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Oakwood Cemetery
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Grand at Gould Avenue, Oakwood Cemetery, at gate, Fort
Worth
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Founded 1879 by John Peter Smith, one of Fort Worth's
first settlers, who became a civic leader, Mayor,
philanthropist. He gave 20 acres to City; cemetery
since enlarged to 100. The area contains three
cemeteries: Oakwood, Calvary, Trinity. Many Fort Worth
and Tarrant County men and women of destiny are buried
here. Plots are owned by lodges, unions, Catholic,
Protestant, Negro, and White. Tracts are dedicated to
Union and Confederate soldiers. The Chapel was built
in 1914. Oakwood, Calvary Associations, and City
provide care. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966
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P. A. Watson Cemetery
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1024 N. Watson Rd. (SH 360), Arlington
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Mrs. Micajah Goodwin was buried here in 1846, soon
after her family came to this area. They constructed a
coffin from their wagon bed and burned brush atop the
grave to hide it from Indians. When Patrick Alfred
Watson (1810-1894) of North Carolina bought the land
in 1853, he set aside a one-acre cemetery. In 1870
Watson gave land and a structure was built for Watson
Community's first school and church, later West Fork
Presbyterian Church. In 1956 Dallas-Fort Worth
Turnpike was routed around the cemetery and the church
was relocated.
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Parker Cemetery
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1300 Block of Cardinal Drive, Hurst
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Land for cemetery donated by Isaac Duke Parker, Jan.
14, 1901. He was son of Isaac Parker, pioneer
politician for whom Parker County was named and who
was the uncle of Cynthia Ann Parker, white girl
captured by Comanche Indians in 1836 and reared as an
Indian. She was the wife of Comanche Peta Nocona and
mother of Quanah Parker, the last great Comanche war
chief. Both Isaac Parker and Isaac Duke Parker served
as members of the Texas Legislature. Isaac Duke Parker
is buried here. Cemetery also contains a public burial
section.
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Parker Memorial Cemetery
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FM 121 access road south about 3 miles from Grapevine.
Cemetery is on west side of road, 1 block north of
Hall-Johnson Road.
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The first burial here is thought to be that of
Christina Driskill (1797-1862), whose son-in-law Isaac
Green Parker (1816-1875) owned the land. In 1881
Parker's widow, Mary (Polly) Parker Turner (1820-1897)
deeded the 4.31-acre plot for a public burial ground.
A tabernacle was erected in 1928 and used at first for
funeral services and later for meetings of the
cemetery association. Formerly known as "Clements
Cemetery", it was renamed "Parker" in 1937. Many
members of the Pleasant Glade Community are buried
here.
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Peterson Family Cemetery
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Between Old Denton Road and I-35, 2.5 miles north of
Saginaw-Watauga Road. On Private Property not
accessible by any road.
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Swedish native John Peterson (1840-1925) came to the
United States in 1868. His wife, Thilda (Mossberg)
(1848-1912), joined him two years later. They lived in
Nebraska before coming to Texas in 1872. Peterson
acquired several hundred acres in this part of Tarrant
County and made his living by farming the land. His
granddaughter Grace (1902-1903) was the first to be
buried in this cemetery plot set aside for the family.
A reminder of Tarrant County's early Swedish
settlements, the Peterson Family Cemetery contains a
total of ten graves. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
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Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns (at Mount
Gilead Cemetery)
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Bancroft Road at J.T. Ottinger Rd., Mt. Gilead
Cemetery, Keller
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Scattered throughout many of the pioneer cemeteries in
Texas are unusual stone structures, or burial cairns,
built by the early settlers to memorialize their dead.
Primarily surface structures of native stone, the
cairns vary in design and workmanship. Their use,
however, is representative of traditional burial
customs prevalent in the South during the eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries. Although their specific
purpose and origin are subject to theory, cairns such
as these are outstanding examples of pioneer lore and
tradition.
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Pioneer's Rest Cemetery
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600 block Samuels Ave., Pioneer's Rest Cemetery, Fort
Worth
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This burial ground was started in the summer of 1850
upon the deaths of Sophie and Willis Arnold, children
of Major Ripley A. Arnold (1817-1853), commander of
the troops at Fort Worth. Arnold's friend, Doctor
Adolphus Gouhenant, set aside a three-acre burial site
at that time. In 1871, after a cemetery association
was begun, Baldwin Samuels gave three adjoining acres.
Many early Fort Worth settlers, including 75 Civil War
veterans, are buried here. This site also contains the
graves of Major Arnold and General Edward H.Tarrant
(1799-1858), for whom Tarrant County was named.
