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Forest Hill Cemetery
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Located at 5713 Forest Hill Dr., Fort Worth.
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One of the oldest burial grounds in Tarrant County;
named for its location and used for many years before
record-keeping began. In 1883 landowner J.W. Chapman
deeded the property to Forest Hill Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. ("Cumberland" was later dropped
from the name.) Among the many interments of pioneers
were Press and Jane Farmer, who lived at site of Fort
Worth before the U.S. Army established the Fort in
1849. The cemetery is full although few headstones are
visible, as most graves were unmarked or marked with
field stones that have since disappeared. (1974)
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Gibbins Cemetery and Homestead Site
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Located at 2200 N. Davis Dr., Arlington.
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James Gibbins (1817-70) migrated to Texas from
Arkansas in 1857. He bought land near present-day
Arlington in 1863. Gibbins deeded part of this land to
his son Thomas Jefferson Gibbins (1841-91), who
enlarged the homestead. This family Cemetery was first
used for the burial of Thomas' first wife, Amanda C.
Gibbins (1846-77). His second wife, Martha H. Gibbins
(1856-1924), maintained the land for three decades
after the death of her husband. The Gibbins family has
contributed much to this area including the donation
of land for a public school and the Rose-Brown-May
Park. (1982)
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Gibson Cemetery
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Located at 7420 Gibson Cemetery Court, Fort Worth.
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In 1853 Garrett and James Gibson, along with other
family members, came to Tarrant County and established
160-acre homesteads in a settlement that came to be
known as the Gibson Community. Each brother donated
land at this site for use as a cemetery. The earliest
marked grave is that of Garrett Gibson's infant
grandson, James Truitt (d. 1866). All but two of the
seventy-three marked graves, many of which have only
fieldstones, are for relatives of the Gibson family.
The cemetery now serves as a reminder of one of
Tarrant County's earliest settlements. (1983)
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Grapevine Cemetery
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Located at the main gate at North Dooley Street and
Wildwood Lane, Grapevine.
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Samuel D. Coble (1830-1890), joined later by his
brother Allen B. Coble (1836-1906), settled here in
the 1850s. In 1878 they sold 4.5 acres of land at this
site for use as a public cemetery. The oldest known
grave is that of Louisa C. Guiry (d. 1860), who died
at the age of 22. Many pioneer settlers of the area
are buried here, including Barton H. Starr
(1850-1912), elected the first Mayor of Grapevine in
1907, and James Tracy Morehead (1809-1897), who served
as the second Judge of Tarrant County. Additional land
south of the original tract was acquired in 1925.
(1980)
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Handley Cemetery
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Located next to the Handley Power Plant on Rosedale
east of Loop 820, Fort Worth.
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This burial ground originally served the pioneer
settlers of the Handley Community, which developed
here soon after the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a
line to the area in 1876. The earliest marked grave is
that of Jane E. Thomas (1832-1878). A church building,
constructed on adjacent land in 1882, was located here
for 48 years. Several early residents buried at this
site, including Civil War veteran Maj. James M.
Handley (d. 1906), for whom the town was named, were
later reinterred in the nearby Rose Hill Cemetery. The
last burial here was in 1967. (1981)
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Harper's Rest Cemetery
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Located at 1804 Layton Avenue, Haltom City.
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Henry Jackson Harper (1844-1928) brought his family to
this area from Tennessee in 1894. This cemetery was
begun when the child of a family traveling through the
area died and was buried in grove of trees on the
Harper Farm. Harper's grandson, Henry Mayton (1896-98)
was the first family member interred here. Other
family burials include those of Harper children and
grandchildren. Harper's wife Mary Jane died in 1922,
and he was buried next to her in 1928. His is the last
know burial in Harpers Rest Cemetery. (1989)
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Harrison Cemetery
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Located at 8551 Meadowbrock Rd., Fort Worth.
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When first used, this one-acre cemetery belonged to
Tarrant County pioneer D.C. Harrison. The earliest
known grave is that of Mary E. Harrison (1864-71).
Several early settlers used this site, including R.A.
Randol (1850-1922), the operator of Randol Mill, who
bought this tract in 1895 and deeded it forever as a
burial ground. Graves here number about sixty and
include those of the Edward Deason Family, Randol's
first wife Ronda (Harrison) (1859-82), his brother
John C. Randol, who died in an 1894 mill accident, and
Nancy Cannon Harrison (1833-83), mother of Ronda
Harrison Randol. (1982)
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Hitch Cemetery
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Located 1/4 mile south of SH 183 and 1/4 mile west of
the county line at the dead end of Kings Port Rd.,
1/10 mile east of Cambridge Rd., Fort Worth.
