Pioneer Cemetery purchased in 1998 by Carroll and Billie Hagan Brown and restored as Pioneer
Park, with the assistance of George Rains. The Browns developed this site as a tribute to the founding pioneers of Whitesboro, maintained as a park and cemetery this will be a lasting memorial to the Diamond family and their descendants.
Many have been identified at the cemetery, yet many remain unidentified. 
John is buried here, James is buried in Houston and George is buried in Whitesboro.
Their letters and history can be found in the local library.

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Founded 1850 by James R. and John Diamond, joined later by their brother George, who had founded paper that today is Houston "Post." Station, 1858-1861, on Butterfield Stage Line. The Diamond brothers were political leaders and active in Texas frontier defense and Masonry. James is buried here.
(see marker above refuting that James is buried there.)

By Elaine Nall Bay & Patricia Nall