Beeman Memorial Cemetery
N 32° 46.786 W 096° 44.082
14S E 712161 N 3629143
Texas Historical Marker for the Beeman Memorial Cemetery in Dallas, TX, with burials of members of very early Dallas pioneer families such as the Beemans, Bryans, Cumbys, Hunnicutts, and Lagows.
Waymark Code: WME516
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2012
Views: 6
If John Neely Bryan is the Father of Dallas, his wife, Margaret, is the Mother of Dallas, which makes her parents, buried here, two of the Grandparents of Dallas.
The cemetery is listed as being at 4600 Dolphin Rd. Note that it is not located in the Shearith Israel Cemetery here, but rather, behind it, in Osage Circle (reached by turning east on Mingo St from Dolphin Rd and then south on Gault St, which leads right into Osage Cir). The nearby homes have bars on their windows, so visitors should keep their eyes and ears open.
Marker Number: 6594
Marker Text:
John (1799 - 1856) and Emily Hunnicutt (1806 - 1892) Beeman brought their family to Texas during its days as a Republic. About 1842 they gained clear title to 640 acres of land on which they established this family cemetery. One of the first known burials, that of Holland Coffee Bryan, eleven-month-old son of their daughter Margaret and her husband, John Neely Bryan, took place in 1845. John and Emily are buried here, as are other family members and early neighbors. An important link in Dallas' history, the Beeman Memorial Cemetery contains more than 100 graves. (1984)
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