Spain; their surname, coined by a recruiter in the Mexican War, is borne by many descendants.

Dolores, who on her wedding eve lighted a signal fire for her fiance, later found scalped by Indians; she became mentally ill and (until her death 30 years later) burned fires on mountain near town for her lost lover.

Two young Frier brothers, who were shot by a Ranger posse as horse thieves and were buried in only boothill grave in county. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee.

Location. 30° 35.042′ N, 103° 53.327′ W. Marker is in Fort Davis, Texas, in Jeff Davis County. Marker is on Musquiz Drive (Texas Route 118) 0.2 miles east of Jeff Davis Highway No. 3 (Texas Route 17). Click for map. There is a wheelchair accesable path to the cemetery starting at the marker. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Davis TX 79734, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jeff Davis County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Mercantile (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hotel Limpia (approx. half a mile away); Confederate President Jefferson Davis (approx. half a mile away); Jeff Davis County Jail (approx. half a mile away); Old Fort Davis CSA (approx. half a mile away); T/SGT. Manuel S. Gonzales (approx. half a mile away); Jeff Davis County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Fort Davis.

Pioneer Cemetery Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012

2. Pioneer Cemetery Marker

More about this marker. Texas is home to many ghost towns with ghost stories like Indianola. There are just as many ghost cemeteries like the old Pioneer graveyard.

Additional keywords. Texas, CSA, Fort Davis, Confederate, Army, veteran, 12th Texas, Company F, Granger, 8th Cavalry, 10th Cavalry, Buffalo Soldiers

Pioneer Cemetery Photo, Click for full size

By Zacharias Beau T, April 17, 2011

3. Pioneer Cemetery

The April 9th Rock House firestorm toasted the old ground. More than half of the grave markers, made of nineteenth century weather cottonwood, were destroyed.

By Zacharias Beau T, July 10, 2010

4. Pioneer Cemetery

Grave site of the only Confederate veteran in the cemetery, New York born Private Joseph Granger. Like the majority of men from the north that fought for the South, Granger fought for the homestead of his Lone Star wife. His New York brother Major General Gordon Granger commanded the Union forces taking Galveston and the coastal department of Texas, June 1865.

This photo was 6 months before the fire. Always clear site debris! (Marker stone was since restored).

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 3, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. This page has been viewed 227 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on March 3, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. 2. submitted on November 16, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3, 4. submitted on March 3, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.