Index to Locations San AntonioUnknown locationSan AntonioAlamo Masonic CemeterySan AntonioCity Cemetery No. 1San AntonioConfederate CemeterySan AntonioDignowitty CemeterySan AntonioFort Sam Houston NationalCemeterySan AntonioMilitary CemeterySan AntonioMission Burial ParkNorthSan AntonioMission Burial ParkSouthSan AntonioSt. Mary's CemeterySan AntonioSan Fernando CathedralSan AntonioSan Fernando Cemetery#1San AntonioSan Fernando Cemetery#2San AntonioSan Jose Burial ParkSan AntonioSan Jose Burial ParkSan AntonioUnited States NationalCemetery
UnknownLocation
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Vincent Tuero (1881-1953) — also known asVicente Sifuentes Tuero — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; North Tonawanda,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Southfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.; San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born inDurango,January26, 1881.Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen;streetcarconductor;financialsecretary andTreasurer,Street Carmen's Union; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1918; during arailway strike in 1922, the Niagara Falls High Speed Line train linewasdynamited,wrecking a train and injuring its passengers; in 1923, Tuero andothers wereindictedin federal court for conspiring to steal, transport, and place thedynamite; atrialwas held in January 1926, but the charges against Tuero weredismissed by the judge at the end of the prosecution's case.Mexicanancestry.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in LaurelwoodRestHome, San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 9,1953 (age72 years, 164days).Interment somewhere.| |  Relatives: Sonof Mariano Tuero and Dolores (Sifuentes) Tuero. |
Alamo MasonicCemetery
East Commerce Street at North Pine Street
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Pearson Newcomb (1837-1907) — also known asJames P. Newcomb — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Amherst,NovaScotia,August31, 1837.Republican.Secretaryof state of Texas, 1870-74; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Texas,1872;candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1876; postmaster atSanAntonio, Tex., 1883-85.DiedOctober16, 1907 (age70 years, 46days).Interment at Alamo Masonic Cemetery.
City Cemetery No.1
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) — also known asSamuel A. Maverick — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Pendleton District (nowAndersonCounty), S.C.,July 23,1803.Lawyer;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Bexar, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1839-40, 1862-63; member ofTexasstate house of representatives 44th District, 1851-53.His name is the origin of the term "maverick" for an unbranded cow,which later came to mean a political party dissident.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,September2, 1870 (age67 years, 41days).Interment at City Cemetery No. 1. | | Edwin Holland Terrell (1848-1910) — BornNovember21, 1848.U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1889-93.DiedJuly 1,1910 (age61 years, 222days).Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.  | Samuel Bell (1798-1882) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,July 15,1798.Silversmith;jeweler;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1840-41, 1844-45.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March 2,1882 (age83 years, 230days).Interment at City Cemetery No. 1. | | | Christopher Columbus Upson (1829-1902) — also known asColumbus Upson — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born near Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1829.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Presidential Elector for Texas,1876;U.S.Representative from Texas 6th District, 1879-83.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February8, 1902 (age72 years, 114days).Interment at City Cemetery No. 1. | | Edward Degener (1809-1890) — of Texas. Born in Brunswick (Braunschweig),Germany,October20, 1809.Republican.U.S.Representative from Texas 4th District, 1869-71.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,September11, 1890 (age80 years, 326days).Interment at City Cemetery No. 1. | | Ludovic Colquhoun (1804-1882) — also known asLudwig Colquhoun — of Texas. Born in1804.Member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842.DiedDecember4, 1882 (ageabout 78years).Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.
ConfederateCemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hamilton Prioleau Bee (1822-1897) — of Texas. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,July 22,1822.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1849-59;Speaker ofthe Texas State House of Representatives, 1855-57; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,October3, 1897 (age75 years, 73days).Interment at Confederate Cemetery. | | Carlos Bee (1867-1932) — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Saltillo,Coahuilaof American parents,July 8,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1908;member ofTexasstate senate, 1915-19;U.S.Representative from Texas 14th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,April20, 1932 (age64 years, 287days).Interment at Confederate Cemetery.
DignowittyCemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Bacon Wright (1830-1895) — of Texas. Born in Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.,July 4,1830.Representativefrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; major in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,August10, 1895 (age65 years, 37days).Interment at Dignowitty Cemetery. | | John Lafayette Camp (1828-1891) — of Gilmer,UpshurCounty, Tex.Born inJeffersonCounty, Ala.,February20, 1828.Democrat.Planter;lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1872;member ofTexasstate senate, 1875-78; district judge in Texas, 1878-84.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 16,1891 (age63 years, 146days).Interment at Dignowitty Cemetery.
Fort Sam HoustonNational Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank Mariano Tejeda (1945-1997) — also known asFrank Tejeda — of Texas. Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,October2, 1945.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1977-86; member ofTexasstate senate, 1987-92;U.S.Representative from Texas 28th District, 1993-97; died in office1997; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1996.Hispanicancestry.Died ofbraincancer andpneumonia,in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January30, 1997 (age51 years, 120days).Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. | | Kearie Lee Berry (1893-1965) — also known asK. L. Berry — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born inDentonCounty, Tex.,July 6,1893.Democrat.AdjutantGeneral of Texas, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1948.Christian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Shriners;AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation.Died in April,1965(age71years, 0 days).Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. | | Joseph Solomon Ergas (1896-1965) — also known asJoseph S. Ergas — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Monastir, Ottoman Empire (now Bitola,NorthMacedonia),December24, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;physician;HonoraryConsul for Panama inSt.Louis, Mo., 1928-35.Died in Fredericksburg,GillespieCounty, Tex.,January1, 1965 (age68 years, 8days).Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. | | Claude Vivian Birkhead (1880-1950) — also known asClaude Birkhead — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Phoenix,JacksonCounty, Ore.,May 27,1880.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Texas, 1910-12; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1940.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,November19, 1950 (age70 years, 176days).Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. | | Marshall Conant Graff (1892-1966) — also known asMarshall C. Graff — of Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.Born in Elkhorn,WalworthCounty, Wis.,June 6,1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1948.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion.DiedJuly 22,1966 (age74 years, 46days).Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
MilitaryCemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harry McLeary Wurzbach (1874-1931) — also known asHarry M. Wurzbach — of Seguin,GuadalupeCounty, Tex.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,May 19,1874.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;GuadalupeCounty Attorney, 1901-02;GuadalupeCounty Judge, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Texas,1912(alternate),1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);U.S.Representative from Texas 14th District, 1921-29, 1930-31;defeated, 1928; died in office 1931.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,November6, 1931 (age57 years, 171days).Interment at Military Cemetery.
Mission BurialPark North
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hallet Thomas Ellsworth (1885-1974) — of Laredo,WebbCounty, Tex.Born in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,November7, 1885.Officeclerk; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCiudad Porfirio Diaz, 1912.Died, fromarterioscleroticheart disease, in Northeast BaptistHospital,San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,December26, 1974 (age89 years, 49days).Interment at Mission Burial Park North.
