Category: Cemetery

Big A is the first known cemetery to have ever served the Rowlett area. Early pioneer families would travel from all the various surrounding communities to the Kirby meadow in order to bury their dead. Some of the early pioneer graves were marked with Bois D’arc stobs. Most of these stakes have long since vanished.…
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Cottonwood Cemetery, Established 1875 The Cottonwood Cemetery is located at 2920 Whitely Road, in the northeastern corner of unincorporated Dallas County. The east end of the cemetery abuts Cotton-wood Creek. This cemetery is part of the J. C. Johnson Survey and the land was originally located in Mercers Colony. The first known burial at Cottonwood…
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The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located on Merritt Road in northeast Dallas County, one-quarter mile north of Pleasant Valley Road. A concrete driveway divides the new part from the old part. The old portion consist of all property on the left-hand side (north) of the concrete drive and the new portion consist of all property…
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Webb Chapel CemeteryDallas County, Texas From Proud Heritage, Vol. III by DCPA. This 352 page hardcover book is available online. Isaac B. Webb and his wife, Mary (Hughes) Webb, were ardent Methodists. On May 5, 1845,the Webbs formed a Methodist society with five members including the Webbs. In the spring of 1846 the congregation was…
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I. Context The Overton Cemetery is a small cemetery located at 3229 Overton at the intersection with Leatherwood, two blocks northeast of the 3200 block of E. Illinois in Dallas County. The site was designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery in January 2004.  This application is for a large Texas Historical Marker at the site.…
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