The Perry Cemetery
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N 32° 57.797 W 096° 53.813
14S E 696564 N 3649180
This marker stands beneath the arching Perry Cemetery sign in Carrollton.
Waymark Code: WM3YDG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2008
Views: 34
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Perry Cemetery
Address: 2100 N. Perry Rd.
City: Carrollton
County: Dallas
Subject Codes: graveyards
Year Marker Erected: 1976
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 6815
Marker Text: This cemetery opened with the burial of Sarah Huffman (Mrs. A. W.) Perry in 1896. Nearby was the Union Baptist Church, which stood on land given by A. W. Perry. On Feb. 18, 1897, he deeded land for this cemetery -- the first burial ground associated with the town of Carrollton. After it opened, a few burials were brought from private sites and reinterred here. The Union Church land was added to the cemetery about 1911, after the church moved away. The Rev. John M. Myers, a son of Union's founding pastor, is buried here with his wife. Most of the 482 graves are for pioneer families. (1976)
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