Over spring break, my family took a trip down to south Texas. We planned a road trip that would stop in Fredricksburg, Stonewall and Austin for a few days. My darling spouse wanted to see some sights and I needed to photograph where President and Mrs. Johnson were buried.
President and Mrs. Johnson
President and Mrs. Johnson are buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery located on the Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch in Stonewall, Texas. The ranch became part of the National Parks Service after the passing of Mrs. Johnson.
At the visitors center, the park ranger on duty told us the Johnson Family Cemetery is only visible from outside the stone perimeter. Access in the cemetery requires permission from the Johnson family.
The cemetery is part of the driving tour around the LBJ Ranch. There are stops at a working farm, one room school house, a private runway with Johnson’s Air Force One jet and the Texas White House.
The Johnson Family Cemetery is a well groomed and tree covered couple of acres surrounded by a stone wall and iron gate. The President and Mrs. Johnson are buried under a very old live oak tree. The markers are pink Texas granite. The President and First Lady’s tombstones are larger than others in the cemetery.
I took photos from the perimeter at the gate, directly in front and at the side. The tombstones are too far for my Holga, but anyone with a good DSLR and zoom lens should be able to take an awesome photo.
The cemetery has several interesting tombstones that look much older than all the pink Texas granite stones. I really liked the tombstone for Mrs. R. H. Burton (died April 28, 1905). Mrs. Burton’s tombstone looks like white granite with a calf or sheep sculpted on the top. This tombstone is beautifully weathered and pitted from years of abuse in the south Texas.
As usual, I took photos with my Holga, Nikon and iPhone. I also got GPS coordinates.
I might have to see about getting permission from the Johnson family to gain access to the cemetery grounds.