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McLennan County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in McLennan County

Lawrence Sullivan Ross (1838-1898) — also known asSul Ross — of Texas. Born in Benton,RinggoldCounty, Iowa,September27, 1838.General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; member ofTexasstate senate, 1880;Governor ofTexas, 1887-91;president,Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&MUniversity), 1891-98.Died in College Station,BrazosCounty, Tex.,January3, 1898 (age59 years, 98days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery; statue atAcademicPlaza, College Station, Tex.

Index to Locations

China SpringUnknown location

WacoOakwood Cemetery

WacoRosemound Cemetery

UnknownLocation
China Spring, McLennan County, Texas

Kirby Vidrine (d. 1973) — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromArizona,1940.Died in1973.Interment somewhere.

Politicians buriedhere:

OakwoodCemetery
Waco, McLennan County, Texas

Patrick Morris Neff (1871-1952) — also known asPat Morris Neff — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born in McGregor,McLennanCounty, Tex.,November26, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1901-05;Speaker ofthe Texas State House of Representatives, 1903-05;McLennanCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-12;Governor ofTexas, 1921-25;presidentof Baylor University, from 1932; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1940.Baptist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;Anti-SaloonLeague;Lions.DiedJanuary20, 1952 (age80 years, 55days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

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Richard Coke (1829-1897) — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born inWilliamsburg,Va.,March13, 1829.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; statecourt judge in Texas, 1865;justice ofTexas state supreme court, 1866;Governor ofTexas, 1874-76;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1877-95.Slaveowner. Died in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,May 14,1897 (age68 years, 62days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Nephew ofRichardCoke Jr..
		Coke County,Tex. is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography
		Image source: Library ofCongress

	Relatives: Sonof Noah Neff and Isabella (Shepherd) Neff; married,May 31,1899, to Myrtle Mainer.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

	Relatives: Sonof Shapley Prince Ross and Catherine Hanby (Fulkerson) Ross; marriedto Elizabeth Dorothy Tinsley.
		Sul RossUniversity(founded 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College; became a university 1969),inAlpine,Texas, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about Lawrence Sullivan Ross:Dede W. Casad,TheGovernor's Stake: The Parallel Lives of Two Texas Governors: RichardCoke and Lawrence Sullivan Ross

William Robert Poage (1899-1987) — also known asWilliam R. Poage;Bob Poage — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,December28, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1925-29; member ofTexasstate senate, 1931-37;U.S.Representative from Texas 11th District, 1937-78; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1956,1960.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Temple,BellCounty, Tex.,January3, 1987 (age87 years, 6days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

George W. Clark — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Democrat.Texasstate attorney general, 1874-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1876,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee); delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromTexas, 1896.Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

George Bernard Erath (1813-1891) — also known asGeorge B. Erath — ofMilamCounty, Tex.Born in Vienna,Austria,January1, 1813.Member ofTexasRepublic Congress, 1843; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1846; member ofTexasstate senate, 1857.DiedMay 13,1891 (age78 years, 132days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Erath County,Tex. is named for him.

Jane Madden Spell (1866-1953) — also known asJane Madden;Jane Madden Cotten;Mrs.Leonidas Cotten;Mrs. William E. Spell —of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,August26, 1866.Democrat. Vice-president of first Texas women's suffrageorganization; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1928.Female.Died in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,June 11,1953 (age86 years, 289days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,April 5,1911, toWilliamE. Spell (second cousin ofHernandoDe Soto Money,JohnFox Vardaman andJamesKimble Vardaman); married1885 toLeonidas Cotten.
		Political family:Cockrell-Southfamily of Kentucky.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

John Henry Kultgen (1897-1986) — also known asJack Kultgen — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born inCookCounty, Ill.,February23, 1897.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1956,1960.Died in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,March 9,1986 (age89 years, 14days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Dominic Kultgen and Emma Kultgen; married,June 15,1921, to Reba Belle Mickelborough.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

RosemoundCemetery
Waco, McLennan County, Texas

Carlton Jackson Smith (1902-1981) — also known asCarlton J. Smith — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born in Crawford,McLennanCounty, Tex.,January14, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1964.Died, in ahospitalat Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,February8, 1981 (age79 years, 25days).Interment at Rosemound Cemetery.

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