Gibson Cemetery
Rendon vicinity, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In 1853 Garrett and James Gibson, along with other family members, came to Tarrant County and established 160-acre homesteads in a settlement that came to be known as the Gibson Community. Each brother donated land at this site for use as a cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of Garrett Gibson's infant grandson, James Truitt (d. 1866). All but two of the seventy-three marked graves, many of which have only fieldstones, are for relatives of the Gibson family. The cemetery now serves as a reminder of one of Tarrant County's earliest settlements. (1983)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In 1853 brothers Garrett and James Gibson and their kin settled 160-acre homesteads in what became the Gibson Community of Tarrant County. Each brother donated land here for a cemetery, first used in 1866 for Garrett's infant grandson, James Truitt. Of the seventy-three marked graves, many bearing only rough fieldstones, all but two hold members of the Gibson family, a lasting record of one of the county's earliest settlements.
Why it matters
The cemetery memorializes a pioneer farming settlement, preserving the tangible traces of the families who first put down roots in North Texas.
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Related people
- · Garrett Gibson
- · James Gibson
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