DOT, TEXAS
DOT, TEXAS. Dot is on
Farm Road 1950 four miles southwest of Chilton in western Falls County. William
B. Murphy applied for a post office and suggested that it be called Dot, his
daughter's nickname; the post office was granted to the settlement in 1894. Two
years later the community had two churches, a hotel, a cotton gin, and fifteen
residents. Its post office was discontinued in 1905, and mail for Dot was sent
to Chilton. Children from Dot attended nearby Liberty School, which in 1904 had
one teacher and eighty-two students; by the mid-1930s it had forty-one students.
The community appeared as a school, a church, and several residences on county
highway maps in the late 1940s, when its population was twenty-five. The school
was consolidated with the Chilton Independent School District in 1949. From 1964
to 1990 the population of Dot was reported as twenty-one. In 2000 the population
was seventeen.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Lillian S. St. Romain, Western Falls County, Texas (Austin: Texas
State Historical Association, 1951).
Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl
Info from
The Handbook of Texas Online.
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Map of Dot, Texas
This map was drawn by Janet Marstaller-Andrews, daughter of Ernest & Viola
Gummelt Marstaller. It is based on her recollections of Dot from 1941. |
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Ed Marstaller & Family
Studio portrait of Edward & Louise Strohmeyer Marstaller and family.
(L to R) Back Row: Otto Marstaller, William B. Marstaller, Charley Marstaller, Bertha Marstaller Front Row: Edward Marstaller, Ernest Marstaller, Louise Strohmeyer Marstaller |
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Louise Strohmeir(Strohmeyer)
Marstaller Wife of
Edward Marstaller. Daughter of Heinrich & Scharlotte Will Stromier. |
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Scharlotte Christine Stromier
Wife of Heinrich Stromier. Mother of Louise Strohmeir Marstaller. |
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Ernest & Viola Gummelt Marstaller Wedding Photo Ernest
Marstaller, son of Edward & Louise Marstaller, married Viola Gummelt,
daughter of Edward Lee & Sophie Gerland Gummelt, on October 16, 1919, in
Greenvine, Texas. |
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Charley & Hulda Koerth Marstaller
Charley Marstaller Sr., son of Edward & Louise Marstaller, married Hulda
Koerth, daughter of Ludwig & Emily Koerth. Note: It has
been brought to my attention, by a Koerth family researcher, that the photo
represented here as being that of Charlie & Hulda Koerth Marstaller is in
fact not them. I am in the process of acquiring a verified copy of a photo
of Charlie & Hulda Marstaller to replace the current photo-rlh. |
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Charley Marstaller Sr. and Family (L to R) Back Row: (Standing) Lillie Marstaller, Lydia Marstaller, Viola Marstaller, Florian Marstaller, Charley Marstaller, Jr. Front Row: (Seated) Charley Marstaller Sr. |
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Henkel Family of Dot,
Texas |
Henkel Family Dot, Texas
William Henkel married Frederika Stephen ca1855. They lived in Dot, Texas
with their children, William H. Henkel, Malinda Henkel, Frieda Henkel,
Ernest Fred Henkel, Hedrick Henkel, Ella Henkel and Sadie Henkel.
William Henkel Frederika Henkel (L to R) Malinda Henkel, Sadie Henkel, Frieda Henkel Malinda Henkel married Frank Wittner. Sadie Henkel married Louis Gummelt. Frieda Henkel married Herman Wittner. |
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Louis & Sadie Henkel Gummelt Wedding Photo Louis
Gummelt, son of Edward Lee & Sophie Gerland Gummelt, married Sadie
Henkel, daughter of William & Frederika Henkel, on December 21, 1924. |
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Chris & Lydia Marstaller Hansen
Chris Hansen, son of Christian & Hulda Gummelt Hansen, married Lydia
Marstaller, daughter of Edward & Louise Marstaller. In this photo they are
shown with their children.
(L to R) Back Row: (Standing) Chris Hansen, Jr., Maxine Hansen, Jeff Hansen, Gregg Hansen, Luisa Hansen, Sharon Hansen-Lagravier Front Row: (Seated) Lydia Marstaller Hansen, Chris Hansen, Sr. |
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Louis & Lillie Marstaller Gummelt
Louis Willard Gummelt, son of Peter & Minnie Eschstruth Gummelt, married
Lillie Marstaller, daughter of Edward & Louise Marstaller. In this photo
they are shown with their children.
