Historical Marker

Hood Cemetery

Historical marker location:
Coventry Lane at King's Court, in Coventry Manor Estates, Southlake, Texas
( Coventry Lane at King's Court, Southlake; in Coventry Manor Housing Development, off N. Peytonville Ave.)
Marker installed: 1982

This cemetery was established on the farm of Peters colonist Thomas M. Hood (ca. 1823-1859), who came to Texas from Missouri about 1845. The earliest marked grave is that of Urias Martin (1795-1855). Among the unmarked graves are those of Hood and his second wife Maryetta (Hall). Other Peters colonists and several Confederate veterans are buried here. In 1871 Thomas Hood's family formally set aside the one-acre cemetery tract. Handmade native sandstone markers and burial cairns reflect the lifestyles and resourcefulness of early north Texas pioneers.

(1982).