Alamo Survivor Burial

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 Alamo Survivor Burial

Fred Smith

AUSTIN (AP) - A descendant of Alamo survivor Susanna Dickinson wants to have her remains moved to Texas State Cemetery, the burial place of many notable Texans. But Harry Bradley, the Texas State Cemetery superintendent, tells the Austin American-Statesman that the woman making the request must prove that she's Dickinson's closest living descendent. He says that only then can she formally apply for Dickinson's remains to be moved. Bradley won't name the woman making the request. State cemetery officials said that last month, a distant descendent of Dickinson's fifth husband inquired about reburial. Dickinson, who died in 1883, is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, which dates to 1839 and is the oldest of the five cemeteries maintained by the city. It's located about five blocks from the Texas State Cemetery, which is the burial place of well-known Texans including former Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock. Dickinson survived the battle at the Alamo, and Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna instructed her to deliver the news of the fort's fall to Texas General Sam Houston. Dickinson eventually married Joseph Hannig and settled in Austin.

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