1843 ~ 1844
However, he was weak and died when he was a year old on August 12, 1843. His grandfather, John Brandenburg, had died earlier and the family had begun a family cemetery up on the hill north of Holts Creek, but by road a gradual incline out of Foster's Landing. He was laid to rest next to his grandfather. A few years later his grandmother would die and be laid to rest on the other side of his grandfather, and his mother a few months later. She was buried next to her baby. How sad it all was for this family.
Efforts have been made to restore this "Brandenburg Cemetery." The tombstones have been thrown into a dump on the side of the hill and the present owners of the land have not allowed descendants to drive up the steep hill (almost impossible to climb) to restore it. So our ancestors' final resting place is almost lost forever. For more on this Brandenburg Cemetery, go here. You may also contact Katheryn Maddox Haddad about it.
