Historical Marker

Trimble Cemetery

Historical marker location:
Lytle, Texas
( On frontage road of IH 35, 1.4 mi SQ of Benton City Rd on the edge of the town of Lytle.)
Marker installed: 2001

Edwin Trimble (1808-1869) left a properous life in Kentucky and brought his family to Texas in 1854, settling in this area following the Civil War. This site became a burial ground upon his death from a snakebite. Laid to rest with him are his wife, Dorothy G. Trimble (1808-1875), killed by a robber; Edwin's mother, Mary S. Trimble (1786-1878); Son, Robert Trimble (1850-1877), Lillie McDaniel (1865-1879) Daughter of T.M. McDaniel; Grace Lytle (1880-1881), Daughter of W.T. Lytle; Edwin's grandson, J.G. Trimble, Jr. (1862-1884); Cattleman Thomas M. McDaniel (1838-1887); and early San Antonio resident and businessman William T. Lytle (1850-1891).

Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001.