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Brazos Bottom Baptist (aka Old Tunis) Cemetery
Burleson County,
Texas

Brazos Bottom Baptist Church Cemetery

Also Known As The Old Tunis Cemetery. This Burial Ground Originally Served A Pioneer Area Of The
Fertile Brazos Valley. Graves Date From The 1840s
John And Sarah Wright Echols Formally Set Aside Land in 1867 For This Graveyard And A Baptist Church, Which Disbanded In 1883. The Headstones Preserve The Names Of Farmers, Veterans, Families and Pioneers. Including Judge John Gregg (1798 - 1848), A Texas War For Independence Veteran, Planter and Milam County Justice. A Cemetery Association Maintains The Site, Preserving The Rich
History Of The Valley
Historic Texas Cemetery 2000

Photo Courtesy of Mervin D Peters

Contributed on 10/12/15

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Record #: 92302

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Submitted: 10/12/15 • Approved: 10/14/15 • Last Updated: 1/6/23 • R92302-G0-S3

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