Everman Cemetery
Everman, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Settlement of the area, first called Enon, began about 1847. After the railroad was built in 1903, the townspeople relocated to be near the rail line and renamed their community Everman for a railroad official. This Cemetery was established in 1882 by R.E. Morris, whose wife Rosa (Josie) Vaughn, died on May 16 and was interred on the family farm. Called the Morris Graveyard for many years, the cemetery was eventually renamed to reflect its use as a community burial ground. The original Morris Graveyard portion is in the southwest section of the cemetery. (1994)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Settlement of this Tarrant County spot, first called Enon, began around 1847. When the railroad arrived in 1903, residents picked up and moved to be near the tracks, renaming their town Everman for a railroad official. The cemetery here had already been founded in 1882 as the Morris family graveyard, after Rosa Morris was buried on the family farm, and it gradually became the community's shared burial ground.
Why it matters
Everman's story is a classic Texas case of a town reshaped by the railroad, with its cemetery preserving the older settlement that the tracks left behind.
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Related people
- · R. E. Morris
- · Rosa Vaughn Morris
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