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Index to Locations
Galveston Unknown location
Galveston Beth Jacob Cemetery
Galveston Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Galveston Evergreen Cemetery
Galveston Galveston Memorial Park
Cemetery
Galveston Lakeview Cemetery
Galveston Old Catholic Cemetery
Galveston Old City Cemetery
Galveston Trinity Episcopal
Cemetery
Unknown
Location
Galveston, Galveston County,
Beth Jacob
Cemetery
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Morris Schreiber (1901-1951) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in New York, October
3, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; customs
inspector; laundry and
dry cleaning business; jeweler;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1947; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., June 2,
1951 (age 49 years, 242
days).
Interment at Beth Jacob Cemetery.
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Calvary Catholic
Cemetery
2506 65th Street
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Miles Crowley (1859-1921) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
22, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate 17th District, 1893-95; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1895-97; Galveston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-12.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., September
22, 1921 (age 62 years, 212
days).
Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
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Clemente Nicolini (1853-1938) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy,
January
13, 1853.
Steamship
agent; importer
and exporter; Consular
Agent for Italy in Galveston,
Tex., 1887-1903; Consul
for Mexico in Galveston,
Tex., 1895-96.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer and senility,
in St. Mary's Infirmary,
Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 9,
1938 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Nicolini and Rosa (Rossi) Nicolini; married to Carmelita
Linaro. |
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memorial |
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Evergreen
Cemetery
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
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Ulrich Müller (1854-1921) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Winterthur, Switzerland,
May
26, 1854.
Cotton
exporter;
Consul
for Switzerland in Galveston,
Tex., 1893-1914.
Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., May 17,
1921 (age 66 years, 356
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Edmund Reed Cheesborough (1867-1961) —
also known as Edmund R. Cheesborough —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., July 17,
1867.
Democrat. Postmaster at Galveston,
Tex., 1914-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1928.
Died, from cerebral
vascular accident, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., June 4,
1961 (age 93 years, 322
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Reed Cheesborough (1826-1876) and Maria Theresa (Jackson)
Cheesborough; married to Clara Floride Noble. |
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Jens Möller (1846-1930) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Skagen, Denmark,
April
1, 1846.
Ship's
officer; shipbroker;
Vice-Consul
for Russia in Galveston,
Tex., 1879-1903; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Galveston,
Tex., 1882-96, 1900-07; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1911-12.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., February
20, 1930 (age 83 years, 325
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Bertrand Adoue (1841-1911) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Deyme, France,
September
9, 1841.
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Galveston,
Tex., 1878-1903.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., November
17, 1911 (age 70 years, 69
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Galveston
Memorial Park Cemetery
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
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Clark Wallace Thompson (1896-1981) —
also known as Clark W. Thompson —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
6, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1933-35, 1947-67 (7th District
1933-35, 9th District 1947-67); served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Redmen.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
16, 1981 (age 85 years, 132
days).
Interment at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Heinrich Mosle (1864-1921) —
also known as Henry Mosle —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Germany,
January
16, 1864.
Consul
for Costa Rica in Galveston,
Tex., 1897-1907; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Galveston,
Tex., 1900-07.
German
ancestry.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., January
31, 1921 (age 57 years, 15
days).
Original interment at Lakeview Cemetery;
reinterment at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of J. L. Mosle and Marianna (Amann) Mosle; married to Margaret A.
Focke. |
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memorial |
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Lakeview
Cemetery
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
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Robert Bradley Hawley (1849-1921) —
also known as R. B. Hawley —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
25, 1849.
Republican. Merchant;
importer;
manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1896,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1897-1901.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1921 (age 72 years, 34
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Walter Gresham (1841-1920) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in King and
Queen County, Va., July 22,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
district attorney, Galveston judicial district, 1872; member of Texas
state house of representatives 65th District, 1887-88; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1893-95.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
6, 1920 (age 79 years, 107
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Robert Vance Davidson —
also known as R. V. Davidson —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state senate 17th District, 1901-04; Texas
state attorney general, 1904-09.
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Norris Wright Cuney (1846-1898) —
also known as N. W. Cuney —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born near Hempstead, Waller
County, Tex., May 12,
1846.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892;
secretary
of Texas Republican Party, 1873; candidate for mayor
of Galveston, Tex., 1875; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 1876; candidate for Texas
state senate, 1882; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1886; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1889-91.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 3,
1898 (age 51 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Francis Lammers (c.1832-1904) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Germany,
about 1832.
Consul
for Belgium in Galveston,
Tex., 1873-1903; Consul
for Netherlands in Galveston,
Tex., 1876-77.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., August
11, 1904 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) —
also known as David G. Burnet —
of Texas.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
14, 1788.
U.S. Consul in Galveston, 1832-35; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Liberty, 1833; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Liberty, 1835; President
of the Texas Republic, 1836; Vice
President of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1839, 1839-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
5, 1870 (age 82 years, 235
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Lakeview Cemetery; reinterment to
unknown location.