(L to R) Back Row: (Standing) Daughters Carol and Laverne Front Row: (Seated) Louis Willard Gummelt, Lillie Marstaller Gummelt. |
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Misc. Photos Dot, Texas |
Misc. Photos Dot, Texas
The following photos were taken at Dot, Texas, unknown year.
Louis Gummelt, sitting in automobile Caption: "Ready to Go Somewhere" Dot Garage Caption: "Garage at Dot, Texas" (Believed to be Charley Marstaller, Sr. garage) Two unidentified women, standing in front of car with building in background |
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Dot, Texas Public School
This photo of the student body of Dot school was taken in front of the
school building. (L
to R) Back Row: Lydia Mae Henkel, Haygood boy, teacher, Leona Lane, Lester ? Fourth Row: Lorene Bandy, unknown boy, Janet Marstaller, Dorothy Lane, Esther Miller, Norman Neisen, Haygood boy Third Row: unknown girl, unknown girl, Glendine Marstaller, Haygood boy, unknown girl, unknown girl Second Row: unknown boy, unknown boy, unknown boy, unknown boy, unknown boy Front Row: Minnie Lane, unknown girl, Violet Mae Phelps |
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Fishermen posing with their catch
This photo was taken in front of the Ernest Marstaller at Dot, Texas.
(L to R) Back Row: (Standing) Ernest Miller, Mr. Lane, Edward Lee Gummelt, Bob Lane, Ben Koerth Front Row: (Kneeling) Jack Gummelt, John Gummelt, Norman Neisen, Mr. Will Neisen. |
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Young Men Dot, Texas
Photo of three unidentified young men, sitting on porch steps. |
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Young Child Dot, Texas
Photo of a young child, carrying a bucket, near a barn. This photo was most
likely taken at the Ernest Marstaller home. |
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Ernest Miller Homestead Dot, Texas
This photo was taken at the former site of the Ernest Marstaller at Dot,
Texas in June, 1986 by daughter Janet Marstaller-Andrews. The old well and
barn can be seen in the photo. |
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Baptist Church Dot, Texas
This photo of the Dot Baptist church, taken in March of 1985, shows the
church building after it was moved from its original location to the former
site of the Dot school. When the church disbanded, the building was
remodeled and served as a dwelling for several years. The building has since
been demolished. |
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Band (L to R) Standing: Dee Birkes (guitar), unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, _? Marstaller (fiddle) Seated: Luther Kilgore, unknown |
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Jeff Adams & Friends (L to R) Back row: Jeff Adams, unknown Front row: Unknown Note: One of the unknowns may be Jeff Adams' cousin, John H. Greer. |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Dee Birkes (L to R) Standing: Dee Birkes, unknown Seated: Unknown, unknown, unknown Note: This is most likely a picture of the Birkes Family. |
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Horse & Buggy (L to R) Unknown, unknown, unknown, Jeff Adams Note: One of these unidentified individuals is John Henry Greer, cousin of Jeff Adams. |
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Bill and Leslie Greer
Sons of John Henry & Erin Whitt Greer |
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Mamie Adams ca1909
Daughter of P. W. and Lou Myers Adams. |
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Unknown Family
Unidentified family. |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Birkes, Adams, Greer (L to R) Standing Jeff Adams, unknown, John Henry Greer Seated D. Birkes, unknown |
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Kate Greer Birkes
Daughter of John and Erin Whitt Greer. Wife of Dee Birkes. |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Bill Greer
Son of John and Erin Whitt Greer. |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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3 Boys and a Bicycle |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Unknown Family |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Unknown Young Lady |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Unknown baby and young girl |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Unknown young girl holding umbrella |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Maggie Blanche Greer, Joe Russell and
Unknown Woman Photo
taken atop tall building, possibly Empire State building, with city
skyline in the background. Joe Russell was the husband of Maggie Greer. |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Unknown Young Ladies |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Young Blanche Greer & Friend (L to R) Maggie Blanche Greer, unknown girl |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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John Henry, Erin Whitt Greer & Family (L to R) Back Row: Erin Whitt Greer, John Henry Greer, holding Kate Greer Middle Row: Maggie Blanche Greer, Bill Greer Front row: Leslie Greer |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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Luther Kilgore, Dee Birkes (L to R) Luther Kilgore, Dee Birkes |
Blanche Adams Greer |
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John & Erin Whitt Greer (L to R) Erin Whitt Greer, John Henry Greer |
Blanche Adams Greer |
