West Meadowbrook in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Ayres Cemetery

Photographed By Craig Baker, April 7, 2024

1. Ayres Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
In 1861 Benjamin Patton Ayres (ca. 1801-62) and his wife, Emily (Cozart) (ca. 1811-63), bought a 320-acre farm and set aside two acres on this hillside as a family cemetery. Ayres, who had served as the second Tarrant County clerk and who helped organize the Fort Worth First Christian Church, was the first buried here. An unknown number of graves, which lie outside the fenced family plot, include victims of spring fevers and Trinity River floods. None of their headstones have survived, but the Ayres Cemetery remains as a symbol of the area's early settlers.

Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 253.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 32° 44.872′ N, 97° 17.467′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in West Meadowbrook. Marker is on Scott Avenue just west of Hudson Street, on the right when traveling west. The small cemetery is surrounded by a motel parking lot and hidden behind landscaping. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2433 Scott Ave, Fort Worth TX 76103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies.

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William Alfred Sanderson (a few steps from this marker); Meadowbrook Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mt. Zion Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hell's Half Acre (approx. 2.1 miles away); Car 25 (approx. 2.1 miles away); African-American History (approx. 2.1 miles away); Greater Saint James Baptist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Historical Sketch of Greater St. James Baptist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Photographed By Carolyn Sanders, January 15, 2017

2. Ayres Cemetery Marker

Photographed By J Frye, April 3, 2021

3. Ayres Cemetery Marker

Ayres Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, April 7, 2024

4. Ayres Cemetery and Marker

Photographed By Craig Baker, April 7, 2024

5. Ayres Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2. submitted on April 22, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. 3. submitted on April 5, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. 4, 5. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.