Sowers Cemetery 
Irving, Dallas County, Texas
Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

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 Burial plot was begun in 1868, when a woman and her daughter, whose names have been lost, were interred on the land of  Seveir Smalley, a local landowner. In 1874, Edmund D. Sowers (1826 - 1909) and his wife, Freelove, donated one adjoining  acre as a public burial ground. In his family lot, Sowers had an impressive monument erected, using proceeds from sale of 65  acres of his land. Additional property was donated by Otis Brown (1879 - 1958). Many pioneer settlers of this area are buried  here. Cemetery is maintained by Sowers Cemetery Association.