FIRST -- Burial in Bratton Cemetery, Round Rock TX
N 30° 28.708 W 097° 40.006
14R E 627971 N 3372560
Mary J. Robey, who died in 1847, is the first person buried at Bratton Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMTJXY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2016
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Bratton Cemetery, which used to be in the country, is now along a busy freeway in Round Rock, tucked behind a convenience store and next to an apartment complex.
A historic marker stands at the entrance to the cemetery and reads as follows:
BRATTON CEMETERY
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)"
A tall and ornate tombstone is covered with multiple inscriptions, each for a different member of the Robey Family. Mary J. Robey's inscription reads as follows:
"MARY J. ROBEY
Born near Portsmouth O.
Jun. 4, 1831
Died in Williamson Co. Tex.
Sept. ___ 1847"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 09/02/1847
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