Texas Genealogy
If you have any reference material on or related to Rowlett and would like to volunteer as a resource, or if you know of a Rowlett link that would be appropriate to add to this page, please e-mail Linda Dolby
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Big A Cemetery - located on the north side of Highway 66 between Big A and Liberty Grove Road in Rowlett.
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery & Mausolem - Located on Rowlett Road in Rowlett.
Pleasant Valley Cemetery - Located between the towns of Sachse and Rowlett on Merritt Road.
Cottonwood Cemetery located on Whitley Rd, 50 yards west of Vinson Rd in N E Dallas County, South of Wylie. Note: some of the information provided is not on headstone, but inserted in hopes of helping those researching family history.
Chisea Cemetery - Located on Chisea Road, between Miller road and Hwy 66.
Mills Cemetery located in Garland, TX (on the border of Rowlett and Garland), has been walked and recorded by Dallas Co. GenWeb Coordinator and Garland Genealogical Society member Linda-Jeanne Dolby and is now a published work. For information on purchasing this book, email the author or visit the Mills Cemetery site for a listing of surnames included.
Jane Johnson Endsley, 1848-1933; born a slave but rose to a successful life as a businesswoman and community leader
City of Rowlett website