Edna in Jackson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Brackenridge Cemetery

(Seven Miles Southeast)

Photographed by Jim Evans, October 6, 2018

1. Brackenridge Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Among family members buried there: John A. Brackenridge (1800-62), a Warrick County, Ind., neighbor from whom young Abraham Lincoln borrowed law brooks, 1855 founder of Texana Presbyterian Church; his son, George W. Brackenridge (1832-1902), emissary to Benito Juarez in Mexico from President Lincoln in 1860s, founder (1866) San Antonio National Bank, donor San Antonio's Brackenridge Park, member first board of regents, the University of Texas, serving 30 years, philanthropist; daughter Mary Eleanor Brackenridge (1837-1924), on first board of regents, CIA (Texas Woman's University).

Erected 1972 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 483.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list.

Location. 28° 58.831′ N, 96° 38.874′ W. Marker is in Edna, Texas, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of North Wells Street (State Highway 111) and Cypress Street, on the right when traveling south on North Wells Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edna TX 77957, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the American Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Famous Lavaca-Navidad Meeting of 1835 (here, next to this marker); Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Jackson County

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson County, C.S.A. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederates of Jackson County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson County Southeast Asia Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Jackson County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hernandez v. State of Texas (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edna.

Brackenridge Cemetery and The Famous Lavaca-Navidad Meeting of 1835 Markers with Texana Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jim Evans

2. Brackenridge Cemetery and The Famous Lavaca-Navidad Meeting of 1835 Markers with Texana Museum

The Texana Museum is in the background in this view.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2018, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2018, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.