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

Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 21, 2025

1. Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery Marker

Inscription. According to oral history, pioneer farmer and Confederate widow Sarah Hoggard gave a plot of her land for the burial of an African American child who died while traveling through the area with his family after the Civil War. Though there may be earlier graves, the first marked burial on this site is that of Francis Reynolds, who died in 1865. Sarah and James Hoggard's daughter Matilda married Benjamin Reynolds, whose father operated the first cotton gin and grist mill in the area, and his family name became as prominent among the graves as that of the Hoggards. In 1899 the "Hoggard Graveyard" was set aside in a deed to the Hoggard family land. Reynolds was formally added to the cemetery name in 1984 after a Reynold's descendant deeded additional land. The cemetery is a chronicle of area pioneers.

Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12148.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 32° 53.194′ N, 97° 33.556′ W.

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Marker is in Azle, Texas, in Parker County. It is on S. Stewart Street west of Tall Meadow Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 777 S Stewart St, Azle TX 76020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coho and Nancy Jane Smith Farmstead Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); William M. Rice (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ash Creek Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ash Creek Baptist Church (approx. ¾ mile away); James Azle Steward (approx. one mile away); Azle Post Office (approx. one mile away); Azle Christian Church (approx. one mile away); First Methodist Church of Azle (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 21, 2025

2. Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery Marker

of all markers in Azle.

More about this marker. Marker is at the entrance of the cemetary

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 21, 2025

3. Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.