Bethany Cemetery
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
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Because Bethany was a private cemetery, each family was responsible for the upkeep of its own plot. However, as families moved away or died out, many of the graves fell into disrepair.
This cemetery comprises approximately six acres, and includes the graves of former slaves, and two Black Civil War veterans.
Historically, family members of the deceased provided maintenance of graves in the cemetery. In 1914, the association hired a caretaker who worked there until 1930. Over time, maintenance of the cemetery became sporadic as family members themselves died, leaving few behind to care for the plots. To further exacerbate the situation, the city of Austin opened Evergreen Cemetery that provided perpetual care in 1928. Many graves in Bethany were exhumed and the remains transferred over to nearby Evergreen, leaving even fewer relatives to provide care at Bethany. By 1933, the Bethany Cemetery Company ceased to function, as the founding members had all died."
Because Bethany was a private cemetery, each family was responsible for the upkeep of its own plot. However, as families moved away or died out, many of the graves fell into disrepair.
This cemetery comprises approximately six acres, and includes the graves of former slaves, and two Black Civil War veterans.
Historically, family members of the deceased provided maintenance of graves in the cemetery. In 1914, the association hired a caretaker who worked there until 1930. Over time, maintenance of the cemetery became sporadic as family members themselves died, leaving few behind to care for the plots. To further exacerbate the situation, the city of Austin opened Evergreen Cemetery that provided perpetual care in 1928. Many graves in Bethany were exhumed and the remains transferred over to nearby Evergreen, leaving even fewer relatives to provide care at Bethany. By 1933, the Bethany Cemetery Company ceased to function, as the founding members had all died."
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2359
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