Farmers Branch in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Webb Chapel Cemetery
Historic Texas Cemetery
Photographed By Kayla Harper, April 24, 2020
1. Webb Chapel Cemetery Marker
Isaac B. (1802-1880) and Mary H. (1816-1887) Webb and their family came to this area of the Peters Colony in 1844. Within a year, the couple led in the formation of a Methodist Society, the first church organized in Dallas County. A log structure, known as Webb Chapel, that also served as the first school of this growing settlement, was built in 1846. The churchyard became a cemetery when the Webb's seven-year-old daughter, Alice, fell ill and died in 1847. The Webb family and their descendants are buried at this site that today is administered by the Webb Chapel Cemetery Association.
Webb Chapel Cemetery Association, on behalf of descendants of frontier families interred here, dedicated this marker on June 1, 2002. This dedication occurred at a reunion of those families held on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isaac B. Webb.
Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16180.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marsh Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Pioneers of Mustang Branch (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gilbert House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rawhide Creek and Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); David Myers (approx. 1.1 miles away); John Keenan (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bill and Maude Dodson House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Keenan Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmers Branch.
Photographed By Kayla Harper, April 24, 2020
2. Webb Chapel Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Kayla Harper, April 24, 2020
3. Webb Chapel Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 493 times since then and 322 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
