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Daniel Family Cemetery

University Park, Dallas County

Marker Text

Frances Sims Daniel (1796 - 1853) moved to Dallas County with her family in 1849 and purchased land in what is now University Park. An orchard planted near the Daniel home became the site of a family cemetery in 1850 when "Old Frank," a family slave for over forty years, was buried there. The gravestone of Isabella Harwood (1836 - 1851), daughter of Frances Sims Daniel, is believed to be one of the oldest in Dallas County. Interred here are Daniel family members, family slaves, and Daniel descendants, including veterans of four wars. (1988)

Marker Details

Address 6720 Airline Rd.
Location Description Airline Rd., E side opposite Milton Ave.
Marker # 6676
Dedicated 1988
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; African American topics
Latitude, Longitude 32.84856, -96.782716

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