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 Trees Cemetery Posted by:  DunnYet
N 32° 37.818 W 096° 55.603
14S E 694499 N 3612201
Trees Cemetery in Duncanville. A family cemetery which is still in use today.
Waymark Code: WMEP0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2006
Views: 32
Trees Cemetery has an interesting property layout. From Cedar Hill Road it is no more than an alley, however from Santa Fe Trail it has a full front with iron gates and an American Flag. The marker is located on this more presentable side.
Marker Number: 12378
Marker Text:
Crawford Trees (1823-1889) came to Texas in 1845. He and fellow Illinois native Anna Kimmel (1831-1913) were married in 1846. Crawford went to California during the Gold Rush in 1849, returning to Texas two years later with enough money to purchase 5,458 acres of land. In 1855, he and Anna, eventually the parents of ten children, donated land for a community school and church. They established this cemetery when Anna's brother, Philip Kimmel, and a friend, William Stiles, were killed in a shooting on August 21, 1856. Primarily a family burial ground, the cemetery also contains the graves of a number of family friends. Maintained by a family association, the cemetery remains in use by Trees descendants. (2001)
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