Pioneer Cemetery - Dallas, Texas |
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| Early settler tombstone |
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| Overview of cemetery with Dallas in the background |
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| Adelia Hunt monument in forreground |
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The area now known as Pioneer Cemetery is comprised of the remnants of four early graveyards. The graves, dating from the 1850s, include many of Dallas' early settlers and civic leaders.
Two of the graveyards that now make up Pioneer Cemetery were associated with early Dallas fraternal organizations. the earliest marked grave in the section once known as the Tannehlill Lodge No. 52 Masonic Cemetery is that of Elizabeth McPherson, who died in 1853. R.P. Rogers (d.1852) is the oldest known interment in the section once belonging to Lodge No. 44 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. |
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| Pioneer Cemetery Plaque |
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Some of the land nearby was once used as a cemetery by the Hebrew Benevolent Association. The property was deeded to Congregation Emanuel in 1912, and in 1956, the graves were moved to the Emanuel Cemetery. The fourth section, known as Old City Cemetery, was formally deeded to the City of Dallas in 1871. It's oldest marked grave, that of John Henry Long, is dated 1870.
The last burials in what is now called Pioneer Cemetery took part in the latter part of the 1920s. The monuments that have remained over time are significant reminders of the history of the City of Dallas. |
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| Confederate Infantry drove bayonets through columns that never before reeled to the shock of battle. |
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| Robert E. Lee statue |
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| It was given the ? and valor of Confederate Seamen ? naval warfare over the earth |
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Efected by the Daughers of the Confederacy
Dallas Chapeter No. 6
June 25th 1896 |
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| This stone shall crumble into dust ere the deathless devotion of Southern women be forgotten. |
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| The brazen lips of Southern cannon thundered and unanswered anthem to the god of battle. |
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| Confederate Monument |
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| Top of the Confederate Monument |
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| Confederate Monument |
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| Stonewall Jackson |
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Surbeck
A precious one... |
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| The Confederate sabeur kissed his blade homeward riding straight into the mouth of hell. |
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| Luc Bourgeois memorial |
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| Distant pair of tombstones |
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| Wife |
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Wm. P. Martin
Aug 4, 1832
Jan 13 ? |
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Willie
Son of J.R. & L.J. Boydstun
Mar 3, 1870
Feb 10, 1880 |
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Rev. William Ceiton Young
Aug 7, 1827
Mar 25, 1921
Capt. LA Militia 1861
Chaplain
Slemons Ark Cavalry
Brigade - C.S.A.
1864-1865
Pastor
First Methodist Church
Dallas - 1866
Past Master
Tannehill Lodge No. 52
Young Street bears his name. |
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Alma & Lillie Young
Alma I.F. Young
June 14, 1861
June 11, 1885
23 yrs 11 mos 27 days
Lillie F. Young
May 14, 1870
Sept 19, 1885
15 yrs 4 mos 5 days |
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| Outlined plot with un-inscribed cube in the center |
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Pleasant P Ward
63 years
Sinah J Ward
1860? |
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Teresa Long
Anna Dunway Long
Ann C Gray 1875-1878
Albert P Gray 1877-1879
Unknown
Child of Chas & Sarah Wells |
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| Unreadable headstone |
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Temperance Smith Richards
Apr 23, 1824
Aug 6, 1874
wife of Thomas W. Richards
Member of Royal White Hart Lodge No. 10
Clayton, Alabama |
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Vienna
Wife of C.H. Beauchamp
Mar 1812
Mar 1867 |
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| A pair of early settler monuments |
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| Monument adorned in sea shells |
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| An unreadable tombstone with a shield carved in it |
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Nicholas Henry Darnell
(April 20, 1807 - June 7, 1885)
Soon after arriving in Texas in 1838, Nicholas Darnell was elected to the Republic of Texas Congress, where he served as Speaker of the House. A delegate to the 1845 Statehood Convention, he later represented Dallas and Tarrant Counties in the State Legislature, again serving as Speaker. He resigned in 1863 to lead the 18th Texas Cavalry. After the Civil War, Darnell was again elected to the Texas Legislature and was a delegate to the 1875 Constitutional Convention. |
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| Nicholas Henry Darnell |
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Mother
Mary E. Purnell
Feb 7, 1825 -
May 18, 1899
James E. Purnell
1853
Julius C Bogel
Mar 28, 1842 -
Jan 10, 1903
Alfred Fletcher
Born about July 1, 1847 -
Died May 14, 1901 |
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Jennie Catherine
Wife of R.B. Scott
Born in Pike Co, MO
July 25, 1842
Jan 14, 1902
At Rest
Dr. Roy. B. Scott
June 17, 1822
Oct 4, 1884
Roy
Son of R.B & J.C. Scott
Aug 25, 1867
Aug 29, 1869 |
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Our Mother
Camilla W. Scott
Died Dec 12, 1883
Our Father
? Scott
Died Oct 20, 1878 |
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| Old, damaged tombstone with script and the name "Scott" barely visible. |
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| Unusual, organic-looking monument with scooped surface. |
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James K.P. Record
Oct 29, 1834
Jan 16, 1872 |
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Open iron gate to a large, wrought-iron fenced plot
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Nannie E.
