Llano County, TX - Obits:  Isaac Wimberley, 1954

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OLDEST MAN IN LLANO, ISAAC WIMBERLEY DIES 

Published in the Llano News Llano,Texas August 26, 1954 



Isaac Jackson Wimberley 98, died at his home in Llano after an illness of 

less than a month. Services were held at 3pm on Wednesday at Buttery Funeral 

Home with Homer Rogers, minister of the Jehovah's Witnesses, officiating. 

Burial was in the Llano City Cemetery. The oldest living man in Llano was a 

former Indian Scott and three times drove cattle up the Old Chisolm Trail. He 

was born January 15, 1856 on a ranch near the community of Wimberley, which 

was named for his father. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Pleasant Wimberley who founded 

the community of Wimberley when they moved there from North Carolina. Issac 

moved to Llano 54 years ago. Mr Wimberly had 192 living descendants including 

great grandchildren. Survivors include three daughters Mrs. Mae Owen and Mrs. 

Hattie Stoval of Llano and Mrs. Bettie Hardwick of Austin. Six son V.T. 

Wimberley of  Llano, George P. Wimberley of Uvalde and A.J. Wimberley. Joe, 

John and Frank all of California and a sister Mrs. Lyda Wimberley Hughes of 

Wimberley.