Near Dobbin in Montgomery County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Griffith Homesite and Cemetery
Photographed By James Hulse, November 2, 2019
1. The Griffith Homesite and Cemetery Marker
Elias R. Wightman, a surveyor in Stephen F. Austin's first colony, returned to the United States in 1828 to recruit additional settlers. Two colonists who joined him in New York were his sister Esther (1788-1863) and her husband Noah Griffith (1786-1853). In the early part of 1829 they arrived at the Texas port of Matagorda, platted earlier by Wightman. As settlers of Austin's second colony, the Griffiths received a land grant at this site from the Mexican government. They moved here with their three sons in 1831 and built a log cabin on the property. Their oldest son, Leroy Alonzo (1821-1883), served in local government before moving to Salado in Bell County. There he helped organize the first Texas Grange movement, an alliance of farmers, in 1873. Another son, Joshua Delos (1825-1887), buried here, operated one of the first sawmills in the area. The third son, John Maynard (b. 1828), married Angelina Elizabeth Dickinson, who was known as the Babe of the Alamo because she and her mother Suzanna Dickinson had survived the 1836 battle.
Noah and Esther Griffith were buried 20 feet from her in front of their homesite. The cemetery
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Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7880.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
Location. 30° 18.894′ N, 95° 46.156′ W. Marker is near Dobbin, Texas, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Alternate Farm to Market Road 1486, half a mile south of Jackson Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dobbin TX 77333, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Noah Griffith and Esther Wightman Griffith (a few steps from this marker); Jacob Shannon Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Plantersville Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); Plantersville Baptist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Plantersville Baptist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Railroad in Montgomery (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Shelton-Smith House (approx. 6.6 miles away); William S. Taylor (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dobbin.
Also see . . . The Babe of the Alamo : Angelina Dickinson. (Submitted on September 3, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, November 2, 2019
2. The Griffith Homesite and Marker
Photographed By James Hulse, November 2, 2019
3. The Griffith Homesite
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
