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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSS0_merrilltown-cemetery_Austin-TX.html
This burial ground has served the surrounding area since the early 1850s. Most of those interred here lived in the Merrilltown community, which Captain Nelson Merrell (d. 1879) established when he settled here in 1837. He operated the post office …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSRW_bratton-cemetery_Austin-TX.html
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 and friends. The earliest known burial, that of Mar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH6T_the-gault-homestead_Austin-TX.html
Included as part of a 320-acre land grant awarded to J.P. Whelin in payment for his service to the Republic of Texas Army, this property has had a long and varied history. Soon after he was granted the land, Whelin sold it to Nathaniel C. Raymond,…