Minter's Chapel Cemetery
Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Soon after lay Minister Green W. Minter (1803-1887) moved here about 1854, he helped organize Minter's Chapel Methodist Church. His son-in-law James Cate set aside 4.1 acres here for a church and burial ground. The earliest marked grave is that of A.M. Newton in 1857. Many tiny graves indicate a high child mortality rate. The early log meetinghouse was replaced in 1882 by a frame structure. In 1967 the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport acquired the land, except for this 1.5-acre cemetery, and the church was relocated. (1979)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Not long after lay minister Green W. Minter settled here around 1854, he helped organize Minter's Chapel Methodist Church, and his son-in-law James Cate set aside 4.1 acres for a church and burial ground. The earliest marked grave dates to 1857, and the many small headstones speak to how often frontier families buried their children. A log meetinghouse gave way to a frame church in 1882, and in 1967 the growing Dallas-Fort Worth airport absorbed all but this small cemetery.
Why it matters
This quiet burial ground preserves the story of a pioneer congregation and the families it served, later ringed by one of the busiest airports on earth.
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Related people
- · Green W. Minter
- · James Cate
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