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Rehoboth Cemetery
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Corner of T. O. Harris Rd. and FM 157 (Cooper St.),
Arlington
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The Rehoboth Cemetery began in 1871 with the burial of
infant Mary Miller. The cemetery served the community
of Sublett, named after John Sublett. The town
consisted of a school, post office and church. The
one-room schoolhouse, also used by the Rehoboth
Baptist Church, once stood next to the cemetery. The
2.5 acre site contains more than 500 graves, although
many of the headstones are illegible. Among those
buried here are pioneer settlers and their
descendants. Formed in 1970, the Rehoboth Cemetery
Association maintains the site, which continues to
serve the area. (1997)
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Riley Cemetery
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Intersection of Morning Glory Lane and 3700 block of
Brown Trail Drive, Colleyville. (West side of Road)
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About 1856 Jonathan Riley (b. ca. 1791) brought his
family to this area from Kentucky. He received this
land grant in 1863. The burial ground began, legend
says, when a thief was killed nearby and Riley gave
permission for his burial here. Riley's family and
neighbors also used the cemetery. In 1883 Thomas Riley
and William Autry set aside this one-acre tract for a
graveyard. Burials stopped here before 1897, except
for that of Riley's daughter Mrs. Martha Susan Autry
(b. 1853) who was interred here in 1937. Some graves
are now designated only with sandstones; many others
are unmarked.
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Rodgers Cemetery
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1/4 mi. N. of Shady Oak Dr., Little School Rd., on
Little School Rd., Kennedale - on private property
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Georgia native Thomas F. Rodgers (1835-1906) and his
wife Mary (Adams) (1842-1912) came to Texas from
Kansas in the late 1850s. A successful farmer and
stock raiser, Thomas Rodgers later served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War. Eventually he
became one of Kennedale's leading landowners. Part of
his property was later set aside for this burial
ground. Although most of the interments here are for
Rodgers family members, the earliest marked grave is
that of L.G. Patterson (1883-84), a son of the
Rodgers' early neighbors.
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Smithfield Cemetery
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Smithfield Road, just north of intersection with Main
Street, North Richland Hills.
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Eli Smith (1848-79), for whose family the town of
Smithfield is named, came from Missouri to Texas about
1859. In the early 1870s he donated part of his farm
for the cemetery. The oldest marked grave is that of
an infant, Mattie J. Brownfield, who died on Oct. 13,
1872. More than seventy-five graves, including that of
Eli Smith, date from the 1870s. Pioneer physician
Lilburn Howard Colley (b. 1843), for whom nearby
Colleyville is named, was interred here in 1924.
Numerous Civil War veterans, including men from both
the Union and Confederate Armies, are also buried
here.
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Smith-Frazier Cemetery
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Ash Street, 1/10 mile N. of intersection of Ash St.
and Park St., Azle
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Fort Worth businessman and philanthropist J.J. Jarvis
bought land here in 1871 and built a home on the
property in the early 1880s. A benefactor to the
area's black institutions, he deeded this site to
Charles Young and Allen Prince in 1886 as a burial
ground for Azle's black community. Several graves were
already located here when the land was conveyed. The
site was later inherited by descendants of the pioneer
Smith and Frazier families. Still in use, the
Smith-Frazier Cemetery serves as a reminder of the
area's early settlers.
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Tate Cemetery
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4200 block of Pleasant Ridge Road, Arlington
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E.C. Tate (1832-1885) came from Georgia to settle this
land about 1872. He formed the Tate Springs Community
here and helped organize the Tate Springs Church in
1882. Tate was buried at this site, and by 1894 three
of his children also had been laid to rest here. In
that year Tate's son Robert designated the burials and
one acre as the community cemetery. Robert Tate's
later grave is recorded but unmarked, as are some 35
other burials. Most graves belong to members of the
Tate family and the old community. In 1965 funds were
raised for a perimeter fence and entry arch.
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Thomas Easter Cemetery
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2800 block of Southlake Blvd. From Grapevine take
Southlake Blvd. about 1 mile east. Marker is located
on north side.
