Western Heights Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Located on part of the original William Coombes Survey, burials in this cemetery date to the 1850s. Originally known as Troth, it was formally dedicated in 1881, when land was set aside for a "graveyard forever" by Z.E. Coombes and W.R. Fisher. Pioneers interred here include W.R. Fisher, Z.E. Coombes, John and Rosina Loupot, Mary Ellen Cole Tuggle, and Heinrich and Anna Struck. Also buried here are veterans of the Civil War and World Wars I and II, and Clyde and Buck Barrow. Trinity Oaks Church of Christ maintains the historic cemetery. (1988)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Burials on this Dallas ground reach back to the 1850s, and in 1881 pioneers Z.E. Coombes and W.R. Fisher formally set the land aside as a 'graveyard forever.' Early settlers, along with veterans of the Civil War and both World Wars, rest here. So do Clyde and Buck Barrow, the Depression-era outlaws of Bonnie-and-Clyde infamy.
Why it matters
A single cemetery gathers the whole sweep of a city's history—its founding pioneers, its soldiers, and even its most notorious outlaws—in one plot of Dallas earth.
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Related people
- · Z.E. Coombes
- · W.R. Fisher
- · Clyde Barrow
- · Buck Barrow
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