Lytle-Trimble Family Cemetery

LOCATION: The Lytle-Trimble Family Cemetery is located on private property on the east side of IH 35, 1.5 miles south of Lytle, Texas.

The cemetery was a family burial ground on the Trimble place. Tradition indicates that the first burial was that of Edwin Trimble who died in 1869 as a result of a copperhead snake bite. The last recorded burial was that of William Lytle in 1891. In the early 1920's, lighting struck the old oak tree in the center of the cemetery, shattering it and knocking most of the tombstones flat on the ground. Only parts of four headstones are visible today. The others have either been covered by blowing sand or have been removed for whatever purpose. It is hoped that they can be found beneath the sands, uncovered, and set up once again.

NOTE: The following tombstone inscriptions were copied word for word, line for line. Tombstones identifying more than one grave are identified by a hyphen (1-2). Underlined information is relative to all graves or burials sharing a common tombstone. FS signifies footstone. A slash (/) indicates the end of a line. Information in italics (italics ) represents comments or observations made by the transcriber or are from other sources as noted.

Compiled by the Medina County Tombstone Inscription Project, Jim Menke, Coordinator, in cooperation with the Castro Colonies Heritage Association, Historical Research Committee. (2002)

No.	Name	Inscription/Remarks
1	MCDANIEL, T	THO^S M. M^CDANIEL / DIED / NOV. 24, 1887 / AGED / 48 Y'rs. / Father in thy gracious keeping / Leave me now thy servant sleeping. Top of stone broken and lying in two pieces near the base. Born March 3, 1838*
2	MCDANIEL, L	This tombstone was made of soft limestone and has eroded to the point that only the date "1879" is legible. From family history, this grave is believed to be that of Lilly McDaniel, 1865-1879,* daughter of Thomas McDaniel.
3	________, ____	Base of a broken monument similar to that of the Tho. M. McDaniel monument except it contains no writing.
4	TRIMBLE, J	Sacred to the / memory of: / J. G. Trimble Jr. / BORN / Dec. 12, 1862 / DIED / Nov. 29, 1884 Grandson of Edwin Trimble
LOST HEADSTONES
In the book, Patchwork, there is a photograph of the tombstone for William Lytle, who was buried in the Lytle-Trimble Family Cemetery. The stone has apparently been lost, but the photograph gave the following information:
	LYTLE, W	In memory of / My Husband / WILLIAM LYTLE / BORN / NOV. 3, 1850 / DIED / Aug. 31, 1891 / A light from our household is gone, / A voice we loved is stilled, / A place is vacant in our hearts / which never can be filled.
The following persons are buried in the Lytle-Trimble family cemetery according to L. M. Bryon, Medina County History, C147:
	LYTLE, G	Grace Lytle, daughter of W. T. Lytle, age seven months; born Sept. 5, 1880; died April 10, 1881*
	TRIMBLE, E	Edwin Trimble, 1808-1869. Died from bite of copperhead snake; born Apr. 2, 1808; died June 11, 1869, at age 61*
	TRIMBLE, D	Dorothy nee Graham, wife of Edwin Trimble, 1808 - 1875; born Sept. 23, 1808; died Aug. 28, 1875, at age 67*
	TRIMBLE, R	Robert Trimble, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Trimble, killed while being robbed at the Leon Creek Crossing on the Old Frio City Road; born March 10, 1850; died July 7, 1877 at age 27*
	TRIMBLE, M	Mrs. Mary Trimble nee Lane [Mary Smith Lane], mother of Edwin Trimble; born Aug. 4, 1786; died Jan. 23, 1878 at age 93*

*Birth/death dates are from records made by Alice Lytle Gidley of tombstones in the Trimble Family Cemetery.

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Lytle-Trimble Family Cemetery (MCTIP) updated on 11/10/2013