Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This site was first used as a burial ground shortly after the Civil War. The earliest legible gravestone is that of Julia Alice (Boisseau) Man (1843-68). Her husband Ralph S. Man and brother-in-law Julian Feild founded Mansfield (originally spelled Mansfeild). The burial site was deeded to the Mansfield congregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1874. Graves include those of Civil War veterans and victims of the 1918-19 influenza epidemic. The oldest section in Mansfield Cemetery, the burial ground serves as a reminder of the area's earliest settlers. (1982)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This burial ground was first used shortly after the Civil War, its earliest legible stone marking Julia Alice Man, who died in 1868. Her husband Ralph S. Man and his brother-in-law Julian Feild founded the town of Mansfield, and in 1874 the site was deeded to the local Cumberland Presbyterian congregation. Among its graves are Civil War veterans and victims of the 1918-19 influenza epidemic, making it the oldest section of Mansfield Cemetery.
Why it matters
As the resting place of Mansfield's founders and of those lost to the great flu pandemic, this cemetery gathers the town's earliest settlers and its shared tragedies in one ground.
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Related people
- · Ralph S. Man
- · Julian Feild
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