Wilson Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie, Texas

( Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie; across from entrance of Lynn Creek Park at Lake Joe Pool)

Marker installed: 1984

This pioneer cemetery dates to 1872, when Charles N. Wilson buried his wife and infant child here. Ophelia E. West Wilson (1853-1872) and her newborn daughter died as a result of complications during childbirth. Third grave in the cemetery, that of the Bowlin infant, is unmarked. James W. and Mattie C. Bowlin buried their son here, since a public graveyard was not readily accessible to their home. The Wilson Cemetery contains only these three graves, but it is an important reminder of the ways of life in 19th century Tarrant County.

Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.

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