Mission BurialPark South
1700 S.E. Military Drive
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Edwin Kuykendall (1894-1976) — also known asJ. Edwin Kuykendall — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in West Virginia,August31, 1894.Mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1955-61.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,May 29,1976 (age81 years, 272days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South.| | Relatives: Sonof John Gibson Kuykendall and Floride (Bowcock) Kuykendall; marriedto Oleta Westmoreland. | | | | Epitaph: "My belovedhusband." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Frank Melvin Karsten (1913-1992) — also known asFrank M. Karsten — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January7, 1913.Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep.JohnJ. Cochran, 1934-46;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1947-69 (13th District 1947-53, 1stDistrict 1953-69).Episcopalian.Member,SigmaNu Phi.DiedMay 14,1992 (age79 years, 128days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South. | | | Claude Benton Hudspeth (1877-1941) — also known asClaude B. Hudspeth;C. B.Hudspeth —of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Medina,BanderaCounty, Tex.,May 12,1877.Democrat.Lawyer;livestockgrower; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1902-06; member ofTexasstate senate, 1906-18;U.S.Representative from Texas 16th District, 1919-31.DiedMarch19, 1941 (age63 years, 311days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South. | | James Luther Slayden (1853-1924) — also known asJames L. Slayden — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Mayfield,GravesCounty, Ky.,June 1,1853.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1892;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1897-1919 (12th District 1897-1903,14th District 1903-19).Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February24, 1924 (age70 years, 268days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South. | | Thomas Moore Paschal (1845-1919) — also known asThomas M. Paschal — of Castroville,MedinaCounty, Tex.Born in Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.,December15, 1845.Democrat. State court judge in Texas, 1870-71, 1876-92;U.S.Representative from Texas 12th District, 1893-95.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January28, 1919 (age73 years, 44days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South. | | Lewis Porter Featherstone (1851-1922) — also known asLewis P. Featherstone — of Arkansas. Born in Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.,July 28,1851.Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1887-88;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1890-91; defeated(Union Labor), 1888, 1890.Died in Longview,GreggCounty, Tex.,March14, 1922 (age70 years, 229days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South. | | Glenn Allan Abbey (1898-1962) — also known asGlenn A. Abbey — of Dodgeville,IowaCounty, Wis.Born in Dodgeville,IowaCounty, Wis.,June 11,1898.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inJohannesburg, 1928-31; U.S. Consul General inSalonika, 1949-51.Died, fromesophagealcancer, withmetastasisto the liver, in Santa RosaMedicalCenter, San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January28, 1962 (age63 years, 231days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South. | | Lloyd E. Wolfe (1852-1925) — ofRandolphCounty, Mo.; San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born inLewisCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),August30, 1852.Missourisuperintendent of schools, 1891-94.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,April20, 1925 (age72 years, 233days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South.| | Relatives: Sonof Lemuel R. Wolfe and Harriet (Arnold) Wolfe; married to AnnieSmith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Giles Russell Taggart (1870-1931) — also known asG. Russell Taggart — ofWashington,D.C.; Woodbury,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in Clarksboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,July 20,1870.U.S. Consul inCornwall, 1912-17;Fort William, 1917-20;Port Arthur, 1917-20;London, 1920-27;Belize City, 1927-30.Seriously injured and suffered exposure during ahurricane,contractedpneumonia,and died a few days later, in Belize City,Belize,September15, 1931 (age61 years, 57days). His heroism in saving others' lives during the storm wasrecognized in 1934 by the U.S. House of Representatives.Interment at Mission Burial Park South. | | Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) — also known asJ. Franklin Spears — of Tarpon Springs,PinellasCounty, Fla.; San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born inDarlingtonCounty, S.C.,October6, 1899.Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1934-36; member ofTexasstate senate, 1937-46.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;OddFellows.Died, from aheartattack, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,May 29,1946 (age46 years, 235days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South. | | Mary Hudspeth (1881-1957) — also known asMary Clibourne;Mrs. Claude B.Hudspeth —of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.BornMay 1,1881.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1948,1952.Female.DiedAugust2, 1957 (age76 years, 93days).Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
St. Mary'sCemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Henry Noonan (1828-1907) — also known asGeorge H. Noonan — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,August20, 1828.Republican. State court judge in Texas, 1862-95;U.S.Representative from Texas 12th District, 1895-97.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,August17, 1907 (age78 years, 362days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
San FernandoCathedral
