Brackenridge Cemetery
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).
28.9805° N, 96.6480° W
Where to Find It
Texana Museum grounds, 403 Wells St., Edna
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NW Famous Lavaca-Navidad Meeting of 1835 Edna
- <0.1 mi W Dutart-McDowell Home Edna
- <0.1 mi W Old J. C. Traylor Place Edna
- 0.1 mi W Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga Edna
- 0.2 mi SE Early Jackson County Edna
- 0.2 mi S Jackson County, C. S. A. Edna