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From: Elizabeth Stephens <>
Subject: RE: [TX-Cem] Merry Christmas!!!!-small cemetery near DFW airport
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 17:35:11 -0500


Sorry, I guess I added to the confusion... the only message I got
contained "near DFW airport" in the subject. I saw the Harris county
question, but thought there were two questions floating aroung. Don't know
how a Harris county question got DFW in the description!?!

-----Original Message-----
From: Patt Roach
To:
Sent: 12/22/01 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Merry Christmas!!!!-small cemetery near DFW airport

DFW is absolutely not in Harris County. DFW stands for Dallas-Fort
Worth.
Dallas is in Dallas County, and Fort Worth in Tarrant County, but I do
not
know exactly which county the airport is in.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sally Smith <>
To: <>
Date: Saturday, December 22, 2001 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Merry Christmas!!!!-small cemetery near DFW
airport


>I live in AZ but I don't believe DFW airport is in Harris County. Are
you
>talking about two different cemeteries?
>
>Sally Smith
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Elizabeth Stephens" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 8:58 AM
>Subject: RE: [TX-Cem] Merry Christmas!!!!-small cemetery near DFW
airport
>
>
>> I didn't get the original message on this one either... but, the
cemetery
>> that's under discussion is about 1/2 mile from the south entrance to
the
>> airport and to the east. It lies between the service road and the
>eastbound
>> land of 183. There aren't many graves there and it's surrounded by a
4ft
>> chain link fence - and, no, I don't believe it's active anymore.
When
the
>> highway dept widened the highway in that area, for the 161 project,
they
>> were very careful to leave it intact.
>>
>> (During construction, the highway dept cut a deep path around it and,
for
>a
>> while, it truly was a hill on it's own. It was a little comical, but
very
>> comforting that they took such care.)
>>
>> If my memory serves me right, this cemetery is an old family cemetery
from
>> the Irving, Texas, area. (maybe Bear Creek community)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sandra Van Wyk
>> To:
>> Sent: 12/22/01 9:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Merry Christmas!!!!-small cemetery near DFW
airport
>>
>> What was the original request on this. Which cemetery are you
talking
>> about. What is the location?
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Janelle Holmes" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 7:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Merry Christmas!!!!-small cemetery near DFW
>> airport
>>
>>
>> > I just read about this in a recent issue of either Texas Parks and
>> > Wildlife or Texas Highways but I don't seem to be able to find the
>> > article. Best I remember one of the early settlers of the Dallas
area
>> > told his wife he wanted to be buried up on "that hill" and pointed
to
>> > it. He was the first, about 1850 I think. Since then he was joined
by
>> > son, grandsons and other relatives. Evidently the cemetery is still
in
>> > use as it talked about how people have to park on the right of way
or
>> > shoulders and make mad dashes across the highway to get to it.
Think
>> > there are 25 people buried there.
>> > --
>> > Janelle Holmes
>> > Wildair Kennels
>> > Dripping Springs, Texas
>> >
>> >
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