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This cemetery was once part of a large farm owned by
Kentucky native William Henry Hitch (1818-1893), who
brought his family here from Tennessee in 1855. The
oldest grave in the cemetery is that of Haden T. Hitch
(1846-1858), son of William H. and Esther Hitch.
Besides the graves of Hitch family members, the
graveyard also contains the burials of relatives in
the Trigg, Liggett, and Martin families, all of whom
had moved to Texas at the urging of William H. Hitch.
The Hitch Cemetery stands as a visible reminder of
those early pioneers. Texas Sesquicentennial
1836-1986.
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Hood Cemetery
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Located at Coventry Lane at King's Court, Southlake.
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This cemetery was established on the farm of Peters
colonist Thomas M. Hood (ca. 1823-1859), who came to
Texas from Missouri about 1845. The earliest marked
grave is that of Urias Martin (1795-1855). Among the
unmarked graves are those of Hood and his second wife
Maryetta (Hall). Other Peters colonists and several
Confederate veterans are buried here. In 1871 Thomas
Hood's family formally set aside the one-acre cemetery
tract. Handmade native sandstone markers and burial
cairns reflect the lifestyles and resourcefulness of
early north Texas pioneers. (1982)
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Hudson Cemetery
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Located 1.5 miles south of Kennedale on Business US
287, then .75 of a mile west on Hudson Cemetery Rd.
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When John Dickinson and Winnie (Taylor) Hudson's
daughter Ary Mae died in 1878, she was the first
person to be buried on the family land. Her twin, Ara
Bell, who had been buried in Montague County earlier
that year, was later re-interred beside Ary Mae. In
1892 the Hudsons deeded three acres to the trustees of
the Hudson Cemetery for use by the surrounding
community. Most of the Hudson Cemetery burials date
from the early 20th century. From 1954 to 1965 a
cemetery fund was organized; it was resurrected in
1974 as the Hudson Cemetery. More than 500 graves were
counted in 1996. Hudson Cemetery continues to serve as
a record of Tarrant County pioneers. (1998)
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I. D. Parker Public Cemetery and
Homestead
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Located in the 1300 block of Cardinal Drive, Hurst.
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Isaac Duke Parker (1821-1902), son of early Texas
politician Isaac Parker (1793-1883), settled near this
site in 1853 with his family. During the Civil War
I.D. Parker served as Tarrant County Commissioner
before enlisting in the Confederate army. He assumed
ownership and operation of the Parker Homestead and
Cemetery about 1867. Shortly before his death, Parker
donated this Cemetery property and designated the
eastern half, which contains more than 30 graves, as a
public burial ground. The cemetery and homestead site
symbolize the life of this prominent pioneer family.
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Isham Cemetery
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Located in the 7100 Block of John T. White Boulevard,
Fort Worth.
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The Rev. W. Marion Isham (1831-1904) and his family
came to Tarrant County from Georgia about 1870. Soon
after arriving in the area Isham donated a one-acre
plot of land to be used for a community cemetery. The
oldest remaining legible grave marker here is that of
N.L. Sweet (1824-1870), although earlier burials are
documented by plain sandstone markers. Approximately
five acres were added to the graveyard in 1941. Still
in operation as a community burial ground, the
historic graveyard is maintained by the Isham Cemetery
Association. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
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Johnson Station Cemetery
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Located in the 1100 block West Mayfield at South
Cooper St., Arlington.
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Now part of Arlington, this area was established in
the 1840s as a ranger station and trading post known
as Johnson Station. This cemetery serves as a reminder
of that early settlement. The oldest marked grave in
the cemetery is that of Elizabeth Robinson, who died
November 15, 1863. A number of unmarked graves may
date from an earlier time period. A variety of
gravestone styles may be found here, marking the
burial sites of pioneer settlers, veterans of the
Civil War, and charter members of an early Masonic
Lodge. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
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Lonesome Dove Baptist Church and
Cemetery
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Located at 2380 Lonesome Dove, Southlake.
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Minter's Chapel Cemetery
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Located on DFW Airport property on W. Airfield Dr.,
.25 mile north of Glade Road, Fort Worth.