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Crockett (1786-1836) — also known asDavy Crockett;"King of the WildFrontier" —of Tennessee. Born inGreeneCounty, Tenn.,August17, 1786.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1821;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1827-31, 1833-35 (9th District1827-31, 12th District 1833-35); served in the Texas Army during theTexas War of Independence.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner.Killedwhile defending the Alamo, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March 6,1836 (age49 years, 202days).Cremated;ashes interred at San Fernando Cathedral.| | Relatives: Sonof John Crockett and Rebecca (Hawkins) Crockett; married,August16, 1806, to Mary 'Polly' Finley; married1815 toElizabeth Patton; father ofJohnWesley Crockett; first cousin twice removed ofCharlesCarroll Walcutt. | | | | Political family:Crockett-Walcuttfamily of Tennessee. | | | | Crockett counties inTenn. andTex. arenamed for him. | | | | The Davy CrockettNationalForest (established 1936), inHoustonandTrinitycounties, Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Be sure you're right,then go ahead." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by David Crockett:ANarrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State ofTennessee | | | | Books about David Crockett: William C.Davis,ThreeRoads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, JamesBowie, and William Barret Travis — Constance Rourke,DavyCrockett — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Elaine Alphin,DavyCrockett (for young readers) |
| | William Barret Travis (1809-1836) — also known asWilliam B. Travis — of Claiborne,MonroeCounty, Ala.; Anahuac,ChambersCounty, Tex.Born in Red Bank, Edgefield District (nowSaludaCounty), S.C.,August9, 1809.Lawyer;newspapereditor;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Austin, 1835;colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.Member,Freemasons.Killedwhile defending the Alamo, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March 6,1836 (age26 years, 210days).Cremated;ashes interred at San Fernando Cathedral.
San FernandoCemetery #1
1100 S. Colorado
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Founded 1840
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry L. Radaz (1825-1877) — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.BornApril29, 1825.Democrat. Postmaster atSanAntonio, Tex., 1856-61.Died in1877(ageabout52 years).Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #1. | | James L. Trueheart (1815-1882) — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Virginia,August12, 1815.Democrat. Postmaster atSanAntonio, Tex., 1846-47.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,November30, 1882 (age67 years, 110days).Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #1. | | José Francisco Ruiz (1783-1840) — also known asFrancisco Ruiz — of Texas. Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January29, 1783.Delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Bexar, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Bexar, 1836-37.Catholic.Firstschoolmaster in San Antonio, Texas.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January19, 1840 (age56 years, 355days).Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #1. | | José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) — of Texas. Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February27, 1795.Delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Bexar, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1838-39;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member ofTexasRepublic Senate, 1845; member ofTexasstate senate, 1846-49.Catholic.Member,Freemasons.DiedJanuary13, 1871 (age75 years, 320days).Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #1; statue atNavarroCounty Courthouse Grounds, Corsicana, Tex.
San FernandoCemetery #2
746 Castroville Road
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Founded 1921
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Barbosa Gonzalez (1916-2000) — also known asHenry B. Gonzalez — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,May 3,1916.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate senate, 1956-61; candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1958; candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1961;U.S.Representative from Texas 20th District, 1961-99; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1964,1996.Catholic.Hispanicancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Was in the motorcade in Dallas, Tex., when PresidentJohnF. Kennedy was shot. In a San Antonio restaurant in 1986, hepunched a man who called him a communist; he waschargedwithassault,but acquitted.Died, in Downtown BaptistHospital,San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,November28, 2000 (age84 years, 209days).Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #2. | | Augustus McCloskey (1877-1950) — of Texas. Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,September23, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;BexarCounty Judge, 1920-28;U.S.Representative from Texas 14th District, 1929-30.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 21,1950 (age72 years, 301days).Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #2.
San Jose BurialPark
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Fontaine Maury Maverick (1895-1954) — also known asMaury Maverick — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,October23, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lumberbusiness;U.S.Representative from Texas 20th District, 1935-39;mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1939-41; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1940.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Coined the word "gobbledygook," during World War II, for pompouslyworded directives.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,June 7,1954 (age58 years, 227days).Interment at San Jose Burial Park.
San Jose BurialPark
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
United StatesNational Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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