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Henderson County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Henderson County

Benjamin Matthias Richardson (1877-1918) — also known asBenjamin M. Richardson;BenRichardson —of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,March 2,1877.Democrat. Postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1914-18.Died, fromdoublepneumonia, in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,December14, 1918 (age41 years, 287days).Interment at Athens Cemetery.

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AthensAthens Cemetery

AthensOaklawn Memorial Park

BrownsboroRock Hill Cemetery

AthensCemetery
Athens, Henderson County, Texas

William Richardson Bishop (1874-1947) — of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,August23, 1874.District judge in Texas 3rd District, 1920-23; justice of the TexasSupreme Court Commission of Appeals, 1923-27.Died in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,September28, 1947 (age73 years, 36days).Interment at Athens Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married to Jessie Lynn Carpenter.
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	Relatives: Sonof Matthias Edwyn Richardson and Kate (Jordon) Richardson; married,June9, 1909, toAliceMary Blanton.
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Alice Mary Richardson (1888-1945) — also known asAlice Richardson;Alice MaryBlanton —of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Flatonia,FayetteCounty, Tex.,March18, 1888.Democrat. Acting postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1918-19.Female.Presbyterian.Died in Jacksonville,CherokeeCounty, Tex.,October1, 1945 (age57 years, 197days).Interment at Athens Cemetery.

	Relatives:Daughter of Charles Sanford Blanton and Virginia Penelope (Drisdale)Blanton; married,June 9,1909, toBenjaminMatthias Richardson.
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Edgar Lynn Watson (1883-1959) — also known asEdgar L. Watson — of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Texas,December13, 1883.Democrat. Postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1933-53 (acting, 1933-34).Died, fromheartdisease, in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,January21, 1959 (age75 years, 39days).Interment at Athens Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George Starling Watson and Alice Cornelia (Freeman) Watson;married,May 21,1913, to Melinda 'Linkie' Wofford; married,July 16,1956, to Edna (Wofford) Wallace.
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Robert Eugene Baccus (1922-1996) — also known asRobert E. Baccus — of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Breckenridge,StephensCounty, Tex.,October14, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1962-84 (acting, 1962-64).Died in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,February14, 1996 (age73 years, 123days).Interment at Athens Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Embury Depee Baccus and Pearl Eugena (Shine) Baccus; married1943 toPatricia Richards.
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Oaklawn MemorialPark
Athens, Henderson County, Texas

Ernest E. Cornelius (1893-1966) — of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Oneonta,BlountCounty, Ala.,January1, 1893.Republican. Postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1923-33 (acting, 1923); alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Texas,1932.Died in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,July 28,1966 (age73 years, 208days).Interment at Oaklawn Memorial Park.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Solomon B. Cornelius and Emma M. (Chote) Cornelius; married toIris McWilliams.
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Merle Royse Walker II (1922-1985) — of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Mississippi,August27, 1922.Republican. Acting postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1959-62.Died in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,March 7,1985 (age62 years, 192days).Interment at Oaklawn Memorial Park.

	Relatives:Married,March26, 1948, to Betty Ross Moseley; married to Zara (Shieldes)Frazier.
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Rock HillCemetery
Brownsboro, Henderson County, Texas

Gwynn A. Boswell (1919-1967) — of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.BornAugust25, 1919.Republican. Postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1956-59 (acting, 1956-58).DiedAugust9, 1967 (age47 years, 349days).Interment at Rock Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof William Albert Boswell and Laura Wilson (Lewis) Boswell; marriedto Hattie Sue Browning.
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