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Index to Locations

  • Dallas Unknown location
  • Dallas Calvary Hill Cemetery
  • Dallas Crown Hill Memorial Park
  • Dallas Emanu-El Cemetery
  • Dallas Greenwood Cemetery
  • Dallas Grove Hill Memorial Park
  • Dallas John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
  • Dallas Laurel Land Memorial Park
  • Dallas Oak Cliff Cemetery
  • Dallas Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Dallas Oakland Cemetery
  • Dallas Old Oak Cliff Cemetery
  • Dallas Pioneer Park Cemetery
  • Dallas Restland Memorial Park
  • Dallas Robinson Family Cemetery
  • Dallas Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Garland Knights of Pythias Cemetery
  • Grand Prairie Old Southland Cemetery


    Unknown Location
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      M. M. Rodgers — of La Grange, Fayette County, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1904, 1912. African ancestry. Interment somewhere.


    Calvary Hill Cemetery
    3235 Lombardy Lane
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Mike McKool (1918-2003) — of Texas. Born in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito Federal, December 30, 1918. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Texas state senate, 1969-72; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1974; chair of Dallas County Democratic Party, 1984-86. Catholic. Lebanese ancestry. As state senator, set a filibuster record by speaking nonstop for 42 hours and 33 minutes in support of funding for mental health and retardation. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 22, 2003 (age 84 years, 54 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Hill Cemetery.


    Crown Hill Memorial Park
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Jean Baptiste Adoue, Jr. (1884-1956) — also known as J. B. Adoue, Jr. — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 4, 1884. Son of Jean Baptiste Adoue and Mittie N. (Simpson) Adoue. President, Dallas National Bank of Commerce, 1924-56; chairman, Gulf Insurance Company; chairman, Universal Life and Accident Insurance Company; director, Graham-Brown Shoe Company; director, First Texas Chemical Company; director, Cosmopolitan Hotel Company; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1951-53. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Arbitration Association; Rotary; Phi Delta Theta; Newcomen Society. Died, from a heart attack, while working at his bank, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 17, 1956 (age 72 years, 13 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Crown Hill Memorial Park.
      Presumably named for: John the Baptist
      Relatives: Son of Jean Baptiste Adoue and Mittie N. (Simpson) Adoue; married, October 12, 1909, to Hester A. Allen (died); married, May 12, 1937, to Mary J. Wilson.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Emanu-El Cemetery
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Irving Loeb Goldberg (1906-1995) — also known as Irving L. Goldberg — Born in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Tex., June 29, 1906. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-95. Jewish. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 11, 1995 (age 88 years, 227 days). Interment at Emanu-El Cemetery.


    Greenwood Cemetery
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      William Lewis Cabell (1827-1911) — also known as "Old Tige" — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Danville, Va., January 1, 1827. Son of Benjamin William Ssheridan Cabell. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1874-76, 1877-79, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1884, 1892. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 22, 1911 (age 84 years, 52 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Benjamin William Ssheridan Cabell; brother of George Craighead Cabell; father of Benjamin Earl Cabell. See Cabell family of Virginia.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Benjamin Long (1838-1877) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born March 7, 1838. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1868-70, 1872-74. Killed when he attempted to stop three people from leaving a saloon without paying, June 23, 1877 (age 39 years, 108 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Alexander White (1816-1893) — of Alabama. Born in Tennessee, 1816. Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1851-53, 1873-75 (7th District 1851-53, at-large 1873-75); served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in 1893 (age about 77 years). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Robert Emmet Burke (1847-1901) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born near Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Ala., August 1, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; county judge in Texas, 1878-88; district judge in Texas 14th District, 1888-96; U.S. Representative from Texas 6th District, 1897-1901; died in office 1901. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 5, 1901 (age 53 years, 308 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Benjamin Earl Cabell (1858-1931) — also known as Ben E. Cabell — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., November 18, 1858. Son of William Lewis Cabell. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1900-04. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 8, 1931 (age 72 years, 82 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandson of Benjamin William Ssheridan Cabell; son of William Lewis Cabell; nephew of George Craighead Cabell. See Cabell family of Virginia.
      John Henry Brown (1820-1895) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born October 29, 1820. Mayor of Galveston, Tex., 1856-57; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; member of Texas state house of representatives; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1885-87. Died May 31, 1895 (age 74 years, 214 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Henry Traylor (1839-1925) — also known as John H. Traylor — of Granbury, Hood County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Rockport, Aransas County, Tex. Born in Traylorsville, Henry County, Va., March 27, 1839. Son of Robert Bailey Traylor. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas state house of representatives; elected 1881; member of Texas state senate 30th District; elected 1883; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1898-1900. Methodist. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., March 19, 1925 (age 85 years, 357 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      J. M. Thurmond (1836-1882) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born February 22, 1836. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1879-80. Member, Freemasons. Died March 14, 1882 (age 46 years, 20 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Frank Wilson Wozencraft (1892-1966) — also known as Frank W. Wozencraft; "The Boy Mayor" — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 7, 1892. Son of Alfred Prior Wozencraft and Virginia Lee (Wilson) Wozencraft. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in a hospital at Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 3, 1966 (age 74 years, 88 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1922 to Mary Victoria McReynolds.
      Epitaph: "He Kept The Faith."
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Grove Hill Memorial Park
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      James Britton Cranfill (1858-1942) — also known as James B. Cranfill — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Parker County, Tex., September 12, 1858. Son of Eaton Cranfill and Martha Jane (Galloway) Cranfill. Physician; newspaper editor; Baptist minister; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1892. Baptist. Died December 28, 1942 (age 84 years, 107 days). Interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married 1878 to Ollie Allen.
      Bryan Thomas Barry (1851-1919) — also known as Bryan T. Barry — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born October 26, 1851. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1894-95, 1897-98, 1904-06. Died March 5, 1919 (age 67 years, 130 days). Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
      Stephen John Hay (1864-1916) — also known as Stephen J. Hay — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., October 5, 1864. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1907-11. Methodist. Died February 29, 1916 (age 51 years, 147 days). Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
      Joe Earl Lawther (1876-1943) — also known as Joe E. Lawther — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born February 11, 1876. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1917-19. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., April 24, 1943 (age 67 years, 72 days). Interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.


