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History Glossary

Burns Rivers Cemetery

Place

Physically inside the boundaries of Rickwood Caverns State Park. Home to the oldest confirmed couple documented in this area’s cemetery research: Alexander Abner Burns Sr. (1747-1829), a documented Revolutionary War pensioner, and his wife Mary Ellen Roach Burns (1746-1829), who died just 47 days after him.

Notable graves:

  • Alexander Abner Burns Sr. (1747-1829) and his wife Mary Ellen Roach Burns (1746-1829) - the oldest confirmed couple found in this area’s cemetery research.
  • Martin Wigginton (1777-1830) and Nancy Crockett Wigginton (1781-1835).

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