John Robin Heard Cemetery 
Douglassville,  Cass County, Texas
Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

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Land for this one-acre family cemetery
 (3.5 mi. S) was donated by John Robin Heard (1794-1866), who came to 
Texas in 1853 and founded the nearby town of Cussetta. First burial occurred in 
1861 after the death of Cornelius Floyd (b. 1859), Heard's grandson. The 23 graves
 include those of Heard and his second wife, Mary Hopkins Heard (1806-1863). The 
cemetery fence was provided by another of Heard's grandsons, W. Q. Henderson (1858-1934). 
Location: on SH 77, about 10 mi. NW of Linden, about 6 mi. W of Douglassville 
Descendants formed a cemetery association in 1974 and organized a perpetual care trust fund.