Marker Inscription
Twenty-one graves have been located in the Abraham Carver Cemetery which covers one-half acre of land and contains six generations of Carver family members. The earliest marked grave is that of Abraham Carver (1806-1883), who came to Texas in 1844 with his brothers Solomon and Daniel. This family cemetery is located on a small portion of his original 320-acre land grant. Carver's second wife, Elizabeth (d. 1885), and two of their children are also interred here. The last burial, that of Chris Carver (b. 1866), took place in 1946.
About this site
Abraham Carver Cemetery is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7564, -96.6460 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Albert Carver Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Scyene Meeting Place, Scyene Road, Old, and Brickyard Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006640. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