    John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

    Politicians who have monuments here:
      John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) — also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K."; "Lancer" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 29, 1917. Son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; received a 1957 Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Elks. Shot by a sniper, Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177 days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby. Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. His portrait appears on the U.S. half dollar (50 cent coin). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza.
      Relatives: Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995); brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia Joan Bennett); married, September 12, 1953, to Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr. and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III); step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton Ivan Steers, Jr.); uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-); father of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.. See Kennedy family of Massachusetts and New York.
      Cross-reference: John B. Connally — Henry B. Gonzalez — Henry M. Wade — Walter Rogers — Gerry E. Studds — James B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark Dalton — Waggoner Carr — Theodore C. Sorensen — Pierre Salinger — John Bartlow Martin
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
      Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles in Courage
      Books about John F. Kennedy: Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK : Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael O'Brien, John F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America — Thomas Reeves, A Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy — Shelley Sommer, John F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young readers)
      Critical books about John F. Kennedy: Seymour Hersh, The Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK: the Man and the Myth


    Laurel Land Memorial Park
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Joe Richard Pool (1911-1968) — also known as Joe R. Pool — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., February 18, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1953-58; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1963-68 (at-large 1963-67, 3rd District 1967-68); defeated, 1960; died in office 1968. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., July 14, 1968 (age 57 years, 147 days). Interment at Laurel Land Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Oak Cliff Cemetery
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      George Able Sprague (1871-1963) — also known as George Sprague — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minn., November 30, 1871. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1937-39. Presbyterian. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 8, 1963 (age 91 years, 343 days). Interment at Oak Cliff Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of John Sprague (World War II soldier, killed 1943).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      George Sergeant — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1935-37. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Interment at Oak Cliff Cemetery.


    Oak Hill Cemetery
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Martin McNulty Crane (1855-1943) — also known as M. M. Crane — of Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Grafton, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 17, 1855. Son of Martin Crane and Mary (McNulty) Crane. Democrat. Lawyer; Johnson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1885; member of Texas state senate 21st District, 1890-92; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1893-95; Texas state attorney general, 1894-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1928; chief counsel, board of managers, impeachment of Gov. James C. Ferguson, 1917. Died August 3, 1943 (age 87 years, 259 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, January 22, 1879, to Eulla Olatia Taylor.


