Absalom H. Chivers Cemetery

Historical marker location:

1300 block of N Carroll Ave., Southlake, Texas

( 1050 ft. west of 1300 Block of N. Carroll Ave., Southlake (north of Highland; marker is on private property and is not accessible by road.))

Marker installed: 1982

This cemetery was established for the family of Absalom H. Chivers, a prosperous farmer and stockman who came here from Mississippi about 1852. With the help of his five slaves, he operated a farm along Dove Creek until his death in 1856. Chivers' grave is thought to be the first in this burial ground, located on his original homestead. The land was set aside as a family cemetery in 1889 by his widow Eleanor (Joyce) Chivers (1816-1896), whose grave is believed to be the last placed here. Native sandstone cairns reflect some of the pioneer burial customs.

(1982).

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