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Lamar County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lamar County

Index to Locations Paris Unknown location Paris City Cemetery Paris Evergreen Cemetery Unknown Location Paris, Lamar County, Texas Politicians buried here:   J. Louis Robinson — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1940. Interment somewhere. City Cemetery Paris, Lamar County, Texas Politicians buried here:   George Washington Wright (1809-1877) — of Texas. Born in Carthage, Smith County, Tenn., December 11, 1809. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1836-37, 1838-39; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1843-45; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Paris, Lamar County, Tex., August 2, 1877 (age 67 years, 234 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington Evergreen Cemetery Paris, Lamar County, Texas Politicians buried here:   Samuel Bell Maxey (1825-1895) — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky., March 20, 1825. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas state senate; elected 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1872; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1875-87. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Ark., August 16, 1895 (age 70 years, 149 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Lucy (Bell) Maxey and Rice Maxey; married, July 19, 1853, to Marilda Cass Denton.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page John Morgan Crook (1865-1958) — also known as J. Morgan Crook — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born July 17, 1865. Mayor of Paris, Tex., 1930-32, 1934-42; defeated, 1932, 1942. Died March 10, 1958 (age 92 years, 236 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Lula Faulkner.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Paris News, April 6, 1938 John Wood Barnes (1893-1950) — also known as John W. Barnes — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born April 11, 1893. President, Paris (minor league) baseball club; owner, local Dr. Pepper bottling company; mayor of Paris, Tex., 1942-46. Died January 27, 1950 (age 56 years, 291 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Paris News, April 5, 1944   John A. Binnion (1884-1951) — also known as Gus Binnion — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born in Biardstown, Lamar County, Tex., August 4, 1884. Mayor of Paris, Tex., 1946-48; defeated, 1944, 1948. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died November 2, 1951 (age 67 years, 90 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, January 15, 1919, to Myrtle Helen Stamps.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Nathan James Bell Jr. (1918-1992) — also known as Nathan Bell, Jr. — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born November 2, 1918. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Paris, Tex., 1948. Died September 7, 1992 (age 73 years, 310 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   A. M. Aikin Jr. (1905-1981) — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born in Aiken Grove, Red River County, Tex., October 9, 1905. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Texas state senate, 1937-79. Died in Paris, Lamar County, Tex., October 24, 1981 (age 76 years, 15 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Travis Henderson (1836-1919) — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born in Blount Springs, Blount County, Ala., June 24, 1836. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1883-86, 1893-96, 1899-1902; member of Texas state senate 3rd District, 1903-04. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., September 10, 1919 (age 83 years, 78 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Henry Henderson and Minerva (Bernard) Henderson; married, May 27, 1866, to Martha Susan 'Mattie' Thomas. Lee Yancey (1883-1955) — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born February 4, 1883. Candidate for mayor of Paris, Tex., 1938. Died April 11, 1955 (age 72 years, 66 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Paris News, April 8, 1936 Paul Murry Margraves (1905-1956) — also known as Paul Margraves — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born in Petty, Lamar County, Tex., November 5, 1905. Druggist; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for mayor of Paris, Tex., 1946. Died in Paris, Lamar County, Tex., November 4, 1956 (age 50 years, 365 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of E. M. 'Dick' Margraves and Annie Mae (Roden) Margraves; married to Elizabeth M. Williams.   Campaign slogan (1946): "Vote for Paul Margraves and Progress."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Paris News, March 24, 1946

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