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Virginia native Thomas Easter, born about 1823,
migrated to Texas and settled in Tarrant County by
1848. Easter patented a 640-acre tract of land in the
northeast corner of the county. A portion of this land
was used as a cemetery upon his death in 1862. His
wife Charity Easter, born about 1820, was buried here
in the early 1880s. Another known burial is that of
early settler Hardin West (b. 1809), who died on March
10, 1881. The Cemetery contains several unmarked
graves. The Easter Schoolhouse stood beside the burial
ground during the 19th Century. (1983)
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Tomlin Cemetery
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Tomlin Lane, Arlington; at dead end
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This cemetery was first used in the 1870s by the
Wilkinsons, a pioneer family whose graves are marked
by clusters of rock. Members of the Angel family are
also buried here. The oldest dated gravestone is that
of Virginia native Soloman Tomlin (b. 1825), a
horseman and farmer who migrated with his family to
Texas in the 1860s. He died on July 9, 1884. His son
James Tives "Buck" Tomlin (1852-1934), a noted breeder
of fine racing horses, bought the cemetery property in
1888. It has since been designated to serve the
descendants of the Tomlin Family.
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White's Chapel Cemetery
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Southlake Blvd. (FM 1709) at Pleasant Run-White's
Chapel Rd.
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According to local legend, this cemetery began about
1851, when a child traveling through this area in a
wagon train died and was buried here. The oldest
documented burial, that of infant Amy A. Marr, took
place in 1872. Many graves in the pioneer cemetery are
unmarked, or are marked only with fieldstones. Native
red sandstone is used for many of the markers and
curbing. Among those laid to rest here are former
state legislator Elihu Newton (1845-1925), who served
in the 20th and 23rd Texas legislatures, and veterans
of the Civil War and other armed conflicts. A reminder
of the once-rural, pioneer heritage of this part of
Tarrant County, the cemetery is cared for by the
White's Chapel Cemetery Association. (2001)
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Willburn Cemetery
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3720 Streamwood Rd., Fort Worth
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Many of the individuals buried in this pioneer
cemetery are descendants of Edward Willburn (1805-82)
and his wife Nancy (Overton) (ca. 1811-87), immigrants
from the upper south who settled here in the 1850s.
The earliest marked grave, dated 1867, is for the
infant child of William and Cassandra (Williams)
Willburn. Also interred here: Rachael M. (Wilburn)
Snyder, donor of property for a church, school, and
cemetery in Benbrook; Church Willburn, a cowboy on
several cattle drives in the 1860s; Civil War
veterans; and other pioneers of southwestern Tarrant
County. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
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Wilson Cemetery
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Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie; across from
entrance of Lynn Creek Park at Lake Joe Pool
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This pioneer cemetery dates to 1872, when Charles N.
Wilson buried his wife and infant child here. Ophelia
E. West Wilson (1853-1872) and her newborn daughter
died as a result of complications during childbirth.
Third grave in the cemetery, that of the Bowlin
infant, is unmarked. James W. and Mattie C. Bowlin
buried their son here, since a public graveyard was
not readily accessible to their home. The Wilson
Cemetery contains only these three graves, but it is
an important reminder of the ways of life in 19th
century Tarrant County. Texas Sesquicentennial
1836-1986
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Witten Cemetery
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Jackson Court, cul-de-sac at end of, Colleyville; off
4700 block of Jackson St., Fort Worth
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This cemetery was established for the family of Samuel
Cecil Holiday Witten (1819-91), who came to Texas in
1854. A successful landowner, he also served as a
Justice of the Peace and Deputy County Surveyor.
Witten first used this burial site in 1857 for the
interment of his son, William. Also buried here is
another son, George (1841-68), who drowned while on a
cattle drive, and a son-in-law, Ryan Harrington
(1829-84), a participant in the 1849 California Gold
Rush. Samuel Witten and his wife moved to Corpus
Christi in 1890 and the cemetery was later used by
family descendants.
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Carousel
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Six Flags Over Texas, 2201 Road to Six Flags, opposite
main entry, Arlington
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Made popular in Texas by traveling shows and
carnivals. Arrival of a horse-drawn carousel in a town
was a great event. Rides to tunes of the calliope
helped to celebrate townsite openings, completions of
railroads, promotions in boom towns. (1966)
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Narrow Gauge Railway
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Depot Station, Six Flags over Texas, 2201 Road to Six
Flags, Arlington
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Economical to build, operate and maintain, many narrow
gauge railroads were running in Texas between 1853 and
1900. Some were "Taps" (for towns off the main line);
some logging roads, going deep into woods and swamps.
Hauled passengers, thousands of cattle, tons of sugar
cane or other crops, and were used for general
traffic. One line -- Great Sweetgum, Yubadam & Hoo
Hoo -- operated at first as the T.M. & C. (Two
Mules and a Car). The two engines at Six Flags over
Texas were built in 1887 and 1903; and rebuilt
according to original specifications.
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