McCombs Cemetery Plaque

Hidden within Flower Mound, McCombs Cemetery Plaque whispers tales of early settlers. The plaque commemorates a site much older than the town itself. It dates back to the 1850s, even before Denton became the county seat. McCombs Cemetery began as a family plot. Nehemiah Wade Boyd, a Tennessee pioneer, tragically died of pneumonia in 1856 while building a cabin for his family. He was laid to rest on land donated by his brother-in-law, John Mathis McCombs, giving the cemetery its name. His wife, Susan McCombs Boyd, later gave birth to their seventh child, George Taylor Boyd, the first of their children born in Texas. Originally, it was believed that Nehemiah was the first burial. However, archeological evidence suggests that up to 100 people may have been buried there between the 1850s and 1890s. Many of the graves were marked simply with native sandstone or brick. The cemetery holds not only the Boyds but also members of the McCombs, Nowlin, Sigler, and Rivers families, all pioneers who journeyed from Tennessee in 1855. In 1990, Boyd descendants formed the McCombs Cemetery Association. Their mission was to protect this historic site from encroaching development. The McCombs Cemetery Plaque stands as a testament to their dedication. It preserves the memory of these early settlers and their contribution to the Lewisville-Flower Mound area.