Alex Cockrell Headstone
I have written about Alex Cockrell before in that he was one of the first non-Native settlers on the Trinity River in Dallas. [...]
Freedman’s Cemetery, Dallas TX. Part II
After a brief Aunt Jemima/Nancy Green detour, we are back to the Freedman's Cemetery in Dallas. In my first post, I mentioned that [...]
Freedman’s Cemetery, Dallas, TX. Part I
The Freedman's Cemetery in Dallas is a one acre plot that is bordered to the west by the Temple Emanu-El Jewish Cemetery and [...]
McMillen Cemetery, Murphy, TX
Coming at you with another wee hidden cemetery from the DFW area. This is the McMillen Cemetery in Murphy. The cemetery was on [...]
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Sunnyvale, Texas
Where in the heck is Sunnyvale, you ask? It makes a triangle with Garland to the north and Mesquite to the west. The [...]
Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Part V – Republic of Texas edition
Rounding out our interesting headstones from the Rowlett Creek Cemetery in Plano, I present the double headstone of the Baccuses. Jacob Baccus and [...]
Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Part IV
Closing out our cool Woodmen of the World headstones (but not our Rowlett Creek cemetery series!), I present for your visual enjoyment the [...]
Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Part III
For our next interesting headstone in Rowlett Creek Cemetery, I bring you Bettie, wife of A.J. Ogle. Bettie was chosen because she has [...]
Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Part II
Rowlett Creek cemetery has many intricate headstones. At your local cemetery, you may have noticed headstones that look like large tree branches or [...]
Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Part I
Located off Rowlett Cemetery Road (just west of Custer Road) in Rowlett is one of the older cemeteries in Collin County. It belonged [...]