Cemeteries in Ben Franklin, Texas

2 cemeteries in Ben Franklin, Texas

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What are the different types of cemeteries in Ben Franklin?

Private Cemeteries in Ben Franklin, Texas often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Ben Franklin, Texas are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Ben Franklin, Texas are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

What information you provide for cemeteries in Ben Franklin?

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Ben Franklin, Texas , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Ben Franklin, Texas .

For how many cemeteries in Ben Franklin does PeopleLegacy have burial data?

Our database contains records of burials from 2 cemeteries.

Where is the oldest grave in Texas?

Oakwood Cemetery (Austin, Texas)

What is a perpetual care cemetery in Texas?

Perpetual Care Cemeteries (PCC) A cemetery operating with a Certificate of Authority issued by the Department means that a perpetual care fund for its maintenance has been established in conformity with the laws of the State of Texas.

How deep does a grave have to be in Texas?

(Texas Health & Safety Code § 711.008.) You'll have to bury the body at a minimum depth: 1.5 feet below ground if the casket or container is made of impenetrable material, or two feet below ground otherwise. (Texas Health & Safety Code § 714.001.)

What is the oldest settlement in Texas?

Considered to be the oldest town in Texas, Nacogdoches was founded in 1779 by Don Antonio Gil Y'Barbo. This quaint little town is booming with history and stories from years past beginning with the Caddo Indians, who lived in the area before the Spanish, through the present day.

Where are executed prisoners buried in Texas?

Davis's funeral was one of seven at the Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, the largest prison graveyard in the country, 22 acres where thousands of inmates who were executed or died while incarcerated are buried. All of them went unclaimed by their relatives after they died, but the cemetery is not a ramshackle potter's field.

Where are inmates buried in Texas?

Located on twenty-two acres behind Sam Houston State University, Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery serves as the final resting place for inmates who die in prison without funeral or family arrangements.