Near Weatherford in Parker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Porter Cemetery

(.4 Mi. N)

Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, June 11, 2023

1. Porter Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Robert Scott Porter (1795-1877), first Parker County judge, dedicated this land near his cabin as a family cemetery in 1867 after the death of his 3-year-old granddaughter Syrene E. Newberry. Judge Porter's grandson Elbert T. Doss (1847-1869) and the judge's daughter Mary, her husband, W.G. Light, and child were killed by Indians and buried here. This site may contain about 50 burials, but only 28 are identified. The graves of Judge Porter and his wife Nancy Ann (Pearce) (1806-1901) are here. Their daughter Elizabeth Jane Doss Upton (1826-1908) was the last burial. Porter family descendants restored this cemetery in 1976.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4083.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 32° 47.508′ N, 97° 57.071′ W. Marker is near Weatherford, Texas, in Parker County. Marker is at the intersection of Mineral Wells Highway (U.S. 180) and Newberry Road, on the right when traveling west on Mineral Wells Highway. From Weatherford, take US 180 about 10 miles west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mineral Wells TX 76067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Jack Llewellyn Knight (approx. 3.2 miles away); Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway

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(approx. 4.9 miles away); Americal Division - 23rd Infantry Division (approx. 5.1 miles away); USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) (approx. 5.2 miles away); Greenwood Community (approx. 5.9 miles away); Fort Wolters (approx. 6.3 miles away); Old Camp Wolters (approx. 7½ miles away); Sam Savage (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weatherford.

Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, June 11, 2023

2. Porter Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.