Riley Cemetery - Colleyville, Texas
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txoilgas
N 32° 51.837 W 097° 09.606
14S E 672151 N 3637704
A small cemetery with minimal mainteance. There appears to be only 2 headstones. May have up to 50 unmarked.
Waymark Code: WM7ZFP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2009
Views: 2
The historical marker states.
About 1856 Jonathan Riley (b. ca. 1791) brought his family to this area from Kentucky. He received this land grant in 1863. The burial ground began, legend says, when a thief was killed nearby and Riley gave permission for his burial here. Riley's family and neighbors also used the cemetery. In 1883 Thomas Riley and William Autry set aside this one-acre tract for a graveyard. Burials stopped here before 1897, except for that of Riley's daughter Mrs. Martha Susan Autry (b. 1853) who was interred here in 1937. Some graves are now designated only with sandstones; many others are unmarked.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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