Washington County Texas Archives Photo Tombstone.....Burton, Travis Jefferson 
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Cemetery:           Oak Hill Cemetery
Name:               Travis Jefferson Burton

Date Of Photograph: April 8, 2008
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TRAVIS J. BURTON
1835 - 1915

Additional Comments:
Born Travis Jefferson Burton on 4 Feb 1835 in Washington County, TX, one of 11 
children to John M. Burton and Elizabeth Maury Thomson.  John M. Burton was the 
founder of Burton, TX.  He enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1862 and served 
until the close of the war.  He was a Captain in Lusk's Company F, 21st Texas 
Cavalry (1st Texas Lancers), commanded by Col. Carter.  He was promoted to 2nd 
Lt. by Gen. E. Kirby Smith and then to 1st Sergeant.  He married Amanda Jane 
Jones on 15 May 1858 in Washington County and had a son, William Alexander 
Burton.  He died on 28 Dec 1915 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery with his 
family.

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