Nacogdoches County
Texas
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Nacogdoches County
Texas
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Nacogdoches County
Index to Locations Oak GroveCemetery Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas
|  Robert Anderson Irion (1802-1861) — of Texas. Born in1802.Member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Nacogdoches, 1836-37;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1837-38.Died in1861(ageabout59 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
| Lera Millard Thomas (1900-1993) — also known asLera M. Thomas;Lera Millard — of Texas. Born in Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.,August3, 1900.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Texas 8th District, 1966-67.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.Died in Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.,July 23,1993 (age92 years, 354days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
| Kelsey Harris Douglass (d. 1840) — of Texas. Member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1837-38.Member,Freemasons.Died in1840.Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
| Charles Stanfield Taylor (1805-1865) — also known asCharles S. Taylor — of Texas. Born in London,England,1805.Delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Nacogdoches, 1832;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Nacogdoches, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.DiedNovember1, 1865 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | John S. Roberts (1796-1871) — of Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.Born in Virginia,July 13,1796.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;merchant;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Nacogdoches, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; served in the Texas Armyduring the Texas War of Independence.DiedAugust9, 1871 (age75 years, 27days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | Hayden S. Arnold (1805-1839) — of Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.Born in Tennessee,1805.Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1836.Died in Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.,July 3,1839 (ageabout 34years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | Adolphus Sterne (b. 1801) — Born in Cologne (Köln),Germany,1801.Delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Original intermentsomewherein New Orleans, La.; reinterment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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