Burnet Co., TX - Cemeteries - Magill Cemetery
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Magill Cemetery
Burnet,Burnet county Texas
Coordinates:30*44' 25"N,98*14' 06"W
Location:From the city of Burnet go south on hwy 281you will see the Burnet
airport on the right,Take a right at the airport ,when you turn into the
airport you will see the cemetery on right it has a rock wall around it and
a historical marker.
This cemetery is not in use.
The city of Burnet takes great care of the cemetery.
Surveyed by: Barry Caraway on 27 July 2002.
This is the complete list of all graves that has tombstones,only one
unknown grave.
For anyother info e-mail me at barrycaraway@hotmail.com
History,This is what it says on the historical marker
Surrounded by a rock wall,the small pioneer family cemetery just west of
this site located on land that was once part of the William H.Magill
homestead. Magill, a veteran of the battle of San Jacinto,move his family
to Burnet county in 1850,he established this grave yard with the burial of
his 15-year-old son,John,in 1863 the remaining four graves include William
H.Magill (1813-1914) and his second wife Elizabeth (1831-1914)and his
parents Nancy (1792-1865)and father Samuel (1783-1865) Magill.At least one
unmarked grave is known to exist.

Magill,Elizabeth Alice.,b.23 Dec 1831,d.11 Mar 1914,wife of William H.
Magill,John S.,b.10 Oct 1848,d.12 Nov 1863,son of W.H.and Rebecca,killed by
indians.
Magill,Nancy.,b.20 Dec 1792,d.23 Feb 1865,wife of Samuel P.
Magill,Samuel P., b.16 Oct 1783,d.6 Apr 1865.
Magill,William Harrison.,b.3 Jan 1813,d.17 Dec 1878