According to oral history, pioneer farmer and Confederate widow Sarah Hoggard gave a plot of her land for the burial of an African American child who died while traveling through the area with his family after the Civil War. Though there may be earlier graves, the first marked burial on this site if that of Francis Reynolds, who died in 1865. Sarah and James Hoggard's daughter Matilda married Benjamin Reynolds, whose father operated the first cotton gin and grist mill in the area, and his family name became as prominent among the graves as that of the Hoggards. In 1899 the "Hoggard Graveyard" was set aside in a deed to the Hoggard family land. Reynolds was formally added to the cemetery name in 1984 after a Reynold's descendant deeded additional land. The cemetery is a chronicle of area pioneers. (2000)
Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery
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Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery is a historical marker in Azle, Parker County, dedicated in 1999. It is one of 74 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 205 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8866, -97.5592 near Azle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smith, Coho & Nancy Jane Farmhouse Site (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Crane-Crow, Clifton, and Silver Creek United Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367012148. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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