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

Dr. Franklin Monroe Gilbert

(1887-1982)

Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 23, 2020

1. Dr. Franklin Monroe Gilbert Marker

Inscription.

Franklin M. Gilbert was a teacher and principal before attending medical school at the University of Texas in Galveston. He interned in New York, where he met nurse Dorothy Bald Brandon (1901-1990), who became his wife. The couple returned to Irving, and he practiced medicine with his father, prominent physician Daniel Webster Gilbert. During Dr. Franklin Gilbert's distinguished 59-year career, he also served on the school board, as mayor and as president of Irving State Bank. The family's medical legacy continued with his two physician sons.
Recorded - 2005

Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13314.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 32° 49.715′ N, 96° 59.326′ W. Marker is in Irving, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Barton Estates. It can be reached from West Pioneer Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker is to the left of the main Sowers Cemetery entrance. 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: Daniel Webster Gilbert, M.D. (here, next to this marker); Sowers Cemetery

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(a few steps from this marker); Sowers Community (about 300 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. Dr. Franklin Monroe Gilbert 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 488 times since then and 31 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.