Carson Cemetery

According to local oral tradition, this cemetery was named for John Carson, who once owned the adjacent land. Some sources say one grave was in existence before 1842; others maintain the first graves date to an 1842 Indian raid at the nearby home of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Hunter. The three victims of the raid were Mrs. Minerva Hunter, her young daughter Elizabeth, and an African American maid whose name is unknown. By 1878, the cemetery trustees acquired title to the land and they later added more acreage. Among those buried here are land donors Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Alderson, Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Luton, and T. M. Newell. Minerva Hunter's grave was marked in 1942, a century after her death. (1974, 1998)

Carson Cemetery is a historical marker in Ector, Fannin County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6106, -96.2815 near Ector. The nearest cataloged historic site is Allen Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ector Methodist Church, Ector Lodge N. 687, and Little Jordan Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008854. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.