Index to Locations DallasUnknown locationDallasCalvary Hill CemeteryDallasCrown Hill Memorial ParkDallasEmanu-El CemeteryDallasGreenwood CemeteryDallasGrove Hill Memorial ParkDallasJohn F. Kennedy MemorialPlazaDallasLaurel Land Memorial ParkDallasOak Cliff CemeteryDallasOak Hill CemeteryDallasOakland CemeteryDallasOld Oak Cliff CemeteryDallasPioneer Park CemeteryDallasRestland Memorial ParkDallasRobinson Family CemeteryDallasSparkman Hillcrest MemorialParkGarlandKnights of PythiasCemeteryGrand PrairieOld SouthlandCemetery
UnknownLocation
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  M. M. Rodgers — of La Grange,FayetteCounty, Tex.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1904,1912.Africanancestry.Interment somewhere.
Calvary HillCemetery
3235 Lombardy Lane
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Mike McKool (1918-2003) — of Texas. Born in Mexico City (Ciudad de México),DistritoFederal,December30, 1918.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army Air Forcein World War II;lawyer;member ofTexasstate senate, 1969-72; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1974;chair ofDallas County Democratic Party, 1984-86.Catholic.Lebaneseancestry.As state senator, set a filibuster record by speaking nonstop for 42hours and 33 minutes in support of funding for mental health andretardation.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,February22, 2003 (age84 years, 54days).Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Hill Cemetery. | | Fred Joseph Agnich (1913-2004) — also known asFred Agnich — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Eveleth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,July 19,1913.Republican.Geophysicist;executive vice-president, Geophysical Services; vice-president, TexasInstrumentsInc.; director, Texas Mid-ContinetOil and GasAssociation;chair ofDallas County Republican Party, 1967-69, 1971-75; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1968,1972;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1971-88; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Texas, 1972-76.Presbyterian.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,October28, 2004 (age91 years, 101days).Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Agnich and Angeleine (Germaine) Agnich; married to RuthHarriet Welton and Brooksie Penland. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Crown HillMemorial Park
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jean Baptiste Adoue Jr. (1884-1956) — also known asJ. B. Adoue, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November4, 1884.President, Dallas NationalBank ofCommerce, 1924-56; chairman, GulfInsuranceCompany; chairman, Universal Life and AccidentInsuranceCompany; director, Graham-BrownShoeCompany; director, First TexasChemicalCompany; director, CosmopolitanHotelCompany;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1951-53; defeated, 1949.Episcopalian.Frenchancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanArbitration Association;Rotary;PhiDelta Theta;NewcomenSociety.Died, from aheartattack, while workingat hisbank, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November17, 1956 (age72 years, 13days).Entombed in mausoleum at Crown Hill Memorial Park.
Emanu-ElCemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Irving Loeb Goldberg (1906-1995) — also known asIrving L. Goldberg — Born in Port Arthur,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,June 29,1906.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-95.Jewish.Died, from complications of aneurologicaldisorder, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,February11, 1995 (age88 years, 227days).Interment at Emanu-El Cemetery.
GreenwoodCemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Lewis Cabell (1827-1911) — also known as"Old Tige" — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born inDanville,Va.,January1, 1827.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1874-76, 1877-79, 1883-85; defeated, 1876; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Texas,1884.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,February22, 1911 (age84 years, 52days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell and Sarah Epes (Doswell) Cabell; brotherofGeorgeCraighead Cabell; father ofBenjaminEarl Cabell; nephew of Martha Doswell (who marriedCollinBuckner); grandfather ofEarleCabell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofJohnRobertson,FrederickMortimer Cabell,EdwardCarrington Cabell,JoelWalker Flood,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke,HenryDe La Warr Flood andJoelWest Flood; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,BeverleyRandolph andHarryFlood Byrd; second cousin four times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich; third cousin once removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andEdithWilson; third cousin twice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,JohnWayles Eppes andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; fourth cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,NathanielBeverly Tucker andThomasJefferson Coolidge. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Benjamin Long (1838-1877) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornMarch 7,1838.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1868-70, 1872-74; defeated, 1874.Killedwhen he attempted to stop three people from leaving asaloonwithout paying,June 23,1877 (age39 years, 108days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | J. M. Thurmond (1836-1882) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornFebruary22, 1836.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1879-80; defeated, 1877; removed 1880; defeated,1880.Member,Freemasons.DiedMarch14, 1882 (age46 years, 20days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John Henry Brown (1820-1895) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornOctober29, 1820.Mayorof Galveston, Tex., 1856-57;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1870;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1875;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1885-87.DiedMay 31,1895 (age74 years, 214days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John Henry Traylor (1839-1925) — also known asJohn H. Traylor — of Granbury,HoodCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.; Rockport,AransasCounty, Tex.Born in Traylorsville,HenryCounty, Va.,March27, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofTexasstate house of representatives; elected 1881; member ofTexasstate senate 30th District; elected 1883;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1898-1900.Methodist.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March19, 1925 (age85 years, 357days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Benjamin Earl Cabell (1858-1931) — also known asBen E. Cabell — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,November18, 1858.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1900-04.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,February8, 1931 (age72 years, 82days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Harriette (Rector) Cabell andWilliamLewis Cabell; father ofEarleCabell; nephew ofGeorgeCraighead Cabell; grandson ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; first cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofJohnRobertson,FrederickMortimer Cabell andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland andBeverleyRandolph; third cousin ofJoelWalker Flood,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,HenryDe La Warr Flood andJoelWest Flood; third cousin twice removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andHarryFlood Byrd; third cousin thrice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,JohnWayles Eppes,HenrySt. George Tucker andHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; fourth cousin ofEdithWilson; fourth cousin once removed ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph. | | | | Political family:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Wilson Wozencraft (1892-1966) — also known asFrank W. Wozencraft;"The BoyMayor" —of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 7,1892.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Texas,1917;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Texas,1924;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in ahospitalat Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,September3, 1966 (age74 years, 88days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Prior Wozencraft and Virginia Lee (Wilson) Wozencraft;married1922 to MaryVictoria McReynolds. | | | | Epitaph: "He Kept TheFaith." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alexander White (1816-1893) — of Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.; Selma,DallasCounty, Ala.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,October16, 1816.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1851-53, 1873-75 (7th District1851-53, at-large 1873-75);delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1872; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Alabama,1872;justiceof Utah territorial supreme court, 1875.Slaveowner. Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,December13, 1893 (age77 years, 58days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Robert Emmet Burke (1847-1901) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Dadeville,TallapoosaCounty, Ala.,August1, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; countyjudge in Texas, 1878-88; district judge in Texas 14th District,1888-96;U.S.Representative from Texas 6th District, 1897-1901; died in office1901.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 5,1901 (age53 years, 308days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Grove HillMemorial Park
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Bryan Thomas Barry (1851-1919) — also known asBryan T. Barry — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornOctober26, 1851.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1894-95, 1897-98, 1904-06; defeated, 1898.DiedMarch 5,1919 (age67 years, 130days).Original interment atOakland Cemetery;reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park. | | Stephen John Hay (1864-1916) — also known asStephen J. Hay — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,October5, 1864.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1907-11.Methodist.DiedFebruary29, 1916 (age51 years, 147days).Original interment atOakland Cemetery;reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park. | | Joe Earl Lawther (1876-1943) — also known asJoe E. Lawther — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornFebruary11, 1876.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1917-19.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,April24, 1943 (age67 years, 72days).Interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.  | James Britton Cranfill (1858-1942) — also known asJames B. Cranfill — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born inParkerCounty, Tex.,September12, 1858.Physician;newspapereditor;Baptistminister; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1892.Baptist.DiedDecember28, 1942 (age84 years, 107days).Interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Eaton Cranfill and Martha Jane (Galloway) Cranfill; married1878 to OllieAllen. | | | | Image source: American Prohibition YearBook 1912 |