Wife of J.C. McConnell
May 22, 1843 -
Feb 28, 1877 |
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C.G. Newton
Sept 25, 1816 -
Jan 9, 18?
Ava Newton
Mar 16, 1859 -
Nov 12, 1877 |
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Robert C.A. Grebe
Son of M & A Grebe
Born at Lincoln, Ill.
June 19, 1876 -
May 17, 1878
German inscription |
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Infant son of J.I. & N.L. Reaves
Dec 24, 1891 |
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| My Husband. This base is the only remnant. |
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| Scenic view of Convention Center and bare trees |
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Morris Jacoby
Sept 15, 1861 -
July 10, 1905 |
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Morris -
engineer
killed Nov 9, 1876
Aged 49 years |
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J.B. McDermett
1790-1854 |
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Louis Armistead
beloved son of
Clarence & Mary L. Shumate
Aug 14, 1891 -
Sept 28, 1898 |
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Luc Bourgeois
Dec 12, 1885
55 Years |
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Margaret M.
Wife of B. Warren Stone |
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John J. Eakins
Oct 6, 1823 - S
ept 27, 1886 |
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to the memory of
Susan Anna Floyd
wife of John Jay Good
1837-1912
Mississippi native John Jay Good practiced law in Alabama before moving to Dallas in 1851. He married Susan Anna Floyd in 1854. Good was involved in early local and state government and was a charter member of the local Odd Fellows' Lodge in 1855. He served the Confederacy in the Civil War as a Colonel of an artillery regiment. Good later became a district judge and was elected as Mayor of Dallas in 1880. |
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John J Good
July 12, 1827 -
Sept 17, 1882
N.E.C. Commander of the
G. Commandery KT of Tex |
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Jesse Moon
Died Jan 17, 1885
36 years |
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J. Boydstiun
June 10, 1834 -
May 15, 1886 |
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John McClannahan Crockett
(December 26, 1816 - August 4, 1887)
South Carolina native John M. Crockett married Katherine (Kate) Polk in 1837. In 1848 they moved to Dallas where Crockett opened one of the pioneer settlement's first law offices. Crockett served as a State Legislator, Mayor of Dallas, and Meteorological Observer for The Smithsonian Institution in the 1850s, and as Lt. Governor of Texas during it's first two years in the Confederacy. A prominent Mason, Crockett also helped establish the Grange in North Texas. |
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Wife of H.H. Boles
Born in Kentucky Jun 25, 1824 |
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Infant son of J.M & S.E. Patterson
1862
Died at Birth |
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Little Hulda E.
Dau of J.S. Berovist
Oct 28, 1879 -
May 12, 1880 |
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| H.R.C.C. |
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| Patterson Family Plot |
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| Unusual concrete and brick enclosure |
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John Martin Stemmons
August 22, 1830 -
May 4, 1890 |
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My Wife
Hattie - wife of W. McDonald
daughter of J.M & S. Stemmons
Sept 5, 1869 -
Feb 22, 1888 |
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Mamas sunbeam
Darling Little Helen Deane
Fell asleep May 12, 1879
Born July 19, 1877 |
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A.W. Fowler
Born in Laurens Co, SC Jan 8, 1829
Died Aug 26, 1861
Died
Their infants
Ara & A.J. Jr.
