Pioneers Rest property, long considered a "no-man's land," was actually owned by the City of Fort Worth, which had purchased it in 1880 for $76. After proposing to convert the property into a city park, the park board ultimately elected to return the property to the Pioneers Rest Cemetery Association and provide free water for maintenance of the cemetery. In 1928, the remains of Tarrant County namesake, Republic of Texas militia member and State Representative Edward H. Tarrant were moved to Pioneers Rest, having been interred for nearly seventy years at his family cemetery in Ellis County, and for one year at Fondren Cemetery in Parker County. A new monument honoring Tarrant was placed in 1931. During the Great Depression, Pioneers Rest became a popular campsite for hobos because it was near the railroad, offered dense shrubs as cover, and the Tarrant County Courthouse lawn in downtown Fort Worth had already become overcrowded. Inscriptions from all grave markers were recorded for Fort Worth's centennial in 1948, and updated in 1976. A Texas Historical Marker honoring Edward H. Tarrant was dedicated in 1987. All grave plots in Pioneers Rest had been sold by the 1920s, but the last burial did not take place until 1993. A marker for the first eleven soldiers buried at Pioneers Rest was placed in 1999 and a monument for Confederate Civil War veterans was dedicated in 2000. Pioneers Rest continues to be maintained by the Pioneers Rest Cemetery Association and is open to the public on weekdays. Notable graves and monuments Numerous original Peters Colony settlers, local civic figures, and Civil War veterans are buried at Pioneers Rest. Notable graves include: Ripley Allen Arnold (1817–1853) – Founder of Fort Worth and major in the United States Army James J. Byrne (1841–1880) – The youngest general in the Union Army during the Civil War Ephraim Merrill "Bud" Daggett (1850–1921) – Fort Worth cattleman and father of Mary Daggett Lake Ephraim Merrill "Eph" Daggett (1810–1883) – The "Father of Fort Worth" and participant in the Regulator-Moderator War Lemuel James Edwards (1805–1869) – Early Peters Colony settler and landowner in present-day southwest Fort Worth and Benbrook James Franklin Ellis (1838–1899) – Early Fort Worth settler and luxury hotel owner Merida Green Ellis (1847–1932) – One of the founders of the Fort Worth Stockyards Gustavus Adolphus Everts (1797–1884) – Judge and Fannin County representative at the Convention of 1845, which