Bear Creek Cemetery
Euless, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This cemetery was developed adjacent to the site of the Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Church, which was organized in 1853. The earliest marked grave is that of Hiram Jackson Farris (d. 1858), the infant son of G.W. and Mary Farris. Isham Crowley (1798-1878), who came to Texas as a member of Peters Colony, donated the burial ground and deeded it to church trustees in 1876. The congregation later moved to Dallas County and was renamed Western Heights Missionary Baptist Church. Still in use, Bear Creek Cemetery is the burial site of many eastern Tarrant County pioneers. (1980)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This burial ground grew up beside the Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Church, organized in 1853, with its earliest marked grave that of infant Hiram Jackson Farris in 1858. Isham Crowley, who came to Texas with the Peters Colony, donated the land and deeded it to the church trustees in 1876. Though the congregation later moved to Dallas County, the cemetery remains in use as the resting place of many eastern Tarrant County pioneers.
Why it matters
It preserves the memory of the Peters Colony settlers who opened North Texas to Anglo-American settlement before the Civil War.
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Related people
- · Hiram Jackson Farris
- · Isham Crowley
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