A native of Pennsylvania, Archibald Franklin Leonard (1816-1876) moved to Missouri in the 1830s where he married Mary Ann Foster (1822-1904) in 1839. In 1845, along with many of their neighbors, the Leonards migrated to Texas. Leonard was awarded . . . — — Map (db m173411) HM
Organized late in 1853 by J. Boone, S. Elliott, J. Freeman, W. Giddens, and R. Pickett. After an 1856-1864 lapse, reorganized as the United Baptist Church at Fossil Creek. In 1917 congregation adopted present name. — — Map (db m189276) HM
The oldest marked grave in this pioneer community cemetery is that of Wiley Wilda Potts (Dec. 20, 1822 - Dec. 15, 1852). The one-acre tract, then part of the George Akers Grant, was legally set aside for burial purposes before 1860. More land was . . . — — Map (db m173303) HM
Henry Jackson Harper (1844-1928) brought his family to this area from Tennessee in 1894. This cemetery was begun when the child of a family traveling through the area died and was buried in grove of trees on the Harper Farm. Harper's grandson, . . . — — Map (db m147241) HM
In 1855 Benjamin F. Barkley, a Kentucky physician, with his wife Malinda Elizabeth Duncan (1827-1917) and their children settled on a farm at Birdville. There he practiced medicine, became a lawyer, and a charter member of Masonic Lodge No. 148 in . . . — — Map (db m201916) HM
On Oct. 12-13, 1855, representatives of 12 frontier churches met in the Birdville Baptist Church to form the West Fork Association of United Baptists. Created to serve area congregations, the association provided a vital link in the early efforts . . . — — Map (db m189275) HM
In 1890, the forerunner of Florence School in the Tarrant County Common School District No. 34 was called "Green Glade". In 1903 Thomas Richard Sandidge, a school trustee, and his wife Nannie provided one acre at this site for school purposes. The . . . — — Map (db m195818) HM
The community of Birdville, named for pioneer Jonathan Bird, became the first seat of Tarrant County in 1851. It continued to hold that position until 1856, when an election changed the county seat to Fort Worth. Located within the community, on . . . — — Map (db m189277) HM
A native of Tennessee, William Letchworth "Uncle Billy" Hurst (1833-1922) served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. As a member of the Sixty-First Tennessee Infantry, he was involved in fighting near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Following . . . — — Map (db m183513) HM
Aurelius Delphus Bourland (1840-1904), a North Carolina native and a veteran of the Civil War, bought land here in 1873. A farmer and Primitive Baptist preacher, he first used this site as a family cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of . . . — — Map (db m171411) HM
Founded in 1882 as the Keller Baptist Church, this church was started by twenty former members of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church soon after rail lines reached the area. Early meetings were held in a schoolhouse and then in the Union Church Building. The . . . — — Map (db m238076) HM
After Texas & Pacific Railroad came through this area, H.W. Wood, a druggist, set aside 40 acres on July 19, 1881, for this townsite. He named the new village "Athol". Within a year, the name became "Keller", honoring John C. Keller, railroad . . . — — Map (db m238077) HM
From 1886, the Christian denominations of Keller and other areas shared their facilities. Pastor W.K. Simpson served the area when the Keller Methodist Church was organized in 1897. In 1913 the church erected its own building; by 1946, the Rev. R.V. . . . — — Map (db m227554) HM
The earliest religious meetings here began in the late 1840s as part of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church. The Mt. Gilead Congregation was chartered in 1850 under the direction of the Rev. John Allen Freeman (1821-1919) with 8 members, including 2 . . . — — Map (db m188449) HM
This burial ground originally served a pioneer settlement of related families who migrated to the area from Missouri in 1847 as members of the Peters Colony. They were headed by a widow, Permelia Allen (d. 1866), who is buried here in an unmarked . . . — — Map (db m183274) HM
Scattered throughout many of the pioneer cemeteries in Texas are unusual stone structurers, or burial cairns, built by the early settlers to memorialize their dead. Primarily surface structures of native stone, the cairns vary in design and . . . — — Map (db m170847) HM
Believed to have been organized before 1887, this congregation met for worship in a local schoolhouse and baptized new members in nearby creeks and a small lake to the tune of "Shall We Gather at The River." Land was deeded to the Kennedale Baptist . . . — — Map (db m245174) HM
Known for its farming and brick manufacturing, the town of Kennedale was not officially incorporated until 1947. However, the town's citizens recognized early the need for educational facilities for area families. To accommodate their need, the . . . — — Map (db m105033) HM
