Historical MarkerFord Cemetery
Grand Prairie · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1982 · THC Atlas #5439001938
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Marker Inscription
Pinkney Harold Ford (1831-1901) was the leader of a Kentucky family who migrated to Texas in 1855. They settled in the area of North Arlington, then known as the Watson Community. John J. Goodwin held the original patent to this cemetery property. The oldest marked grave is that of Maria Trayler (b. 1799), who died in 1858. Ford, a Civil War veteran, purchased this property in 1879 and designated this site as a community burial ground. He and wife Elizabeth (d. 1898) farmed land nearby. Industrial development has surrounded this remnant of the pioneer community. (1982)
About this site
Ford Cemetery is a historical marker in Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7803, -97.0521 near Grand Prairie. The nearest cataloged historic site is West Fork United Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include P.A. Watson Cemetery, Strayer University-Texas, and Carousel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439001938. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
