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Historical Marker Dedication: Bennett Family Gardens

Members of DCPA Cemetery Group joined friends and family members attending the Bennett Family Gardens Texas Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony on November 4, 2022, including Gwyneva Winters, Kathy Ann Reid, Marsha and Mike Leach.  Below are images from that event.

Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2022

Dallas County Pioneer AssociationFounded 1875, Reorganized 1979P O Box 12496 Dallas TX 75225972-260-9334 – info@dallaspioneer.org From the President Howdy, It’s hard to believe that 2022 is almost over, my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving full of family, friends and especially food! Our next meeting is December 10th at 9:00 a.m meeting at the Point Center for Arts and Education in…
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Glover Cemetery Work Day

DCPA  members who came to the Glover Cemetery work day Oct 22 were Bill Vilbig, Gwyneva Winters, Wally Daniels, M.C. Toyer, Danny Hall, Lee Baldwin and Kathy Ann Reid.   Just as the last 2 of us were about to drive away, three Glover family members drove up. They were Michael Glover of Cleburne, Texas, his…
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Upcoming Events

December Meeting Saturday December 10, 20229am at CC Young Brian Luallen the CEO of Fair Park will be our guest speaker to share with us about the Texas State Fair and the future of Fair Park.Call 972-260-9334 for breakfast reservations. No charge for meeting which starts at 10am. October Cemetery EventsSaturday, Oct. 22, 2022, 10:00…
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Benjamin Dye, Veteran of the War of 1812

On Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Warren Angus Ferris Cemetery the Craig Austin Rowley Chapter, The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Texas, and the John Cavet Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812 honored Benjamin Dye (1793-1852) for his service in the War of 1812. Ben Sandifer’s Photos:…
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1812 Veteran Receives Marker at Big A Cemetery

This past Saturday, September 3, 2022 volunteers and family members gathered at Big A Cemetery in Rowlett and proceeded to set a military gravestone for War of 1812 veteran Thomas Newman and also to reset the gravestone base for his granddaughter. Pictured below left to right, they are Daniel, Hunter, Susan, Larry, Paul and Drake. Paul…
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Lagow Cemetery

Endures Coercion, Violence, Neglect, Two Lawsuits End With Triumph for the People by Kathy Ann Reid (Gleaned from Frances James’ Lagow Cemetery File) November, 2021 One acre of the Lagow League, donated in 1883 by Richard Lagow to the people in School Precinct No. 62, was mentioned in many obituaries with the words, “the funeral…
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El Campo Santo de Cemento de la Compania Trinity Portland

by Frances James This small cemetery is located about six miles west of the Dallas County Courthouse surrounded by large warehouses and is in back of the telephone building on Communication, off of Cockrell Hill Road and I-30. The ample parking lot of the telephone company makes access easy – after you clear it with…
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W. W. Glover Picnic and Social Report

The Pioneer Picnic was a splendid success.  The only thing missing was YOU if you didn’t make it.  Thirty-one people were there with twelve first timers.  The oldest was the matriarch of the cemetery, Helen J. Sullivan, while the youngest was her seven month old great-great granddaughter, Charlotte Hosler.  (Charlotte is a ninth generation Dallas…
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Pioneer Picnic and Social

Join us Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 11:00am at W.W. Glover Cemetery for our annual PIONEER PICNIC.This is the biggest pioneer, history and nature lovers reunion in Dallas and surrounding counties!  You are encouraged to bring a food item to share. We’ll have a table under the awning for the food. There’s plenty of room on…
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