This site was first used as a burial ground shortly after the Civil War. The earliest legible gravestone is that of Julia Alice (Boisseau) Man (1843-68). Her husband Ralph S. Man and brother-in-law Julian Feild founded Mansfield (originally spelled . . . — — Map (db m194520) HM
Built in 1904 for Troy Hackler (1836-1906) to house a bank and doctors’ offices. The bank was chartered on 6 April 1904 with a board of directors named as Samuel T. Marrs, Troy Hackler, Andrew Bratton, L.C. Jackson, Jay Grow, J.W. Spencer, W.H. . . . — — Map (db m247201) HM
Mansfield founder Ralph S. Man built this home for his family between the years ca. 1865-1870. The oldest known building in Mansfield, it stands as an important local landmark. Over a five-year period, Man enlarged and remodeled the home from a . . . — — Map (db m194867) HM
When John Dickson and Winnie (Traylor) Hudson's daughter Ary Mae died in 1878, she was the first person to be buried on the family land. Her twin, Ara Bell, who had been buried in Montague County earlier that year, was later reinterred beside Ary . . . — — Map (db m201900) HM
This structure was built in 1877 as a residence for the founder of Mansfield Male and Female College, John C. Collier (1834-1928). A native of South Carolina, Collier was a distinguished educator and Presbyterian minister who in 1869 was asked to . . . — — Map (db m194854) HM
The Man family did not farm crops as their primary source of income. Their property had gardens, small orchards and animals, mostly for their own use. An agricultural census taken in 1880 shows that the Mans owned 186 acres of land and kept nine . . . — — Map (db m194873) HM
Julian Feild (1825-1897) and Ralph Mann (1825-1906) became acquainted in Harrison County, Texas, about 1850. About 1854 they built a mill near the Clear and West Forks of the Trinity River. The two business partners came south of Fort Worth in . . . — — Map (db m183766) HM
Built in 1900 by Midlothian contractor W. H. Price for Mansfeild Masonic Lodge No. 331. The addition at the rear was built in 1910 by D.W.J. Grow. The site was donated in 1874 by Jabez Coulson. The lodge was chartered in 1870 as the third Masonic . . . — — Map (db m247198) HM
In the early 1890s Joseph Nugent (1829-1903) and his wife, Christina, built this house, which features late 19th-century Victorian and Eastlake details in the porch. Nugent, a native of Canada, came to Texas in 1851. He operated a private school in . . . — — Map (db m194516) HM
A native of South Carolina who came to Texas in the 1850s, Ralph Sandiford Man (1825-1907) was one of the founders of Mansfield. The town was named for Man and his brother-in law and business partner, Julian Feild. The two men operated a steam . . . — — Map (db m194523) HM
Ralph Sandiford Man was born November 21, 1825 in Charleston, South Carolina to English immigrants John and Catherine Norton Man. The son of a brick maker, Man spent his youth as an apprentice carpenter. He left Charleston at age 22 to move west. He . . . — — Map (db m194869) HM
In the late nineteenth century, Father Thomas Hagerty, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waxahachie, traveled by train once each month to celebrate Mass with the six Catholic families in this area. In 1898, a small frame church was erected on . . . — — Map (db m194507) HM
Opening October 10, 1917, the theater was operated successfully by the Farr family as Mansfield’s only movie theater until the death of Roy Farr in 1975. It was sold to Charlotte Martin, who renamed it “Old Bijou Theater.” In 1980, it was purchased . . . — — Map (db m247199) HM
Alfred M. Hightower came to Smithfield from Illinois with his family in 1858 and became a rancher. When the debate over secession arose, Hightower opposed it, but when the Civil War began, he sided with the South. As a mounted rifleman in the . . . — — Map (db m148160) HM
A native of Missouri, Eli Smith moved to Texas in 1859 with his parents. They settled in this part of Tarrant County, and in 1868 Smith married Sarah J. Hightower. About 1876 Smith donated part of his farmland to the community, then known as Zion, . . . — — Map (db m192659) HM
This church was organized by 12 charter members in 1895; the Rev. G.W. Green served as first Pastor. A sanctuary was built here in 1902 on town lots donated by G.W. Gunter. The church supported area missions and organized a Youth Union, Sunday . . . — — Map (db m212360) HM
Eli Smith (1848-79), for whose family the town of Smithfield is named, came from Missouri to Texas about 1859. In the early 1870s he donated part of his farm for the cemetery. The oldest marked grave is that of an infant, Mattie J. Brownfield, . . . — — Map (db m212364) HM
