Inglish Cemetery
Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(1838-1964) County's oldest. Bailey Inglish donated plot near old Fort Inglish (called Bois d'Arc, later Bonham). Pioneers buried here include 1838 Indian massacre victims Andrew Daugherty, Wm. McCarty; 1836 Fannin County colonizers Bailey Inglish and Daniel Rowlett; and Texas Revolution veterans James Tarleton. Fannin County Historical Survey Committee, 1964.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The county's oldest burial ground holds the story of its frontier beginnings: Bailey Inglish donated a plot near old Fort Inglish, and among the pioneers laid to rest here are victims of an 1838 Indian attack, the 1836 colonizers who first claimed Fannin County, and veterans of the Texas Revolution.
Why it matters
The graves gather the violence and ambition of the Republic-era Texas frontier—colonization, revolution, and deadly conflict with Native peoples—into a single hallowed acre.
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Related people
- · Bailey Inglish
- · Daniel Rowlett
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