Juliet A. Peak
Wife of A.Y. Fowler
Born in Warsaw, Ky May 8, 1837
Died June 4, 1889 |
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Juliette Abbey Peak Fowler
(May 8, 1837 - June 4, 1889)
After the deaths of her husband and children in the early 1860s, Juliette Peak Fowler lived in Dallas and was active in local charitable causes. Committed to orphans and elderly women during her life, she provided for their benevolent care in her will. Under the direction of her sister, Sarah Peak Harwood, the Juliette Fowler Homes began in 1892. Transferred to the Disciples of Christ Church in 1903, the Homes continue to reflect the goals and ideals of their founder. |
Thomas Flynn
Born Nov 13, 1833
Native of County Kerry, Ireland
James Flynn
Feb 1, 1874 -
July 1, 1874 |
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Ethel Eatman Hodges
Feb 1, 1885 -
Dec 4, 1889 |
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Franklin Owen Sale
Oct 19, 1836 -
July 25, 1874 |
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In loving remembrance of my mother
Mrs. Eleanor H. Russell
who was born in Spencer County, Ky.
June 15, 1813
Died in Dallas, TX -
March 22, 1890
The widow of a Texas Veteran
A devoted wife and mother
A lover of justice. A member of the Methodist Church... |
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Mother
Ada
Wife of TJF Brown
Apr 3, 1863 -
Jan 8, 1914
Father
at Rest
Jerry M Brown
Feb 27, 1828 -
Nov 26, 1879 |
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Brother
Thos J.A.
Son of J.M & L.J. Brown
Feb 2, 1855 -
April 1886
Sister
Maggie E. Buckland
Daughter of J.M & L.J. Brown
June 1857 -
Oct 7, 1877 |
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| A very old and worn unknown child's tombstone |
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Eliza H.
Wife of Rev. S. Armstrong
May 28, 1815 -
Mar 18, 1877
Dr. Wm Hora Armstrong
Born in Tuskegee Ala.
Feb 11, 1849
and departed this life
July 25, 1884 |
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Annie Vernon
Wife of J. Vernon
March 10, 1877 -
Aged 29 years |
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| A shattered tombstone is embedded in concrete to preserve it. A name cannot be made out clearly, but the rusted wire mesh around the plot supports an arch of iron wire with "ANNIE" spelled out in wire. |
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Little Allene
Dau of T.L. & L.J. Marsalis
Oct 25, 1874 -
Dec 26, 1878 |
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Amanda Miller
Wife of E.B. Miller
July 1847 - May 1877
Husband and children, I must leave you.
Leave - yes. Leave you all alone;
But my blessed Saviour calls me -
Calls me to a heavenly home. |
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Anna Maria Ebert
1882 - 1887 |
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Alexander Harwood
Born in Franklin, Tennessee June 4, 1826
Died July 29, 1885
Sarah A. Peak
Wife of Alexander Harwood
Born in Warsaw, Ky Feb 10, 1833
Died July 16, 1914
I am in the hands of the Almighty God |
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Alexander Harwood
(1820-1885)
Alexander Harwood came to Dallas in 1844 from Tennessee after the death of his first wife Isabella Daniel Harwood in 1851. He married Sarah Peak in 1855. Harwood was elected County Clerk six times between 1850 and 1880. He was Senior Warden of the Tannehill Masonic Lodge and served the Confederacy as Assistant to Postmaster General John H. Reagan. Harwood represented Dallas County at the 1866 State Constitutional Convention.
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Harwood
"Sanctify them through thy truth. Thy word is truth." John 17.17 |
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| Old, small unknown infant tombstone |
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| An old, small tombstone with 1877 readable |
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Adelia Jane Hunt
Wife of E.W. Hunt
May 1831-Nov 1859 |
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| A view from the cemetery of the Confederate Monument |
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| Fowler Plaque |
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| In the distance, a blurry view of the Confederate Monument is seen over the tombstone of Sarah Beeler |
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| Alexander Harwood Plaque |
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James Martin Patterson
(1812-1906)
Kentucky native James Martin Patterson arrived in Dallas in 1846. Patterson and John W. Smith opened one of the first stores in Dallas using their pooled resources of $700. They built a flatboat and attempted to ship cotton down the Trinity Rive to the Gulf Coast in 1851. Patterson served as Chief Justice (County Judge) from 1854-66. He retired in 1875 and managed his extensive property holdings until his death. |
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| John Good Plaque |
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| Crockett Plaque |
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| James Martin Patterson Plaque |
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