Tarrant County TXGenWeb - Muhlinghause Cemetery

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Muhlinghause Cemetery

Contributed by Rob Yoder

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers moved the graves from this cemetery and four others during the construction of Benbrook Lake. The new resting place was the Merinda Seminary Graveyard, now known as Benbrook Cemetery. All of the information on this page was abstracted from the Corp of Engineers 1949 report titled "Cemetery Relocation Plan, Benbrook Dam and Reservoir."

This cemetery is situated approximately 5 miles south of the easterly end of the dam site on privately owned land. There is no public access road to this cemetery.

The Muhlinghause Cemetery is a small private burial ground situated in a fence corner surrounded by brush and trees as shown in the photograph. This land is presently owned by F. P. Feltz, whose father acquired title to these lands about the year 1895. At the time of the burials in this cemetery, the property was owned by the Muhlinghause family.

The most authentic information obtained, concerning these graves, was furnished by Mr. M. E. Conkling, the son of Mittie P. Conkling. Mr. Conkling secured the names, dates, and grave locations from an uncle, Dan Muhlinghause, who has since died.

Grave #1
MUHLINGHAUSE, Mullo
1843 - 1892
Age 49, Male
Relative: Mittie P. Conkling, daughter
Relative: M. E. Conkling, grandson
Information secured from Dan Muhlinghause (now deceased), a son of Mullo Muhlinghause, by M.E. Conkling, son of Mittie P. Conkling.
Relocated to Merinda Seminary Graveyard, Section E, Lot 1, Space H

Grave #2
MUHLINGHAUSE, Mrs. Daniel
Dates and age unknown
Female
Relative: Mittie P. Conkling, granddaughter
Relative: M.E. Conkling, great-grandson
Information secured from Dan Muhlinghause (now deceased), a grandson of Mrs. Daniel Muhlinghause, by M.E. Conkling, son of Mittie P. Conkling.
Relocated to Merinda Seminary Graveyard, Section E, Lot 1, Space E

Grave #3
MUHLINGHAUSE, Janie
1853 - 1879
Age 26, Female
Relative: Mittie P. Conkling, daughter
Relative: M.E. Conkling, grandson
Information secured from Dan Muhlinghause (now deceased), a son of Janie Muhlinghause, by M.E. Conkling, son of Mittie P. Conkling.
Relocated to Merinda Seminary Graveyard, Section E, Lot 1, Space D

Grave #4
MUHLINGHAUSE, Daniel
Unknown
Age 86, Male
Relative: Mittie P. Conkling, granddaughter
Relative: M.E. Conkling, great-grandson
Information secured from Dan Muhlinghause (now deceased), a grandson of Daniel Muhlinghause, by M.E. Conkling, son of Mittie P. Conkling.
Relocated to Merinda Seminary Graveyard, Section E, Lot 1, Space A

This page was last modified 13 Mar 2003.