Marker Inscription
This burial ground was started in the summer of 1850 upon the deaths of Sophie and Willis Arnold, children of Major Ripley A. Arnold (1817-1853), commander of the troops at Fort Worth. Arnold's friend, Doctor Adolphus Gouhenant, set aside a three-acre burial site at that time. In 1871, after a cemetery association was begun, Baldwin Samuels gave three adjoining acres. Many early Fort Worth settlers, including 75 Civil War veterans, are buried here. This site also contains the graves of Major Arnold and General Edward H.Tarrant (1799-1858), for whom Tarrant County was named.
About this site
Pioneer's Rest Cemetery is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1979. 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 32.7656, -97.3293 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tarrant, General Edward H. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Garvey-Veihl House, Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, and Site of the First Masonic Hall in Fort Worth.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439004038. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
