Burke Cemetery
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This marker stands in this family cemetery in Fort Worth, next to Lockheed's Recreation Area.
Waymark Code: WM2YKH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2008
Views: 44
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Burke Cemetery
Address: Bryant Irvine Rd.
City: Fort Worth
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: GY;
Year Marker Erected: 1984
Marker Location: Bryant Irvin Road, South of Park, Fort Worth
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 572
Marker Text:
The first known burial in this graveyard was that of Mary (Overton) Burke, widow of Evan H. Burke, who came in 1851 with her children and widowed mother to settle this land previously chosen by her husband. Her death on Dec. 30, 1867, was followed two days later by that of her mother, Rachel (Cameron) Overton. On Mar. 12, 1900, this one-half acre of land was deeded as a family burial ground. Relatives of the Burkes include members of the Magers, Overton, and Edwards families. More than 100 marked and several unmarked graves have been recorded here. (1984)
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