Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Zenobia Trimble

(May 14, 1881-February 13, 1950)

Photographed by James Hulse, October 26, 2025

1. Zenobia Trimble Marker

Inscription. After growing up in an Alabama Foster Home, Zenobia Estelle married C.C. Trimble and came to Wichita Falls. They had two children. While her husband was principal of Booker T. Washington School, she taught and helped him begin science classes. She worked for 38 years at the "Colored Day Nursery" for children of working mothers. Mrs. Trimble earned community respect for her aid to the underprivileged, to school children, and to young women. Recorded-1979

Erected 1979 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5945.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Women.

Location. 33° 51.877′ N, 98° 33.379′ W. Marker is in Wichita Falls, Texas, in Wichita County. It is on Southwest Pkwy (Farm to Market Road 369) west of Hughes Drive. The marker is located in the Lakeview Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4300 Southwest Pkwy, Wichita Falls TX 76308, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Call Field (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 1.8 miles away); Joe and Lois Perkins Estate

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Wichita Falls Woman's Forum (approx. 3 miles away); Wichita Falls Traction Company (approx. 3.4 miles away); Wichita County (approx. 3.9 miles away); Bethania Hospital (approx. 4.1 miles away); Wichita General Hospital (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita Falls.

Zenobia Trimble Marker and Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 26, 2025

2. Zenobia Trimble Marker and Gravestone

The view of the Zenobia Trimble Marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 26, 2025

3. The view of the Zenobia Trimble Marker in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.