Park Cities in Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Daniel Family Cemetery

Photographed by Kayla Harper, April 25, 2020

1. Daniel Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Frances Sims Daniel (1796-1853) moved to Dallas County with her family in 1849 and purchased land in what is now University Park. An orchard planted near the Daniel Home became the site of a family cemetery in 1850 when "Old Frank", a family slave for over forty years, was buried there. The gravestone of Isabella Harwood (1836-1851), daughter of Frances Sims Daniel, is believed to be one of the oldest in Dallas County. Interred here are Daniel family members, family slaves, and Daniel descendants, including veterans of four wars.

Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6676.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 50.914′ N, 96° 46.963′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Park Cities. It is on Airline Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Airline Road, Dallas TX 75205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dallas Hall Southern Methodist University (approx. ¼ mile away); Martin Luther King Jr. at SMU (approx. 0.3 miles away); Highland Park Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Highland Park Methodist Church Building (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mark and Maybelle Lemmon House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Caruth House (approx. one mile away); Dr. Marcellus Clayton Cooper (approx. one mile away); Caruth Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.

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Photographed by Kayla Harper, April 25, 2020

2. A view of the Daniel Family Cemetery

Photographed by Kayla Harper, April 25, 2020

3. Daniel Family Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,880 times since then and 191 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.