Helena Kimble Dill Nelson
(1770 -- 1848) Mother of child thought to have been first Anglo-American born in Texas, in 1804. Helena Kimble was born in Maryland. Married James Dill in 1786. Moved to Nacogdoches, then under Spanish rule, 1793. There he became an Indian trader and served as alcalde (mayor), 1821-1823. He died 1825. She gained title in 1828 to Dill's land grant, in present Cherokee County. Moved here and soon after married Wm. Nelson.
31.6579° N, 95.0252° W
Where to Find It
family cemetery off SH 21, 2 miles east of Alto
Nearby Markers
- 0.8 mi E Ellis P. Bean Alto
- 0.8 mi E Old Palestine Cemetery Alto
- 0.9 mi E Old Palestine Baptist Church Alto
- 1.9 mi E Candace Midkiff Bean Linwood
- 1.9 mi E Selman-Roark Cemetery Linwood
- 2 mi SW In the Present County of Cherokee Alto