Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Dallas County, Texas

   In 1992, Brenda Raye (then Taylor) of Cedar Hill, Texas, following several incidents of vandalism, took an intense interest in the cemetery and set out to obtain information about each individual buried in the cemetery. She gathered family group sheets for each family, having contacted many descendents. She began the process, through the Texas Historical Commission, of approval of a marker for the cemetery as a historic site. The marker was dedicated on May 20, 1995.  Her database included complete dates, including day and month, when available. Where possible, I have noted this, if the complete date was not on the headstone. Her data may also be indicated by "BT" and frequently includes family relationships which are not found on the headstones, and are valuable to researchers.
   The cemetery is located about 5-6 north of Midlothian on a blacktop road and 3-4 miles southwest of Cedar Hill. My directions indicate traveling east on Highway 67 from Midlothian to Mount Lebanon Road, then to Texas Plume Road (turn north or left), continuing a while until you go around a bend where cemetery can be seen to the right. However, Texas Plume Road was unmarked in 1992, and it was not easy to find. The cemetery is on Texas Plume Road between Ellis Road and Lake Ridge Parkway. It is still active, and is maintained by a cemetery association. Because of the efforts of Brenda Raye and others, vandalism has been reduced by regular police patrol and much damage has been repaired.
(Quoted from Genealogy Corner (see sources below); Brenda Raye is a charter member of the RFA)