| | Jean Baptiste Adoue (1846-1924) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Aurignac,France,October24, 1846.Merchant;banker;ConsularAgent for France inDallas,Tex., 1897-1907.Frenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered anapoplecticstroke, and fearing that he would become an invalid, hekilledhimself, by self-inflictedgunshot,in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 20,1924 (age77 years, 240days).Interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
John F. KennedyMemorial Plaza
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) — also known asJohn F. Kennedy;"J.F.K.";"Lancer" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 29,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1956;received a 1957PulitzerPrize for his bookProfiles in Courage;Presidentof the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;Elks.Kennedy was posthumously awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1963.Shotby asniper,Lee Harvey Oswald, whileriding in amotorcade, and died in ParklandHospital,Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November22, 1963 (age46 years, 177days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John F.Kennedy Memorial Plaza.| | Relatives: SonofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy;step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who marriedNewtonIvan Steers Jr.); brother ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy (who marriedVirginiaJoan Bennett); married,September12, 1953, toJaquelineLee Bouvier (step-daughter ofHughDudley Auchincloss; step-sister ofEugeneLuther Gore Vidal Jr. andHughDudley Auchincloss III); father ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.; uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (whomarriedArnoldAlois Schwarzenegger),KathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnB. Connally —HenryB. Gonzalez —HenryM. Wade —WalterRogers —GerryE. Studds —JamesB. McCahey, Jr. —MarkDalton —WaggonerCarr —TheodoreC. Sorensen —PierreSalinger —JohnBartlow Martin —AbrahamDavenport —NellieConnally | | | | The John F. Kennedy MemorialBridge(opened 1963), which carries southbound I-65 over the Ohio River fromJeffersonville,Indiana, toLouisville,Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. half dollar coin. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by John F. Kennedy:Profilesin Courage (1956) | | | | Books about John F. Kennedy:Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze,JFK: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek,AnUnfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — MichaelO'Brien,JohnF. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage,JFK,LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke,AskNot : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That ChangedAmerica — Thomas Reeves,AQuestion of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —Chris Matthews,JackKennedy: Elusive Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Shelley Sommer,JohnF. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for youngreaders) | | | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:Seymour Hersh,TheDark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow,TheBest Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky,JFK:the Man and the Myth | | | | Image source: Warren Commission report(via Wikipedia) |
Laurel LandMemorial Park
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joe Richard Pool (1911-1968) — also known asJoe R. Pool — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,February18, 1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; memberofTexasstate house of representatives, 1953-58;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1963-68 (at-large 1963-67, 3rdDistrict 1967-68); defeated, 1960; died in office 1968.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,July 14,1968 (age57 years, 147days).Interment at Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Oak CliffCemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Able Sprague (1871-1963) — also known asGeorge Sprague — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Spring Valley,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,November30, 1871.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1937-39.Presbyterian.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November8, 1963 (age91 years, 343days).Interment at Oak Cliff Cemetery. | | George Sergeant — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1935-37.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Interment at Oak Cliff Cemetery.
Oak HillCemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Martin McNulty Crane (1855-1943) — also known asM. M. Crane — of Cleburne,JohnsonCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Grafton,TaylorCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),November17, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;JohnsonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1885; member ofTexasstate senate 21st District, 1890-92;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1893-95;Texasstate attorney general, 1894-98; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1912(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1928;chief counsel, board of managers, impeachment of Gov.JamesC. Ferguson, 1917.DiedAugust3, 1943 (age87 years, 259days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin Crane and Mary (McNulty) Crane; married,January22, 1879, to Eulla Olatia Taylor. |
OaklandCemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Winship C. Connor — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1887, 1887-94; resigned 1887, 1894.Entombed at Oakland Cemetery. | | Franklin Pierce Holland (1852-1928) — also known asFrank P. Holland — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornSeptember22, 1852.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1895-97.DiedJanuary18, 1928 (age75 years, 118days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Louis Blaylock (1849-1932) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born inSevierCounty, Ark.,October21, 1849.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1923-27.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.DiedDecember4, 1932 (age83 years, 44days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Henry Schley Ervay (1834-1911) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in1834.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1870-72.Died in California,August21, 1911 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Eugene Murphy Locke (1918-1972) — also known asEugene M. Locke — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,January6, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1960(alternate),1964;U.S. Ambassador toPakistan, 1966-67; candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1968.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1967.DiedApril28, 1972 (age54 years, 113days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | James Andrew Beall (1866-1929) — also known asJack Beall — of Waxahachie,EllisCounty, Tex.Born near Midlothian,EllisCounty, Tex.,October25, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1892-94; member ofTexasstate senate 10th District, 1895-98;U.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1903-15.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,February11, 1929 (age62 years, 109days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Barnett Gibbs (1851-1904) — of Texas. BornMay 19,1851.Member ofTexasstate senate, 1882-84;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1884-86; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1896; candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1898.DiedOctober4, 1904 (age53 years, 138days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Edwin Le Roy Antony (1852-1913) — of Texas. Born inBurkeCounty, Ga.,January5, 1852.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Texas 9th District, 1892-93.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,January13, 1913 (age61 years, 8days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John Calvin McCoy (1819-1887) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornSeptember28, 1819.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1862-65; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1876.DiedApril30, 1887 (age67 years, 214days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John Armstrong Prather (1906-1965) — also known asJohn A. Prather — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornFebruary19, 1906.Republican.HonoraryVice-Consul for Panama inDallas,Tex., 1935; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Texas,1952.DiedApril 2,1965 (age59 years, 42days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Bryan Thomas Barry (1851-1919) — also known asBryan T. Barry — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornOctober26, 1851.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1894-95, 1897-98, 1904-06; defeated, 1898.DiedMarch 5,1919 (age67 years, 130days).Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment atGrove Hill Memorial Park. | | Stephen John Hay (1864-1916) — also known asStephen J. Hay — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,October5, 1864.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1907-11.Methodist.DiedFebruary29, 1916 (age51 years, 147days).Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment atGrove Hill Memorial Park.
Old Oak CliffCemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Sterling Price Strong (1862-1936) — also known asSterling P. Strong — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,August17, 1862.Democrat.MontagueCounty Clerk, 1884-88, 1898-1904; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1930;U.S.Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,March28, 1936 (age73 years, 224days).Interment at Old Oak Cliff Cemetery.
Pioneer ParkCemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John M. Crockett (1816-1887) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornDecember26, 1816.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1857-58, 1859-61, 1865-66; resigned 1861.DiedAugust4, 1887 (age70 years, 221days).Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery. | | John William Crowdus (1828-1895) — also known asJ. W. Crowdus — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,July 6,1828.Democrat.Druggist;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1881-83.DiedSeptember11, 1895 (age67 years, 67days).Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery. | | Samuel B. Pryor (1816-1866) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in1816.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1856-57; served in the Confederate Army duringthe Civil War.Died in1866(ageabout50 years).Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery. | | John Jay Good (1827-1882) — also known asJohn J. Good — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornJuly 21,1827.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1880-81; defeated, 1881.DiedSeptember17, 1882 (age55 years, 58days).Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery. | | Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807-1885) — of Texas. BornApril20, 1807.Speakerof the Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1840; member ofTexasRepublic Senate, 1845.Member,Freemasons.Died in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,June 7,1885 (age78 years, 48days).Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
Restland MemorialPark
9220 Walnut
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) — also known asTom C. Clark — Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,September23, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney General, 1945-49;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67; took senior status 1967.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Eagles;DeltaTau Delta.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1977 (age77 years, 263days).Interment at Restland Memorial Park. | | Earle Cabell (1906-1975) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born inDallasCounty, Tex.,October27, 1906.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1961-64;U.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1965-73; defeated, 1972.Episcopalian.Member,Elks.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,September24, 1975 (age68 years, 332days).Interment at Restland Memorial Park.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminEarl Cabell and Sadie (Earle) Cabell; married,February22, 1932, to Elizabeth Holder; grandson ofWilliamLewis Cabell; grandnephew ofGeorgeCraighead Cabell; great-grandson ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; third great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin twice removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnRobertson,FrederickMortimer Cabell andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin four times removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke; second cousin five times removed ofTheodorickBland andBeverleyRandolph; third cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJoelWalker Flood,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; third cousin twice removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr.; fourth cousin ofHenryDe La Warr Flood andJoelWest Flood; fourth cousin once removed ofEdithWilson andHarryFlood Byrd. | | | | Political family:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | William Arvis Blakley (1898-1976) — also known asWilliam A. Blakley — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Miami Station,CarrollCounty, Mo.,November17, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;real estatedeveloper;insurancebusiness;banker;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1957, 1961; defeated, 1958, 1961.