Dunn-Johnston Cemetery
Eureka, Navarro County, Texas
Marker Inscription
James and Isabella (Caufield) Dunn and their children came to Texas in 1832. Their son, James Dunn, Jr. And his wife, Missouri Ann (McGray) Dunn, moved to Navarro County from Robertson County in 1850 along with Dunn’s cousin, David J. Johnston. In the 1850s, a log schoolhouse known as Dunn’s Schoolhouse was built nearby. The earliest burial is that of James Dunn, Jr. Who died in 1865 and was buried on his property. His wife, Ann was buried next to him when she died in 1871. Members of the Johnston family are also buried here in a number of unmarked graves. This historic cemetery is the final resting place for some of the earliest settlers of the Eureka area.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
James and Isabella Dunn brought their family to Texas in 1832, and their son James Dunn, Jr., moved to Navarro County in 1850 with his wife and his cousin David J. Johnston. A log building known as Dunn's Schoolhouse rose nearby in that decade, and the cemetery began with the 1865 burial of James Jr. on his own property. His wife and members of the Johnston family, several in unmarked graves, joined him here among the area's earliest settlers.
Why it matters
This family burial ground preserves the memory of the pioneers who first broke ground in the Eureka area, tying one migrating clan to the settlement of frontier Texas.
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Related people
- · James Dunn, Jr.
- · David J. Johnston
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