Fondren Cemetery Lane of US 180, via FM 113 and Authon Rd.
City
Fondren
County
Parker
UTM Zone
14
UTM Easting
597153
UTM Northing
3637548
Subject Codes
cemetery
Marker Year
1979
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
No
Marker Location
From Weatherford, take US 180 west about 11.5 miles, turn north on FM 113 about 5.6 miles north. Turn east onto Authon-Bethesda Road about 2 miles east and head south on Fondren Cemetery Lane, about .25 mile to cemetery on west side of road.
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
18" x 28"
Marker Text
In 1854 William B. Fondren (1811-1863) and his wife Susannah (1816-1888) settled along nearby Dry Creek and the military road from Fort Worth to Fort Belknap. This family graveyard was established in the John W. Williams Survey, adjacent to Fondren's land. Gen. Edward H. Tarrant, for whom Tarrant County was named, died at the Fondren home in 1858 and was buried here for a time. The first marked grave is that of Fondren's son-in-law William Youngblood whose headstone, like others in the cemetery, reads: "Killed by Indians, 1860". This pioneer burial ground served until 1937. (1979)
