Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
John Hopson
Cameron, TX 76520
Cameron, TX 76520
Hobson Cemetery -
From US 77, turn onto FM 2095 0.3 miles to
CR 229; turn left onto CR 227 for 4.7 miles to where the road takes a sharp turn to the right - straight ahead is an opened green gate - go thru gate and follow the road (ruts) to a second opened gate with signs reading "Posted" and "No Trespassing" - go thru this gate and follow the road (ruts) which dead-ends at the Cemetery. Total mileage from green gate to Cemetery is 1.4 miles.
This land is still in the Hobson family - we were shown the Cemetery by the Great-Great Grandson of John Hobson - Do not let the
"No Trespassing" signs stop your visit -
they welcome visitors to the Cemetery.
From US 77, turn onto FM 2095 0.3 miles to
CR 229; turn left onto CR 227 for 4.7 miles to where the road takes a sharp turn to the right - straight ahead is an opened green gate - go thru gate and follow the road (ruts) to a second opened gate with signs reading "Posted" and "No Trespassing" - go thru this gate and follow the road (ruts) which dead-ends at the Cemetery. Total mileage from green gate to Cemetery is 1.4 miles.
This land is still in the Hobson family - we were shown the Cemetery by the Great-Great Grandson of John Hobson - Do not let the
"No Trespassing" signs stop your visit -
they welcome visitors to the Cemetery.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, to John and Susannah Harris Hobson, John Hobson moved to Texas in 1835 and was received as a Robertson colonist in December of that year. Hobson received a headright for a league of land. When Texas went to war against Mexico he enlisted in the Texas Army under the command of Captain Jesse Billingsley and fought at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. After the war Hobson remained in the Texas Army, serving as a Ranger until 1837. Receiving additional land grants as payment for his army service, he became one of the largest landowners in the Milam County area. In 1839 he married Eliza Moore, the daughter of a local justice of the peace. Hobson became one of the first commissioners of Milam County in 1846 and helped to select the town of Cameron as the county seat. (1999)
Erected 1999
This picture does not clearly show the yellow and pink flowers everywhere - and the bluebonnets had just gone to seed.
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