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Index to Locations
Brenham Brenham Cemetery
Brenham Masonic Cemetery
Brenham Prairie Lea Cemetery
Chappell Hill Masonic Cemetery
Independence Old Baylor University
Campus
Independence Old Independence
Cemetery
Washington Washington Cemetery
Washington Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park
Brenham
Cemetery
Brenham, Washington County, Texas
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Robert Treat Paine (1812-1872) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., February
18, 1812.
Lawyer;
planter;
shipbuilder;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North
Carolina state legislature, 1850; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., February
8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355
days).
Interment at Brenham Cemetery.
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Masonic
Cemetery
Brenham, Washington County, Texas
Prairie Lea
Cemetery
Brenham, Washington County, Texas
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James Paul Buchanan (1867-1937) —
also known as James P. Buchanan —
of Brenham, Washington
County, Tex.
Born in Midway, Barnwell District (now Bamberg
County), S.C., April
30, 1867.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1906-13; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1913-37; died in office
1937.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1937 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Interment at Prairie Lea Cemetery.
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De Witt Clinton Giddings (1827-1903) —
also known as D. C. Giddings —
of Brenham, Washington
County, Tex.
Born in Susquehanna
County, Pa., July 18,
1827.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1872-75, 1877-79 (3rd District
1872-75, 5th District 1877-79); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1888;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Texas, 1896.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Brenham, Washington
County, Tex., August
19, 1903 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment at Prairie Lea Cemetery.
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Masonic
Cemetery
Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas
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Charles Edward Travis (1829-1860) —
also known as Charles E. Travis —
Born in Alabama, August
8, 1829.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54.
Court-martialed
and discharged
from the U.S. Cavalry, on charges of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, based on incidents of
alleged slander,
unauthorized
absence, and cheating
at cards.
Died, of consumption
(tuberculosis)
in Washington
County, Tex., 1860
(age about
30 years).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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Isaac Montgomery (1776-1861) —
of Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Montgomery
County, Va., October
25, 1776.
Common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1813; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813; member of Indiana
state senate, 1817-20, 1823-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; probate judge in Indiana, 1830-32; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sempronius, Austin
County, Tex., July 15,
1861 (age 84 years, 263
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Austin County, Tex.; cenotaph at
Masonic Cemetery.
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Old Baylor
University Campus
Independence, Washington County, Texas
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Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1874) —
also known as Robert E. B. Baylor —
Born in Lincoln
County, Ky., May 10,
1793.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of
Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1819-20; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1824; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1829-31; judge of Texas
Republic, 1841-45; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; district judge in
Texas, 1845-60.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
One of the founders,
in 1845, of Baylor University, and of Baylor Female College (now the
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor).
Slaveowner.
Died in Gay Hill, Washington
County, Tex., January
6, 1874 (age 80 years, 241
days).
Original interment at Old Baylor University Campus; reinterment in
1886 at University
of Mary Hardin-Baylor Campus, Belton, Tex.
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Old Independence
Cemetery
Independence, Washington County, Texas
Washington
Cemetery
Washington, Washington County, Texas
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John William Smith (1792-1845) —
also known as John W. Smith; William John Smith;
"El Colorado" —
of Ralls
County, Mo.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Virginia, March 4,
1792.
Ralls
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26; merchant;
surveyor;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office
1845.
Catholic.
In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,
before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.
Died, probably of pneumonia,
in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., January
12, 1845 (age 52 years, 314
days).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park; reinterment at Washington Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smith and Isabel Smith; married 1821 to
Harriet Stone; married 1830 to Maria
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Asa Brigham (1790-1844) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Massachusetts, 1790.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Brazoria, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; treasurer
of Texas Republic, 1836; mayor of
Austin, Tex., 1842-43.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., July 3,
1844 (age about 54
years).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park; reinterment at Washington Cemetery.
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Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park
Washington, Washington County, Texas
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John William Smith (1792-1845) —
also known as John W. Smith; William John Smith;
"El Colorado" —
of Ralls
County, Mo.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Virginia, March 4,
1792.
Ralls
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26; merchant;
surveyor;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office
1845.
Catholic.
In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,
before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.
Died, probably of pneumonia,
in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., January
12, 1845 (age 52 years, 314
days).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park;
reinterment at Washington Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smith and Isabel Smith; married 1821 to
Harriet Stone; married 1830 to Maria
de Jesús Delgado Curbelo. |
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article |
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Asa Brigham (1790-1844) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Massachusetts, 1790.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Brazoria, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; treasurer
of Texas Republic, 1836; mayor of
Austin, Tex., 1842-43.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., July 3,
1844 (age about 54
years).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park;
reinterment at Washington 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, Galveston, Tex.; statue at
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park.
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