Parker Cemetery - Texas
N 32° 57.266 W 096° 28.308
14S E 736326 N 3649072
From the old Rockwall town square, go 2.2 miles north on Goliad Street (Hwy 205). Turn left on W. Quail Run. Parker Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMV78Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2017
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The niece of Burrell H Parker - Sarah Gore - was the first person buried here. The site was on a hill overlooking the East Fork of the Trinity River, on his homestead, and he had picked the spot for a family graveyard. He was buried there three years later and is surrounded by his wife, family and neighbors on the hill.It is not known why the iron gate has the date of establishment "1898", as there are clearly dozens of burials before that year.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Rockwall / Texas / United States
Approximate number of graves: 270
Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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