Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery

Robert Hight died in 1866 of a fever he caught in Confederate service, and Martha Ann Hight wanted him buried near Duncanville. Grand Prairie's landmark study says David Jordan agreed on condition that Hight lie in the Jordan family plot, which began about 1866. The ground was called Hight, Jordan, Bowles and Jordan-Bowles cemetery before an association formed in 1955. Employees of the families are buried there, and unmarked graves are thought to hold Indian (Native American) and Mexican travelers the early families accepted. A 1986 survey identified 162 graves.

What the plaque says

Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery This began as a family burial ground in 1866, when David A. Jordan (1808 - 1879) provided land for a cemetery in which to bury his son-in-law, Robert A. Hight (1826 - 1866). The graveyard was later made available to other residents of the area and became a public cemetery. Members of many local pioneer families are interred here, including the Bowles, Brannan, Robertson, Miller, Jordan, and Hight families. The Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery Association, formed in 1955, oversees care and maintenance of the cemetery. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

Where it stands

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