Greenwood Cemetery (Dallas)

Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
Details
Established	1875
Location	3020 Oak Grove Ave; Dallas, TX
Country	United States
Coordinates	32°48′04″N 96°47′53″W / 32.80111°N 96.79806°W; GNIS: Greenwood Cemetery
Type	Non-denominational
Owned by	Greenwood Cemetery Association
Find a Grave	Greenwood Cemetery

Greenwood Cemetery is privately owned non-denominational cemetery located at 3020 Oak Grove Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas, Texas.^[1] Founded in 1875 as the Trinity Cemetery, the first burial was a Mrs. Susan Bradford that March. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city of Dallas.^[1] It is part of a cemetery tour, and sits next to the Emanu-El Cemetery, the Calvary Cemetery, and the Freedman's Cemetery Memorial.^[2]^[3]

History

At the time of its founding, the cemetery was out of town and surrounded by farmland. By 1896, the cemetery had fallen into disrepair with one local noting: "The fence is down in twenty places, cattle roam all over the graves and wagons use the main street as a common thoroughfare."^{[citation needed]} This prompted the formation of the Greenwood Cemetery Association,^[4] which took over the maintenance and operation of the cemetery and gave it its current name.

Notable burials

Vivian Louise Aunspaugh (1869–1960), painter and art teacher
Jacob Boll (1828–1880), naturalist and entomologist^[1]
John Henry Brown (1820–1895), newspaper publisher and member of the Texas legislature
Nathaniel Macon Burford (1824–1898), politician, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
Robert Emmet Burke (1847–1901), US Congressman
Ben E. Cabell (1858–1931), mayor of Dallas
William Lewis Cabell (1827–1911), mayor of Dallas
John Riley Duncan (1850–1911), Texas Ranger and Bounty Hunter
J. M. Howell (1849–1925), Dallas city alderman
Levin Major Lewis (1832–1886), Confederate army general
Benjamin Long (1838–1877), mayor of Dallas^[3]
William Stewart Simkins (1842–1929), Confederate soldier purported to have fired first shot of Civil War^[1]
Christopher Columbus Slaughter (1837–1919), American rancher, banker and philanthropist^[1]
J. M. Thurmond (1836–1882), attorney and mayor of Dallas
John H. Traylor (1839–1925), politician, developer, mayor of Dallas
Alexander White (1816–1893), US Congressman from Alabama
Frank W. Wozencraft (1892–1966), mayor of Dallas
Nelson Bunker Hunt (1926–2014), billionaire, horse-breeder and major financer of the John Birch Society

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Harvey, Bill (2010-01-01). Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans. University of Texas Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-0-292-77934-1.
^ "Freedmans Cemetery". Dallas City Hall. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ ^a ^b Wilonsky, Robert. "For Those Who've Never Visited Uptown's Greenwood Cemetery, An Amazing Tour". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ Mullen, Holly. "Dig 'em up, move 'em out". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

[:0-1] Harvey, Bill (2010-01-01). Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans. University of Texas Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-0-292-77934-1.

[:02-2] "Freedmans Cemetery". Dallas City Hall. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

[:1-3] Wilonsky, Robert. "For Those Who've Never Visited Uptown's Greenwood Cemetery, An Amazing Tour". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

[4] Mullen, Holly. "Dig 'em up, move 'em out". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

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