The organizational meeting for this lodge was held on July 13, 1875. Originally known as the Grand Prairie Lodge, the fraternal organization held its meetings in the Zion Church until the first Lodge Building was constructed in 1876. In 1894 the . . . — — Map (db m212361) HM
This flagpole and monument are dedicated to honor all Veterans and First Responders who bravely defended and protected our freedoms and peace and made Smithfield Cemetery their final resting place. — — Map (db m212366) HM WM
In 1853 Garrett and James Gibson, along with other family members, came to Tarrant County and established 160-acre homesteads in a settlement that came to be known as the Gibson Community. Each brother donated land at this site for use as a . . . — — Map (db m183591) HM
In the 1890s, John Allebaugh Bowman led 19 people to Tarrant County on a three-week journey from Missouri. John and his brother, Frederick Kline Bowman, owned adjoining properties midway between Haslet and Saginaw. John founded Saginaw Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m146875) HM
Jarvis J. Green settled here in 1882 and named the site for his former
home of Saginaw, Michigan. The Fort Worth and Denver and Santa Fe railroads later crossed here, and in 1892 the first school opened. It was a tuition school on McLeroy . . . — — Map (db m146874) HM
In 1914, Saginaw was a small farming community with a population of 100. The town already had a Baptist Church and a Church of Christ that were organized in 1911. So, on July 19, 1914, eight women and two men organized a Methodist Church in . . . — — Map (db m146922) HM
Dove School began nearby in 1847 as one of the earliest schools in Tarrant County. White's Chapel, Sams, and Easter (later Union) schools also served the area in the late 1800s. In 1917, Tarrant County commissioners combined the schools to form . . . — — Map (db m227505) HM
The 1843 Bird's Fort Treaty between the Republic of Texas and several Native American tribes opened this area for new immigrants. In the ensuing years, about 35 related families arrived from Platte County, Missouri, and settlers for other parts of . . . — — Map (db m227379) HM
Robert Emmett Wilson came with his family to this area during the 1880s and built a general store near this site. The name Jellico was chosen for the community when a post office was established in 1898. The town was named after a town in Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m227551) HM
Organized Feb 1846 in Chas & Lucinda Throop home 3 mi east by 12 Baptists; joined the next day by 11 Baptists. Eld. J. Hodge, Deacon James Gibson formed the Presbytery 1st building at this site 1847 when elected Eld. John Freeman, who had served as . . . — — Map (db m227381) HM
We the people of the State of Texas acknowledge and thank troopers Edward Bryan Wheeler and H.D. Murphy for the great sacrifice they made to keep the public safe.
Troopers Wheeler and Murphy were shot to death Easter Sunday, April 1, 1934, . . . — — Map (db m227383) HM
Virginia native Thomas Easter, born about 1823, migrated to Texas and settled in Tarrant County by 1848. Easter patented a 640-acre tract of land in the northeast corner of the county. A portion of this land was used as a cemetery upon his death in . . . — — Map (db m227331) HM
Founded by settlers who came by wagon train from Dade County, Ga., 1871. Early services were in home of S. B. Austin, the leader. Austin gave land for a cemetery and church. A log meetinghouse was built and in use in Feb. 1872. This was the first . . . — — Map (db m188366) HM
Prior to World War II, the U.S. aircraft industry focused primarily on producing aircraft for civilian airlines; few manufacturers specialized in military airplane construction. In the fall of 1940, the War Department determined that expected future . . . — — Map (db m137869) HM
By January 1941, negotiations between Fort Worth civic advocates, led by Amon G. Carter, and the U.S. Army yielded an agreement to construct an aircraft plant near the city to build B-24 Liberator bombers. Legislation later authorized the creation . . . — — Map (db m106248) HM
Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr. was born on July 18, 1916, to Horace S. and Bertha Rea Carswell of Fort Worth. He attended North Side High School where he excelled in athletics. Graduating in 1934, Carswell entered Texas A&M College and later . . . — — Map (db m106247) HM
In 1870, Captain Henry J. Thompson, Chief Justice of Jack County, Texas Ranger and Fort Worth Mason, allowed his neighbor and Confederate veteran, William Terry Allen, to bury his first wife, Sarah Anne “Fannie” Grant Allen (1849-1870), on his . . . — — Map (db m177652) HM
In 1854 young William Allen (1842-1893) came with his family to Tarrant County from Todd County, Kentucky. By 1857 they had settled at this location on 360 acres. After serving in the Confederate Army, Allen married Sarah Fannie Grant (1849-1870). . . . — — Map (db m224181) HM
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