    Oakland Cemetery
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      James Andrew Beall (1866-1929) — also known as Jack Beall — of Waxahachie, Ellis County, Tex. Born near Midlothian, Ellis County, Tex., October 25, 1866. Son of Richard Beall and Adelaide (Pierce) Beall. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Texas state senate 10th District, 1895-98; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1903-15. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 11, 1929 (age 62 years, 109 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1898 to Patricia Martin.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Louis Blaylock (1849-1932) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Sevier County, Ark., October 21, 1849. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1923-27. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died December 4, 1932 (age 83 years, 44 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Barnett Gibbs (1851-1904) — of Texas. Born May 19, 1851. Member of Texas state senate, 1882-84; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1884-86; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1896; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1898. Died October 4, 1904 (age 53 years, 138 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Henry Schley Ervay (1834-1911) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in 1834. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1870-72. Died in California, August 21, 1911 (age about 77 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Franklin Pierce Holland (1852-1928) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born September 22, 1852. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1895-97. Died January 18, 1928 (age 75 years, 118 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Franklin Pierce
      Winship C. Connor — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1887-94. Entombed at Oakland Cemetery.
      Edwin Le Roy Antony (1852-1913) — of Texas. Born in Burke County, Ga., January 5, 1852. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Texas 9th District, 1892-93. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., January 13, 1913 (age 61 years, 8 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Calvin McCoy (1819-1887) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born September 28, 1819. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1862-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876. Died April 30, 1887 (age 67 years, 214 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: John Calvin
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Bryan Thomas Barry (1851-1919) — also known as Bryan T. Barry — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born October 26, 1851. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1894-95, 1897-98, 1904-06. Died March 5, 1919 (age 67 years, 130 days). Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
      Stephen John Hay (1864-1916) — also known as Stephen J. Hay — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., October 5, 1864. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1907-11. Methodist. Died February 29, 1916 (age 51 years, 147 days). Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.


    Old Oak Cliff Cemetery
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Sterling Price Strong (1862-1936) — also known as Sterling P. Strong — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born near Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., August 17, 1862. Democrat. Montague County Clerk, 1884-88, 1898-1904; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1930; U.S. Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., March 28, 1936 (age 73 years, 224 days). Interment at Old Oak Cliff Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Pioneer Park Cemetery
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      John M. Crockett (1816-1887) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born December 26, 1816. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1857-58, 1859-61, 1865-66. Died August 4, 1887 (age 70 years, 221 days). Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
      Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807-1885) — of Texas. Born April 20, 1807. Speaker of the Texas Republic House of Representatives; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1845. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., June 7, 1885 (age 78 years, 48 days). Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
      John William Crowdus (1828-1895) — also known as J. W. Crowdus — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., July 6, 1828. Druggist; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1881-83. Died September 11, 1895 (age 67 years, 67 days). Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
      Samuel B. Pryor (1816-1866) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in 1816. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1856-57; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in 1866 (age about 50 years). Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
      John Jay Good (1827-1882) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born July 21, 1827. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1880-81. Died September 17, 1882 (age 55 years, 58 days). Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: John Jay


    Restland Memorial Park
    9220 Walnut
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) — also known as Tom C. Clark — Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 23, 1899. Son of William H. Clark and Jennie (Falls) Clark. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney General, 1945-49; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 13, 1977 (age 77 years, 263 days). Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of William H. Clark and Jennie (Falls) Clark; married, November 8, 1924, to Mary Jane Ramsey; father of Ramsey Clark.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      William Arvis Blakley (1898-1976) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Miami Station, Saline County, Mo., November 17, 1898. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Texas, 1957, 1961. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., January 5, 1976 (age 77 years, 49 days). Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Mitchell Collins (1916-1989) — also known as James M. Collins — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Irving, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Hallsville, Harrison County, Tex., April 29, 1916. U.S. Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1968-83; defeated (Republican), 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1982. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., July 21, 1989 (age 73 years, 83 days). Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
      Earle Cabell (1906-1975) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Dallas County, Tex., October 27, 1906. Son of Ben E. Cabell and Sadie (Pearre) Cabell. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1965-73; defeated, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, Elks. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 24, 1975 (age 68 years, 332 days). Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married, February 22, 1932, to Elizabeth Holder.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James H. Blundell (d. 1956) — of Waco, McLennan County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940 (alternate), 1948. Died in 1956. Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
      Nicholas Nix (1978-1999) — of Mesquite, Dallas County, Tex. Born in a hospital at Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., December 20, 1978. Candidate for mayor of Mesquite, Tex., 1999. Died from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Mesquite, Dallas County, Tex., November 11, 1999 (age 20 years, 326 days). Interment at Restland Memorial Park.


    Robinson Family Cemetery
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Benjamin Franklin Robinson (1807-1884) — of Missouri. Born in Greenville District (now Greenville County), S.C., January 1, 1807. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1848. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., January 9, 1884 (age 77 years, 8 days). Interment at Robinson Family Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
      Relatives: Brother of Lewis Wilton Robinson; brother-in-law of John Walker. See Robinson-Walker family of Missouri.


    Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
    7405 West Northwest Highway
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) — also known as John G. Tower — of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., September 29, 1925. Son of Rev. Joe Z. Tower (1898-1970) and Beryl Tower (1898-1990). Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university professor; candidate for Texas state house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 (delegation chair), 1980; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis; American Political Science Association; American Association of University Professors. Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amid allegations of heavy drinking and womanizing. Killed in the crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of the runway of Glynco Airport, near Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., April 5, 1991 (age 65 years, 188 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Rev. Joe Z. Tower (1898-1970) and Beryl Tower (1898-1990); married 1952 to Lou Bullington (divorced 1976); married 1977 to Lila Burt Cummings (divorced 1987).
      Cross-reference: Larry Combest
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890-1969) — also known as W. Lee O'Daniel; Pappy O'Daniel — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, March 11, 1890. Democrat. Governor of Texas, 1939-41; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1941-49. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., May 11, 1969 (age 79 years, 61 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
      Books about W. Lee O'Daniel: Bill Crawford, Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy: Pictures of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel
      William Hawley Atwell (1869-1961) — also known as William H. Atwell — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Sparta, Monroe County, Wis., June 9, 1869. Son of Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1920; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; took senior status 1954. Methodist. Member, Elks; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Died December 22, 1961 (age 92 years, 196 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married, December 7, 1892, to Susie Snyder.
      See also federal judicial profile
      Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901-1968) — also known as J. Frank Wilson — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., March 18, 1901. Son of Jodie J. Wilson and Willie (Cole) Wilson. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Dallas County Democratic Party, 1942-45; district judge in Texas, 1943-44, 1955-68; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1947-55. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., October 13, 1968 (age 67 years, 209 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married 1926 to Ruby Lee Hopkins.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr. (1892-1943) — also known as Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., December 15, 1892. Son of Joseph Weldon Bailey and Ellen (Murray) Bailey. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Presbyterian. Died in military service, of pneumonia following injuries he suffered in a collision, in the military hospital at Camp Howze, near Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., July 17, 1943 (age 50 years, 214 days). Original interment at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married, November 6, 1924, to Roberta Lewis.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) — also known as Thomas B. Love — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Webster County, Mo., June 23, 1870. Son of Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1902-07; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas state senate, 1927-30; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1930. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Woodmen of the World; Modern Woodmen. Died September 17, 1948 (age 78 years, 86 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married, June 11, 1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode (died 1946).
      John Erik Jonsson (1901-1995) — also known as J. Erik Jonsson — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 6, 1901. Among the founders of Geophysical Service, which became Texas Instruments; president (1951-58), and chairman of the board (1958-66) of Texas Instruments; director for Republic Bank, Dallas, 1954-80; Equitable Life Assurance Society, 1958-73; Dallas Power and Light, 1955-64; Neiman Marcus, 1956-65; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1964-71. Member, Newcomen Society. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., August 31, 1995 (age 93 years, 359 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Sarah Tilghman Hughes (1896-1985) — of Texas. Born in Baltimore, Md., August 2, 1896. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1931-35; district judge in Texas, 1935-61; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1961. Female. In 1963, she became the first woman to swear in a President of the United States. Died April 23, 1985 (age 88 years, 264 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Sawnie Robertson Aldredge (1890-1949) — also known as Sawnie R. Aldredge — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born November 13, 1890. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1921-23. Died May 13, 1949 (age 58 years, 181 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Annette Strauss (c.1924-1998) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., about 1924. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1987-91. Female. Died, of cancer, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., December 14, 1998 (age about 74 years). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Edith Eunice Therrel Wilmans (1882-1966) — also known as Edith Wilmans — of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex. Born December 21, 1882. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1922; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 13th District, 1951. Female. First woman to serve in the Texas legislature. Died March 21, 1966 (age 83 years, 90 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) — also known as William O. Braecklein; Bill Braecklein — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 20, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1966-72; member of Texas state senate 16th District, 1972-78. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons; American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing home, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 14, 2001 (age 80 years, 329 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      James Hart Willis, Sr. (d. 1963) — also known as J. Hart Willis — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Democrat. Member of Texas state senate; elected 1921; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Died in 1963. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Douglas E. Bergman — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.


    Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    Garland, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      Hatton William Sumners (1875-1962) — also known as Hatton W. Sumners — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tenn., May 30, 1875. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Texas, 1913-47 (at-large 1913-15, 5th District 1915-47). Died of a heart ailment, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., April 19, 1962 (age 86 years, 324 days). Interment at Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Old Southland Cemetery
    Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas
    Politicians buried here:
      E. Carlyle Smith, Jr. (c.1939-2003) — of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., about 1939. Son of E. Carlyle Smith. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1975. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Chi; Rotary; Jaycees; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of complications from a brain tumor, in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex., June 29, 2003 (age about 64 years). Interment at Old Southland Cemetery.


     

     


     
       
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