FIRST Burial in Hobbs Cemetery - Hobbs, TX
N 32° 45.815 W 100° 35.166
14S E 351430 N 3626191
A 1986 Texas Historical Marker at Hobbs Cemetery indicates that the first burial here was that of Thomas J. Bone in 1906.
Waymark Code: WM145QT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2021
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Thomas Jefferson Bone and his wife, Sarah, have a dual headstone, made of marble that can be a little difficult to read. Flourishes decorate the top, and the family name, "Bone", is prominent at the center above the couple's names. The inscription reads:
Thos. J.
Bone
Jan. 1, 1831
Mar. 9, 1906
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S. Jane
Bone
Sept. 20, 1840
Mar. 1, 1918
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Dear parents tho we miss you much
We know you rest with God
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The historical marker provides some background:
Settlers began moving into this area of Fisher County in the early 1880s. The community that developed became known as Hobbs when Roby postmaster Vachel Hobbs Anderson suggested his middle name for the new post office here. In the early 1900s, area residents Robert and Ann Hayter donated land at this site for a cemetery to serve the growing settlement. The first burial was for Indiana native Thomas J. Bone (1833-1906). Hobbs later developed north near a new school site, but Hobbs Cemetery remains as a reminder of the community's early history.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 03/09/1906
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