Dr. Frank Whitnack Dimmitt, Sr.
born August 25, 1859 Illinois
died April 9, 1933 Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
Buried West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas


Palacios Beacon, February 4, 1921

Son of Ian P. Dimmite (1823 - ????) and Nancy L. Dimmite (1837 - ????)

Married Jennie E. Sterling (January 19, 1866 Minnesota - February 21, 1922 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas) Jennie was the daughter of Geo. R. Sterling and _____ McGarvey)

Children:
Dr. James Sterling Dimmitt (1891 - 1893)
Frank W. Dimmitt
Dorothea Isabella Dimmit

Dr. Frank Dimmitt, of Galveston, will arrive in Palacios on Saturday to spend the summer with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Dimmitt. And during this time will be associated with his father in the practice of medicine. He will return to Galveston this fall to take up his duties as Instructor in Anatomy at the University of Texas Medical School.

Palacios Beacon, July 1, 1921

1900 Census - Minnesota - Goodhue County - Red Wing - 9th Street
Frank Dimmitt, head, age 40, b Aug 1859, b IL, married 10 years, Physician
Jennie E. Dimmitt, wife, age 34, b Jan 1866, b MN, married 10 years, 3 children-3 living,
James S. Dimmitt, son, age 9, b Mar 1891, b IL
Frank W. Dimmitt, son, age 7, b Oct 1892, b MO
Dorothy Dimmitt, daughter, age 5, b June 1894, b MN

1920 Census - Iowa - Delaware County - Elk Township - Greeley Town - High Street
Frank W. Dimmitt, head, age 64, b IL, Physician & Surgeon - General Practice
Jennie S. Dimmitt, wife, age 53, b MN
Dorothy I. Dimmitt, daughter, age 25, b MN, Teacher - High School

1930 Census - Texas - Grayson County - Sherman - Second Ward - Fischer Street
Frank W. Dimmitt, head, age 70, b IL, age 30 at first marriage
Maggie Dimmitt, wife, age 60, b MO, age 33 at first marriage
 


Mrs. Dimmitt Called Home

A shadow of gloom was cast over our city Monday morning when the word came that Mrs. F. W. Dimmitt had passed away.

While it was known her condition was very serious, yet a hope was entertained by us all that she might recover.

Dr. and Mrs. Dimmitt had made their home in Palacios only a short while, yet she had endeared herself to a large circle of friends by whom she will be sadly missed.

Jennie E. Dimmitt was born in Red Wing, Minn., and was married to Dr. F. W. Dimmit Sept. 4, 1880. To this union were born three children: Dr. J. S. Dimmitt and Dr. Frank W. Dimmitt, Jr., of Galveston, and Mrs. Robert M. Chambers, of Seminary Hill, Texas, who, with the husband, survive. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. Isabella Sterling, of Red Wing, Minn. and four sisters. One sister, a foreign missionary, died in India. She was a devoted wife and mother, her greatest interest being in her home, her children and her church work.

Her illness was baffling from the very first and her children were immediately summoned to her bedside. In order to give her the very best attention and care in medical science she was taken to the John Sealy hospital in Galveston, where she was tenderly cared for by skilled medical advisers, trained nurses and loving hands, but all to no avail. Her Master saw fit to call her home.

Her remains were brought to Palacios Tuesday, and funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. Echols of the Baptist Church, of which she had been a consistent member for many years, after which they were tenderly laid to rest in the city cemetery. The floral offering was large and beautiful, attesting to the high esteem in which she was held by all who knew her.

To the bereaved husband, children and other relatives who are left to mourn her loss, by the dispensation of God's will, the Beacon extends its sincerest sympathy.

Palacios Beacon, February 24, 1922
 

Marker photos from West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, courtesy of Find A Grave volunteers Tony & Patricia Held (#46562197)