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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hill County

Index to Locations Hillsboro Unknown location Hillsboro Hillsboro Cemetery Hillsboro Old Cemetery Hillsboro Ridge Park Cemetery Unknown Location Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas Politicians buried here:   Thomas Slater Smith — also known as Thomas S. Smith — of Texas. Texas state attorney general, 1898-1901. Interment somewhere. Hillsboro Cemetery Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas Politicians buried here:   William Harrison Martin (1823-1898) — also known as William H. Martin — of Athens, Henderson County, Tex. Born near Eufaula, Barbour County, Ala., May 23, 1823. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state senate, 1853-57; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1887-91. Died near Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex., February 3, 1898 (age 74 years, 256 days). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, February 12, 1867, to Martha Elizabeth Gallemore.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Old Cemetery Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas Politicians buried here:   Jo Abbott (1840-1908) — also known as Joseph Abbott — of Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex. Born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 15, 1840. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1869-71; district judge in Texas, 1879-84; U.S. Representative from Texas 6th District, 1887-97. Died in Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex., February 11, 1908 (age 68 years, 27 days). Interment at Old Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Abbott and Mary Abbott; married, December 15, 1868, to Rowena W. Sturgis.   The city of Abbott, Texas, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Ridge Park Cemetery Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas Politicians buried here:   William E. Spell (1864-1931) — of Waco, McLennan County, Tex. Born in DeSoto Parish, La., April 19, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1900. Died, from acute dilation of heart, in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., February 28, 1931 (age 66 years, 315 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William M. Spell and Susan (Wells) Spell; married 1888 to Mary E. Bond; married, April 5, 1911, to Jane Madden Cotten; second cousin of Hernando De Soto Money, John Fox Vardaman and James Kimble Vardaman.   Political family: Cockrell-South family of Kentucky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Burris C. Jackson (1906-1967) — of Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex. Born January 27, 1906. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1932, 1936; chair of Hill County Democratic Party, 1932-38; postmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Lions. Died December 25, 1967 (age 61 years, 332 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William E. Jackson and Willie (Hall) Jackson; married, May 8, 1934, to Frances Robertson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Frances Jackson (1910-2007) — also known as Frances Robertson; Mrs. Burris Jackson; Frances Davis — of Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex. Born in Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex., August 20, 1910. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940, 1948 (alternate). Female. Methodist. Died, in Hill Regional Hospital, Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex., April 16, 2007 (age 96 years, 239 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Whit Robertson and Stella (Godfrey) Robertson; married, May 8, 1934, to Burris C. Jackson; married to William P. Davis.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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