Bratton Cemetery
N 30° 28.730 W 097° 41.000
14R E 626380 N 3372582
Bratton Cemetery, which used to be in the country, is now along a busy freeway in Round Rock
Waymark Code: WMTJXH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2016
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The historic Bratton cemetery is located along the Texas toll route 45 in Round Rock, tucked behind a convenience store and next to an apartment complex.
The marker stands at the entrance to the cemetery.
Marker Number: 14555
Marker Text:
Kentucky native John Bratton (1812-1855) came to Texas with his family in 1837. Ten years later, Bratton purchased land in this area and set aside one acre for use as a burial ground for family members and friends. The earliest known burial, that of Mary J. Robey, took place in 1847. There are more than 100 known gravesites in the Bratton Cemetery, and about 50 of the burials are marked only with fieldstones. A good example of a pioneer graveyard, in which many of the graves date from the 1800s, the Bratton Cemetery is a reminder of the area's early history. (1985)
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