He was estimated to be worth about $100 at his death, and received a pauper's burial in the prison cemetery.
He was buried in an unmarked grave in the prison cemetery.
The new prison cemetery in Michigan City has around 350 prisoners buried on the premises.
Within a month, the old guy was six feet deep in the prison cemetery.
He was buried in the prison cemetery, which has since been paved over.
Reverend Thomas conducted an informal service at the prison cemetery that afternoon.
It is the largest prison cemetery in the State of Texas.
Because the prison cemetery was located inside the prison walls, there was no access for the general public.
He also spent two years as the caretaker of the prison cemetery, always maintaining hope that he would not be laid to rest there.
He was buried in a prison cemetery, as no one claimed his body.