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Letot Cemetery

Dallas, Dallas County

Marker Text

A native of France and a veteran of the Crimean War, Clement LeTot (b. 1836) settled in northwest Dallas County in 1874. He was the founder and leading citizen of the town of Letot, which was established in 1881 along the rail line. As was the custom of early Texas pioneers, Letot set aside a plot of his land for the burial of family members. The first burials here were for his sons Theodore (d. 1884) and Paul (d. 1885). Letot was buried beside his sons in 1907. Now a part of the City of Dallas, the Letot Cemetery represents an important part of Dallas County's ethnic heritage.

Marker Details

Address 3235 Lombardy Lane
Location Description within Calvary Hill Cemetery(nw part)
Marker # 6760
Dedicated 1984
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; French immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 32.871152, -96.872131

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