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Hobbs Cemetery

Roby vicinity, Fisher County

Marker Text

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 the 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. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986. Incise on back of marker: Marker Provided By: Fannie W. Albert, Connie H. Tutt, Lota W. Kennedy

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 11.7 miles west on US 180, turn north on FM 3205, about 3 miles to cemetery.
Marker # 2501
Dedicated 1986
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 32.763847, -100.58645

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