Private Cemeteries in Silver Valley, Texas often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Silver Valley, Texas are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Silver Valley, Texas are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.
We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Silver Valley, 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 Silver Valley, Texas .
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Founded in 1850, Pioneers Rest Cemetery is Fort Worth's first and oldest cemetery. It opened a year after Camp Worth military installation (later known as Fort Worth) was established on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the Clear and West Forks of the Trinity River and served as the fort's burial ground.
Infamous outlaws buried in Concordia include “Shotgun” John Collins, gunslinger and cattle rustler, L. Bass, drunkard and murderer, and John Wesley Hardin who quipped, “I never killed anyone who didn't need killing.”
Currently, more than 1.5 million veterans live in the state of Texas and approximately 460,000 reside in the cemetery's service area. The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery has developed 152 acres of the 638-acre cemetery providing 85,778 casketed sites and 31,918 columbaria/garden niches for cremated remains.
In the United States, the laws regulating the depth of graves vary by state. In Texas, for example, graves must be deep enough so that the coffin is covered by two feet of soil. 6 In New York, there must be at least three feet of soil. 4 Many other states only require 18 inches of soil and sometimes less.
The first person buried at the Texas State Cemetery was General Edward Burleson. Burleson emigrated from Tennessee to Bastrop County where he helped organize volunteers at Gonzales and was elected Stephen F. Austin's senior colonel.
The oldest cemetery in Texas is Oakwood Cemetery, which was once known as City Cemetery. The cemetery was included on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and its annex was included on October 30, 2003. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1972.