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William Houston Jack (1806-1844) —
of Alabama; Texas.
Born in Wilkes
County, Ga., April
12, 1806.
Member of Alabama state legislature, 1829; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1839-40; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1842-44; died in
office 1844.
Died of yellow
fever in Brazoria
County, Tex., August
20, 1844 (age 38 years, 130
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent
interment at Lakeview Cemetery; reinterment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Patrick Churchill Jack (1808-1844) —
also known as Patrick C. Jack —
of Texas.
Born in Wilkes
County, Ga., 1808.
Delegate
to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Liberty, 1832; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Liberty, 1833;
member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; judge of Texas
Republic, 1841-44.
Died of yellow
fever in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
4, 1844 (age about 36
years).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent
interment at Lakeview Cemetery; reinterment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Heinrich Mosle (1864-1921) —
also known as Henry Mosle —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Germany,
January
16, 1864.
Consul
for Costa Rica in Galveston,
Tex., 1897-1907; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Galveston,
Tex., 1900-07.
German
ancestry.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., January
31, 1921 (age 57 years, 15
days).
Original interment at Lakeview Cemetery; reinterment at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of J. L. Mosle and Marianna (Amann) Mosle; married to Margaret A.
Focke. |
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memorial |
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Old Catholic
Cemetery
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
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Michel Brindamour Menard (1805-1858) —
also known as M. B. Menard —
of Texas.
Born in Laprairie, Quebec,
December
5, 1805.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Liberty, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic Congress, 1840-42.
One of the founders of the city of Galveston.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., September
2, 1858 (age 52 years, 271
days).
Interment at Old Catholic Cemetery.
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Old City
Cemetery
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Henry Schroeder (1867-1950) —
also known as Enrique Schroeder —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
4, 1867.
Banker;
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Galveston,
Tex., 1902-48.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Struck
by a car while crossing a street, suffered a skull fracture, and
died three days later, in St. Mary's Infirmary,
Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., October
20, 1950 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Interment at Old City Cemetery.
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Herman Arthur Bornefeld (1883-1948) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., September
4, 1883.
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Sweden in Galveston,
Tex., 1935.
German
and English
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident (stroke),
in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., June 1,
1948 (age 64 years, 271
days).
Interment at Old City Cemetery.
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Trinity Episcopal
Cemetery
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
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Louis Trezevant Wigfall (1816-1874) —
also known as Louis T. Wigfall —
of Texas.
Born near Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., April
21, 1816.
Democrat. Killed Thomas Bird in a duel
around 1840; wounded Rep. Preston
S. Brooks in another duel;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1849; member of Texas
state senate, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1859-61; when the Civil War began, he left
Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern
senators expelled
in absentia on July 11, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War; Delegate
from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator
from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Slaveowner.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., February
18, 1874 (age 57 years, 303
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery.
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Asa Hoxie Willie (1829-1899) —
also known as Asa H. Willie —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., October
11, 1829.
Democrat. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1866, 1882-88; U.S.
Representative from Texas at-large, 1873-75.
Slaveowner.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., March
16, 1899 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery.
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James Love (1795-1874) —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Nelson
County, Ky., May 12,
1795.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1833-35; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., June 12,
1874 (age 79 years, 31
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery.
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Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall (1788-1867) —
also known as Warren D. C. Hall —
of Texas.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., 1788.
Delegate
to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Liberty, 1832; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; Texas
Republic Secretary of War, 1836.
Died April 8,
1867 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery.
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George Campbell Childress (1804-1841) —
also known as George C. Childress —
of Texas.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
8, 1804.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Milam, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.
Killed
himself with a Bowie
knife, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., October
6, 1841 (age 37 years, 271
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery; statue at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park, Washington, Tex.
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Albert Ferrier (1848-1908) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Carcassonne, France,
June
29, 1848.
Accountant;
Galveston city auditor; Consul
for Central America in Galveston,
Tex., 1898; Consul
for Honduras in Galveston,
Tex., 1899-1903; Consul
for Nicaragua in Galveston,
Tex., 1899-1902.
French
ancestry.
He was found wandering in St. Louis, well-dressed but suffering from
amnesia and confusion; police identified him from letters and tickets
in his pocket; died about three weeks later, in a hospital
at St.
Louis, Mo., August
31, 1908 (age 60 years, 63
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery.
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William Sumpter Murphy (c.1796-1844) —
also known as William S. Murphy; "Patrick Henry of the
West" —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in South Carolina, about 1796.
Whig. Lawyer;
delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1839; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1843-44, died in office 1844.
Died, of yellow
fever, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 13,
1844 (age about 48
years).
Original interment and cenotaph at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery;
reinterment somewhere
in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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