Greenwood Cemetery (Dallas)
Greenwood Cemetery is privately owned non-denominational cemetery located in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1875 as the Trinity Cemetery, the first burial was a Mrs. Susan Bradford that March. At the time, the cemetery was out of town and surrounded by farmland. By 1896, the cemetery had fallen into disrepair with one local noting: "The fence is down in twenty places, cattle roam all over the graves and wagons use the main street as a common thoroughfare." This prompted the formation of the Greenwood Cemetery Association which took over the maintenance and operation of the cemetery and gave it its current name.[1]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1875 |
| Location | 3020 Oak Grove Ave Dallas, TX 75204 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°48′03.6″N 96°47′53.3″W |
| Type | Non-denominational |
| Owned by | Greenwood Cemetery Association |
| Find a Grave | Greenwood Cemetery |
Notable burials
- Jacob Boll (1828-1880), naturalist and entomologist
- John Henry Brown (1820-1895), newspaper publisher and member of the Texas legislature
- Nathaniel Macon Burford (1824-1898), politician, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
- Robert Emmet Burke (1847-1901), US Congressman
- Ben E. Cabell (1858-1931), mayor of Dallas
- William Lewis Cabell (1827-1911), mayor of Dallas
- John Riley Duncan (1850-1911), Texas Ranger and Bounty Hunter
- J. M. Howell (1849-1925), Dallas city alderman
- Levin Major Lewis (1832-1886), Confederate army general
- Benjamin Long (1838 – 1877), mayor of Dallas
- William Stewart Simkins (1842-1929), Confederate soldier purported to have fired first shot of Civil War
- Christopher Columbus Slaughter (1837–1919), American rancher, banker and philanthropist
- J. M. Thurmond (1836 – 1882), attorney and mayor of Dallas
- John H. Traylor (1839-1925), politician, developer, mayor of Dallas
- Alexander White (1816 – 1893), US Congressman from Alabama
- Frank W. Wozencraft (1892-1966), mayor of Dallas
References
- "Greenwood Cemetery in Dallas, Texas - Find A Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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