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Edwin Holland Terrell (1848-1910) —
Born November
21, 1848.
U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1889-93.
Died July 1,
1910 (age 61 years, 222
days).
Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.
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Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) —
also known as Samuel A. Maverick —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., July 23,
1803.
Son of Samuel Maverick (1772-1852) and Elizabeth (AndersoN) Maverick
(1783-1818).
Lawyer;
delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1839-40, 1862-63; member of Texas
state house of representatives 44th District, 1851-53.
His name is the origin of the term "maverick" for an unbranded cow,
which later came to mean a political party dissident.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
2, 1870 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.
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Christopher Columbus Upson (1829-1902) —
of Texas.
Born near Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
17, 1829.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1879-83.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
8, 1902 (age 72 years, 114
days).
Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.
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Edward Degener (1809-1890) —
of Texas.
Born in Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany,
October
20, 1809.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1869-71.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
11, 1890 (age 80 years, 326
days).
Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.
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Ludovic Colquhoun (1804-1882) —
also known as Ludwig Colquhoun —
of Texas.
Born in 1804.
Member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842.
Died December
4, 1882 (age about 78
years).
Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.
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Hamilton Prioleau Bee (1822-1897) —
of Texas.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., July 22,
1822.
Son of Barnard
Elliott Bee.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1849-59; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1855-57; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
3, 1897 (age 75 years, 73
days).
Interment at Confederate Cemetery.
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Carlos Bee (1867-1932) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Saltillo, Coahuila
of American parents, July 8,
1867.
Son of Hamilton
Prioleau Bee.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1904,
1908;
member of Texas
state senate, 1915-19; U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., April 20,
1932 (age 64 years, 287
days).
Interment at Confederate Cemetery.
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William Bacon Wright (1830-1895) —
of Texas.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., July 4,
1830.
Representative
from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; major in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August
10, 1895 (age 65 years, 37
days).
Interment at Dignowitty Cemetery.
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John Lafayette Camp (1828-1891) —
of Gilmer, Upshur
County, Tex.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ala., February
20, 1828.
Democrat. Planter; lawyer;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1872;
member of Texas
state senate, 1875-78; district judge in Texas, 1878-84.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 16,
1891 (age 63 years, 146
days).
Interment at Dignowitty Cemetery.
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Frank Mariano Tejeda (1945-1997) —
also known as Frank Tejeda —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
2, 1945.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1977-86; member of Texas
state senate, 1987-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 28th District, 1993-97; died in office
1997; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died of brain
cancer and pneumonia,
in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
30, 1997 (age 51 years, 120
days).
Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
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Kearie Lee Berry (1893-1965) —
also known as K. L. Berry —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Denton
County, Tex., July 6,
1893.
Democrat. Adjutant
General of Texas, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Shriners;
American
Legion; National Rifle
Association.
Died in April, 1965
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
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Claude Vivian Birkhead (1880-1950) —
also known as Claude Birkhead —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Phoenix, Jackson
County, Ore., May 27,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Texas, 1910-12; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1940.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
19, 1950 (age 70 years, 176
days).
Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
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Claude Benton Hudspeth (1877-1941) —
also known as Claude B. Hudspeth; C. B.
Hudspeth —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Medina, Bandera
County, Tex., May 12,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; livestock
grower; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Texas
state senate, 1906-18; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1919-31.
Died March 19,
1941 (age 63 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
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James Luther Slayden (1853-1924) —
also known as James L. Slayden —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., June 1,
1853.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1897-1919 (12th District 1897-1903,
14th District 1903-19).
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
24, 1924 (age 70 years, 268
days).
Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
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Frank Melvin Karsten (1913-1992) —
also known as Frank M. Karsten —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
7, 1913.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. John
J. Cochran, 1934-46; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1947-69 (13th District 1947-53, 1st
District 1953-69).
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died May 14,
1992 (age 79 years, 128
days).
Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
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Thomas Moore Paschal (1845-1919) —
also known as Thomas M. Paschal —
of Castroville, Medina
County, Tex.
Born in Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., December
15, 1845.
Democrat. State court judge in Texas, 1870-71, 1876-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 1893-95.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
28, 1919 (age 73 years, 44
days).
Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
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Lewis Porter Featherstone (1851-1922) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss., July 28,
1851.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1887-88; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1890-91; defeated,
1890.
Died in Longview, Gregg
County, Tex., March 14,
1922 (age 70 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Son of James
Monroe Spears.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
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David Crockett (1786-1836) —
also known as Davey Crockett —
of Tennessee.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., August
17, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1821; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1827-31, 1833-35 (9th District
1827-31, 12th District 1833-35); served in the Texas Army during the
Texas War of Independence.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 6,
1836 (age 49 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San Fernando Cathedral.
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William Barret Travis (1809-1836) —
also known as William B. Travis —
of Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala.; Anahuac, Chambers
County, Tex.
Born in Red Bank, Edgefield District (now Saluda
County), S.C., August 9,
1809.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Austin, 1835;
colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 6,
1836 (age 26 years, 210
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San Fernando Cathedral.
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José Francisco Ruiz (1783-1840) —
also known as Francisco Ruiz —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
29, 1783.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1836-37.
Catholic.
First
schoolmaster in San Antonio, Texas.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
19, 1840 (age 56 years, 355
days).
Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #1.
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José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
27, 1795.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1838-39; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1846-49.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1871 (age 75 years, 320
days).
Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #1; statue at Navarro
County Courthouse Grounds, Corsicana, Tex.
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Henry Barbosa Gonzalez (1916-2000) —
also known as Henry B. Gonzalez —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 3,
1916.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1956-61; candidate in primary for Governor of
Texas, 1958; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1961-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Was in the motorcade in Dallas, Tex., when President John
F. Kennedy was shot. In a San Antonio restaurant in 1986, he
punched a man who called him a communist; he was charged
with assault,
but acquitted.
Died, in Downtown Baptist Hospital,
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
28, 2000 (age 84 years, 209
days).
Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #2.
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Augustus McCloskey (1877-1950) —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
23, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bexar
County Judge, 1920-28; U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1929-30.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 21,
1950 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #2.
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