Details for Little Bethel Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006773

Data

Marker Number 6773
Atlas Number 5113006773
Marker Title Little Bethel Cemetery
Index Entry Little Bethel Cemetery
Address 1803 Cedar Hill Rd.
City Duncanville
County Dallas
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 694523
UTM Northing 3611813
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1976
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location marker is inside at rear of cemetery
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Burials of two small children opened this cemetery in 1856. The oldest stone (1858) commemorates Etna Barker, of a pioneer family. Some relatives of John Neely Bryan, first settler in Dallas, are buried here. This was once the site of a small church that was later relocated in Cedar Hill. Landowner Crawford Trees donated original burial ground in 1860. Judge William B. Hamilton added acreage in 1936 and 1951. There are now 1,000 graves. Little Bethel became a memorial park with perpetual care in 1966.