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Marker No: 6758

18 x 28 Aluminum Subject Marker

Geographic: ​32° 39.302′ N, 96° 33.39′ W

Marker Text: ​In 1870, James J. Lee (1820-1901), a Confederate Army veteran from Mississippi, donated land for this cemetery, stipulating that no charges were to be made for plots. The 1.125-acre tract was the first cemetery in southeast Dallas County. Among the 1,500 burials are Lee and members of his family, Gen. James S. Raines (1817-1880), an officer in the Mexican War, 1846; some 60 people of Mexican descent; and a slave brought here in 1855. Land deeded for hitching horses has become part of the parking lot. The burial ground is maintained by Lee Cemetery, Inc. (1976) 

Location: ​1706 Seagoville Road, Seagoville