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Soon after lay Minister Green W. Minter (1803-1887)
moved here about 1854, he helped organize Minter's
Chapel Methodist Church. His son-in-law James Cate set
aside 4.1 acres here for a church and burial ground.
The earliest marked grave is that of A.M. Newton in
1857. Many tiny graves indicate a high child mortality
rate. The early log meetinghouse was replaced in 1882
by a frame structure. In 1967 the Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Airport acquired the land, except for this
1.5-acre cemetery, and the church was relocated.
(1979)
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Mitchell Cemetery
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Located 1/2 block southwest of NE 28th & Decatur
Ave., Fort Worth.
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Although nearly every trace of this pioneer cemetery
has been erased, about twelve burials have been
identified through written records. First used in the
summer of 1848 for the burial of the 18-month-old son
of Peters Colonist John B. York, the cemetery was
named for a later owner of the property, Eli Mitchell.
Among the Tarrant County pioneers buried here are John
York, who became a County Sheriff, and Seaborne
Gilmore, a Mexican War veteran who was Tarrant
County's first elected County Judge. The historic
cemetery is a significant part of the area's heritage.
Sponsored by the North Fort Worth Historical Society.
1984
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Morgan Hood Survey Pioneer Cemetery
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From Grapevine take SH 26 about 2 miles northeast.
Marker is on SH 26 right-of-way (south side) about .25
mile south of Bethel Road intersection.
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Originally part of the Morgan Hood Survey, this small
cemetery (75 ft. SE) has been abandoned for over a
century. Its one visible grave is marked with portions
of a sandstone burial cairn, a common method of
marking graves in this area in the 1850s-1870s. The
subject of speculation since no written records
remain, the graves may be those of members of the
Peters Colony, early pioneers who entered the
Grapevine area in 1844. Although nearly all traces of
the cemetery are gone, it serves as a reminder of
Tarrant County's early days of settlement. (1983)
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Mount Gilead Cemetery
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Located on the north side of Bancroft Road at J.T.
Ottinger Rd, Keller.
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This burial ground originally served a pioneer
settlement of related families who migrated to the
area from Missouri in 1847 as members of the Peters
Colony. They were headed by a widow, Permelia Allen
(d. 1866), who is buried here in an unmarked grave.
This tract, adjacent to the Mount Gilead Baptist
Church and School, was first owned by her sons-in-law
Daniel Barcroft (1812-81) and Iraneous Neace
(1816-79). The earliest marked gravesite is that of
William Joyce (1836-54). Homemade grave markers here
reflect the pioneer lifestyle the early settlers.
(1981)
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Mount Olivet Cemetery
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Located at 2205 N. Sylvania, Fort Worth.
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Encompassing almost 130 acres, the Mount Olivet
Cemetery was founded in 1907 by Flavious G. McPeak
(1858-1933) and his wife, Johnnie Clara Lester McPeak
(1858-1936), who arrived in Fort Worth in 1894 from
Tennessee. The land on which the cemetery is located
was purchased by Mrs. McPeak in 1895, and the family
built a two-story home in 1896. The parents of ten
children, the McPeaks moved to a home on Lake Street
when they founded this cemetery. Flavious McPeak, a
respected Fort Worth businessman, had visited the
Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee, and was
so impressed with its design that many of its features
were incorporated here. A mausoleum was completed in
1909, but only served as a temporary receiving vault.
It was torn down when a new mausoleum was built in
1983. A variety of free-standing and relief sculpture
can be seen throughout the grounds. Containing over
47,000 burials, this was the first perpetual care
cemetery in the county. The oldest marked grave is
that of Zenas Ewin Kerr, buried April 11, 1907. Also
interred here are 594 victims of the flu epidemic of
1918, the McPeaks and members of their family, and
many Tarrant County pioneers. Texas Sesquicentennial
1836-1986.
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New Trinity Cemetery
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Located at 4001 NE 28th St., Haltom City.
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When the Rev. Greene Fretwell, a former slave, died in
1886, there was no black cemetery in this part of
Tarrant County. With donations collected by his widow,
Frances, the trustees of Trinity Chapel Methodist
Church bought two acres in 1889 for a church and
burial ground. Worship services were held under a
brush arbor until a frame church was built here. By
the 1920s, burials began on adjacent land, known as
New Trinity Cemetery. Additional property was
designated in 1931 as People's Burial Park. Today the
three sites are commonly called New Trinity Cemetery.
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