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Butler Cemetery
Karnes County,
Texas

Butler Family Cemetery
Texas Historical Markers
Kenedy, TX, USA
Latitude & Longitude: 28° 49' 46.70663000016", -97° 51' 9.56171999988"

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This cemetery was part of the original homestead of William Green and Adeline Burris Butler, who had migrated to Texas with their families before the Civil War. Eventually their ranching interests included land in five South Texas counties. Emmett, their 20-year-old son, killed in December 1884, was the first person buried in the graveyard. Among the 40 graves are members of Butler's family who were reinterred here from other sites. Some of their gravestones exhibited earlier dates than 1884. The cemetery, maintained through a trust fund, continues to serve the family.

Photo Courtesy of Sibyl Harding sibyljh53@yahoo.com

Contributed on 3/4/16

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Record #: 101617

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Submitted: 3/4/16 • Approved: 3/4/16 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R101617-G0-S3

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