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Nueces County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Nueces County

Index to Locations Corpus ChristiHoly Cross Cemetery Corpus ChristiMemory GardensCemetery Corpus ChristiOld BayviewCemetery Corpus ChristiSeaside MemorialPark Holy CrossCemetery Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas See alsoFindagravepage for this location.George Dudley FitzSimmons (1860-1942) — also known asGeorge D. FitzSimmons — of Monterrey,NuevoLeón.Born in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,January16, 1860.Grocer;U.S. Consular Agent inMonterrey, 1893-97; U.S. Vice Consul inMonterrey, 1917-26.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,January28, 1942 (age82 years, 12days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:   Relatives: Sonof Joseph FitzSimmons and Eleanor (Leonard) FitzSimmons; married,October19, 1893, to Genevieve Roberts.   See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial   Image source: U.S. passport application(1918)

L. B. Snyder (1893-1964) — of New Martinsville,WetzelCounty, W.Va.Born in Glovers Gap,MarionCounty, W.Va.,October24, 1893.Democrat.WetzelCounty Sheriff, 1929-32;businessexecutive; member ofWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Died in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,January16, 1964 (age70 years, 84days).Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Henry W. Berry (1818-1888) — of Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Born in1818.Democrat. Postmaster atCorpusChristi, Tex., 1854-55;mayorof Corpus Christi, Tex., 1850.Died in1888(ageabout70 years).Interment at Old Bayview Cemetery.

Reuben Holbein (c.1826-1888) — of Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Born about 1826.Mayorof Corpus Christi, Tex., 1860.DiedMarch21, 1888 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Old Bayview Cemetery.

Waymon N. Staples (1825-1893) — of Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Born in Tennessee,1825.Mayorof Corpus Christi, Tex., 1860.DiedMay 2,1893 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Old Bayview Cemetery.

John Marks Moore — of Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Mayorof Corpus Christi, Tex., 1870.Interment at Old Bayview Cemetery.

George Robertson — of Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Postmaster atCorpusChristi, Tex., 1857-61, 1861-64;mayorof Corpus Christi, Tex., 1870.Interment at Old Bayview Cemetery.

Benjamin F. Neal — of Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Mayorof Corpus Christi, Tex., 1852.Interment at Old Bayview Cemetery.

George Washington Hockley (1802-1854) — of Texas. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1802.TexasRepublic Secretary of War and Marine, 1841-42.Died in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,June 6,1854 (ageabout 51years).Interment at Old Bayview Cemetery.

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Luther Griffin Jones Jr. (1916-2002) — also known asLuther Jones, Jr. — of Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Born in McCrory,WoodruffCounty, Ark.,June 18,1916.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Vietnam war;mayorof Corpus Christi, Tex., 1979-87.DiedMarch 3,2002 (age85 years, 258days).Interment at Seaside Memorial Park.

Cecil Edward Burney (1914-1989) — also known asCecil E. Burney — of Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Born in Riesel,McLennanCounty, Tex.,October6, 1914.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1964.Died in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,June 11,1989 (age74 years, 248days).Interment at Seaside Memorial Park.

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