Fox Cemetery
Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Set aside as a burial ground by Joseph Fox. His daughter Sarah K. first person buried here, Aug. 24, 1852. Grounds are cared for by descendants, friends. Jos. Fox was born 1800 in London. Died in Prospect, Texas, 1872. Was physician. Many prominent early settlers interred here.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
London-born physician Joseph Fox, who settled in early Kaufman County, set aside this ground as a burial place after his daughter Sarah became the first person laid to rest here in August 1852. Fox himself died in 1872, and many prominent pioneers of the young settlement are buried alongside him. Generations of descendants and friends have tended the grounds ever since.
Why it matters
The cemetery preserves the memory of the immigrant settlers and physicians who established community life on the mid-19th-century North Texas frontier.
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Related people
- · Joseph Fox
- · Sarah K. Fox
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