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Henderson County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Henderson County

Index to Locations Athens Athens Cemetery Athens Oaklawn Memorial Park Brownsboro Rock Hill Cemetery Athens Cemetery Athens, Henderson County, Texas Politicians buried here:   William Richardson Bishop (1874-1947) — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born in Athens, Henderson County, Tex., August 23, 1874. District judge in Texas 3rd District, 1920-23; justice of the Texas Supreme Court Commission of Appeals, 1923-27. Died in Athens, Henderson County, Tex., September 28, 1947 (age 73 years, 36 days). Interment at Athens Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Jessie Lynn Carpenter.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Matthias Richardson (1877-1918) — also known as Benjamin M. Richardson; Ben Richardson — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born in Athens, Henderson County, Tex., March 2, 1877. Democrat. Postmaster at Athens, Tex., 1914-18. Died, from double pneumonia, in Athens, Henderson County, Tex., December 14, 1918 (age 41 years, 287 days). Interment at Athens Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Matthias Edwyn Richardson and Kate (Jordon) Richardson; married, June 9, 1909, to Alice Mary Richardson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alice Mary Richardson (1888-1945) — also known as Alice Richardson; Alice Mary Blanton — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born in Flatonia, Fayette County, Tex., March 18, 1888. Democrat. Acting postmaster at Athens, Tex., 1918-19. Female. Presbyterian. Died in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Tex., October 1, 1945 (age 57 years, 197 days). Interment at Athens Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Charles Sanford Blanton and Virginia Penelope (Drisdale) Blanton; married, June 9, 1909, to Benjamin Matthias Richardson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Edgar Lynn Watson (1883-1959) — also known as Edgar L. Watson — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born in Texas, December 13, 1883. Democrat. Postmaster at Athens, Tex., 1933-53 (acting, 1933-34). Died, from heart disease, in Athens, Henderson County, Tex., January 21, 1959 (age 75 years, 39 days). Interment at Athens Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Starling Watson and Alice Cornelia (Freeman) Watson; married, May 21, 1913, to Melinda 'Linkie' Wofford; married, July 16, 1956, to Edna (Wofford) Wallace.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Eugene Baccus (1922-1996) — also known as Robert E. Baccus — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born in Breckenridge, Stephens County, Tex., October 14, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster at Athens, Tex., 1962-84 (acting, 1962-64). Died in Athens, Henderson County, Tex., February 14, 1996 (age 73 years, 123 days). Interment at Athens Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Embury Depee Baccus and Pearl Eugena (Shine) Baccus; married 1943 to Patricia Richards.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Oaklawn Memorial Park Athens, Henderson County, Texas Politicians buried here:   Ernest E. Cornelius (1893-1966) — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born in Oneonta, Blount County, Ala., January 1, 1893. Republican. Postmaster at Athens, Tex., 1923-33 (acting, 1923); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932. Died in Athens, Henderson County, Tex., July 28, 1966 (age 73 years, 208 days). Interment at Oaklawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Solomon B. Cornelius and Emma M. (Chote) Cornelius; married to Iris McWilliams.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Merle Royse Walker II (1922-1985) — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born in Mississippi, August 27, 1922. Republican. Acting postmaster at Athens, Tex., 1959-62. Died in Athens, Henderson County, Tex., March 7, 1985 (age 62 years, 192 days). Interment at Oaklawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Married, March 26, 1948, to Betty Ross Moseley; married to Zara (Shieldes) Frazier.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Rock Hill Cemetery Brownsboro, Henderson County, Texas Politicians buried here:   Gwynn A. Boswell (1919-1967) — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born August 25, 1919. Republican. Postmaster at Athens, Tex., 1956-59 (acting, 1956-58). Died August 9, 1967 (age 47 years, 349 days). Interment at Rock Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Albert Boswell and Laura Wilson (Lewis) Boswell; married to Hattie Sue Browning.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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