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,January5, 1976 (age77 years, 49days).Interment at Restland Memorial Park. | | James Mitchell Collins (1916-1989) — also known asJames M. Collins — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Hallsville,HarrisonCounty, Tex.,April29, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1968,1972;U.S.Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1968-83; defeated, 1966;candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1982; candidate formayor ofDallas, Tex., 1987.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,July 21,1989 (age73 years, 83days).Interment at Restland Memorial Park. | | Nicholas Nix (1978-1999) — of Mesquite,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in ahospitalat Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,December20, 1978.Candidate formayorof Mesquite, Tex., 1999.Died from injuries received in anautomobileaccident, in Mesquite,DallasCounty, Tex.,November11, 1999 (age20 years, 326days).Interment at Restland Memorial Park. | | Derrill Hart McCollough (1851-1937) — also known asDerrill H. McCollough — Born in Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.,August11, 1851.U.S. Vice Consul inCeiba, 1918-29.Died inDallasCounty, Tex.,January18, 1937 (age85 years, 160days).Interment at Restland Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof John Dewitt McCollough and Harriet Bell (Hart) McCollough; marriedto Celestina Robertson Trenholm. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James H. Blundell (d. 1956) — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1940(alternate),1948.Died in1956.Interment at Restland Memorial Park. | | Jacob George Kleinsasser (1887-1965) — also known asJacob G. Kleinsasser — of Bowdon,WellsCounty, N.Dak.; Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa; Tyndall,Bon HommeCounty, S.Dak.Born inHutchinsonCounty, S.Dak.,April14, 1887.Democrat.Physician;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1933-34.Germanancestry.Died in1965(ageabout78 years).Interment at Restland Memorial Park. | | Erskine K. Bludworth (1900-1973) — of Corinth,DentonCounty, Tex.Born in1900.Mayorof Corinth, Tex., 1960.Died in1973(ageabout73 years).Interment at Restland Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof John Thomas Bludworth and Ida Victoria (Jones)Bludworth. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) — also known asR. G. Storey — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Greenville,HuntCounty, Tex.,December4, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1928;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, SouthwesternBellTelephone Company; director and counsel oflifeinsurance companies.Christian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died, frompneumoniaandheartdisease, while suffering fromseniledementia, in anursinghome at Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,January16, 1981 (age87 years, 43days).Interment at Restland Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married,July 26,1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel HopeWatson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Eminent Americans(1954) |
Robinson FamilyCemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
SparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park
7405 West Northwest Highway
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Erik Jonsson (1901-1995) — also known asJ. Erik Jonsson — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1901.Among the founders of Geophysical Service, which becameTexasInstruments; president (1951-58), and chairman of the board(1958-66) of Texas Instruments; director for RepublicBank,Dallas, 1954-80; EquitableLifeAssurance Society, 1958-73; DallasPower andLight, 1955-64; Neiman Marcus, 1956-65;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1964-71.Member,NewcomenSociety.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,August31, 1995 (age93 years, 359days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Annette Strauss (c.1924-1998) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex., about 1924.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1987-91.Female.Died, ofcancer,in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,December14, 1998 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Sawnie Robertson Aldredge (1890-1949) — also known asSawnie R. Aldredge — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November13, 1890.Lawyer;mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1921-23.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,May 13,1949 (age58 years, 181days).Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) — also known asJohn G. Tower — of Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,September29, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor; candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972(delegation chair),1980;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;KappaSigma;Kiwanis;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors.Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amidallegations of heavy drinking and womanizing.Killed in thecrashof Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of therunway of GlyncoAirport,near Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,April 5,1991 (age65 years, 188days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890-1969) — also known asW. Lee O'Daniel;PappyO'Daniel —of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born in Malta,MorganCounty, Ohio,March11, 1890.Democrat.Governor ofTexas, 1939-41;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1941-49.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,May 11,1969 (age79 years, 61days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | William Hawley Atwell (1869-1961) — also known asWilliam H. Atwell — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Sparta,MonroeCounty, Wis.,June 9,1869.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidateforGovernor ofTexas, 1922;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; tooksenior status 1954.Methodist.Member,Elks;American BarAssociation;Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Redmen.DiedDecember22, 1961 (age92 years, 196days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell; married,December7, 1892, to Susie Snyder. |
| | Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901-1968) — also known asJ. Frank Wilson — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,March18, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofDallas County Democratic Party, 1942-45; district judge in Texas,1943-44, 1955-68;U.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1947-55.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,October13, 1968 (age67 years, 209days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Henry Menasco Wade (1914-2001) — also known asHenry M. Wade;"TheChief" —of Texas. Born inRockwallCounty, Tex.,November11, 1914.Democrat.FBIspecial agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;DallasCounty District Attorney, 1951-86; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1956.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.As District Attorney, he prosecuted Jack Ruby in 1964 for the murderof Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of PresidentJohnF. Kennedy. Also in his role as District Attorney, he was thenamed defendant in the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 abortiondecision, Roe v. Wade.Died, from complications ofParkinson'sdisease, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,March 1,2001 (age86 years, 110days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. (1892-1943) — also known asJoseph W. Bailey, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,December15, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.Marine Corps during World War II.Presbyterian.Diedin military service, ofpneumoniafollowing injuries he suffered in acollision,in the militaryhospitalat Camp Howze, near Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,July 17,1943 (age50 years, 214days).Original interment atFairviewCemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at SparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park. | | Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) — also known asThomas B. Love — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born inWebsterCounty, Mo.,June 23,1870.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary ofMissouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1902-07;Speaker ofthe Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; TexasCommissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member ofTexasstate senate, 1927-30; candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1930.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OddFellows;Woodmen ofthe World;ModernWoodmen.DiedSeptember17, 1948 (age78 years, 86days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love; married,June 11,1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode. |
| | Edith Eunice Therrel Wilmans (1882-1966) — also known asEdith Wilmans — of Grand Prairie,DallasCounty, Tex.BornDecember21, 1882.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1922; candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1926, 1928; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 13th District, 1948 (primary), 1950(primary), 1951.Female.Firstwoman to serve in the Texas legislature.DiedMarch21, 1966 (age83 years, 90days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Sarah Tilghman Hughes (1896-1985) — of Texas. Born inBaltimore,Md.,August2, 1896.Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1931-35; district judge in Texas,1935-61;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1961.Female.In 1963, she became thefirstwoman to swear in a President of the United States.DiedApril23, 1985 (age88 years, 264days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Orville Canada Bullington (1882-1956) — also known asOrville Bullington — of Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.Born in Indian Springs,VernonCounty, Mo.,February10, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;president and chairman, Wichita Falls & SouthernRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1928(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1944,1948;candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1932; member ofTexasRepublican State Committee, 1947-51;TexasRepublican state chair, 1951.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, frommesentericthrombosis while also suffering fromemphysema,in Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.,November24, 1956 (age74 years, 288days).Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) — also known asWilliam O. Braecklein;BillBraecklein —of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December20, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1966-72; member ofTexasstate senate 16th District, 1972-78.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta.Died, ofAlzheimer'sdisease, at Presbyterian Village Northnursinghome, Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November14, 2001 (age80 years, 329days).Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | James Hart Willis, Sr. (1885-1963) — also known asJ. Hart Willis — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Missouri,March19, 1885.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate senate; elected 1921; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1944(speaker).Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,May 31,1963 (age78 years, 73days).Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Clarence Elliott Kennemer Jr. (1908-1962) — also known asC. E. Kennemer, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,April22, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;rancher;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1940.Died in Terrell,KaufmanCounty, Tex.,May 25,1962 (age54 years, 33days).Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. | | Douglas E. Bergman — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1940.Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Knights ofPythias Cemetery
Garland, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hatton William Sumners (1875-1962) — also known asHatton W. Sumners — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Fayetteville,LincolnCounty, Tenn.,May 30,1875.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Texas, 1913-47 (at-large 1913-15, 5thDistrict 1915-47).Died of aheartailment, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,April19, 1962 (age86 years, 324days).Interment at Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
Old SouthlandCemetery
Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | E. Carlyle Smith Jr. (c.1939-2003) — of Grand Prairie,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex., about 1939.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1972;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1975.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaChi;Rotary;Jaycees;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, of complications from abraintumor, in Grand Prairie,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 29,2003 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Old Southland Cemetery.
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