Barton Estates in Irving in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Daniel Webster Gilbert, M.D.

(1854-1930)

Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 23, 2020

1. Daniel Webster Gilbert, M.D. Marker

Inscription.

Mississippi native D. W. Gilbert came to Texas in 1874. Graduated from Missouri Medical College in 1881, he began his practice in Euless and Grapevine. In 1884 he moved to Sowers, purchased 1500 acres of farmland, planted a peach orchard and operated a dairy. He relocated to Irving in 1903, becoming one of the area's first physicians and a civic leader. Respected and beloved by those he served, Gilbert was buried here among his family.
Recorded - 1996

Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6724.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 49.716′ N, 96° 59.324′ W. Marker is in Irving, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Barton Estates. It can be reached from West Pioneer Drive west of West Grauwyler Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is to the left of the Sowers Cemetery main entrance with the Sowers Cemetery Historical Marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3115 West Pioneer Drive, Irving TX 75061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Franklin Monroe Gilbert (here, next to this marker); Sowers Cemetery

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(a few steps from this marker); Sowers Community (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Dr. D. W. Gilbert Homestead (approx. 0.7 miles away); Haley Memorial Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bear Creek Community (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jackie Mae Townsell (approx. 1.1 miles away); Shelton’s Bear Creek Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irving.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 23, 2020

2. Daniel Webster Gilbert, M.D. Marker

Sowers Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 23, 2020

3. Sowers Cemetery Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.