McCulloch County, TX - Cemeteries - Camp San Saba Oak Tree Burials

Submitted by Louann Hall <lauann@centex.net>

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CAMP  SAN  SABA  OAK  TREE  BURIALS

This big live oak tree is on private property of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Vickery and
is near the location of the old Ranger Camp.

It is the largest oak tree in this part of the state, covering over 8,000 sq. feet of earth.  

The first recorded burial is that of Benjamin J. Smith, who was killed and 
scalped by Indians.  

Later, Marion Watts was buried here.  

There are, also, several soldiers buried here, as well as the bones of three
Indian braves who have gone to their happy hunting grounds.

Submitted by Marguerite Neal
Special thanks to Donald Fleming for researching these burials.
SMITH, Benjamin P.	Feb., 1816	Aug., 1868
WATTS, Marion	June 17, 1856	Dec. 9, 1885