Index to Locations CorsicanaHebrew CemeteryCorsicanaNavarro County CourthouseGroundsCorsicanaOakwood CemeteryNear DawsonSpring Hill CemeteryDresdenDresden Cemetery
HebrewCemetery
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
Founded 1881
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Mose R. Blumrosen (1886-1958) — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Ennis,EllisCounty, Tex.,January2, 1886.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1932,1940,1944(alternate),1948,1952;candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 6th District, 1950.Jewish.Died, in the NavarroClinic,Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,December2, 1958 (age72 years, 334days).Interment at Hebrew Cemetery.
Navarro CountyCourthouse Grounds
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) — of Texas. Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February27, 1795.Delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Bexar, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1838-39;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member ofTexasRepublic Senate, 1845; member ofTexasstate senate, 1846-49.Catholic.Member,Freemasons.DiedJanuary13, 1871 (age75 years, 320days).Interment atSanFernando Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Tex.; statue at Navarro CountyCourthouse Grounds.
OakwoodCemetery
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Roger Quarles Mills (1832-1911) — also known asRoger Q. Mills — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born inToddCounty, Ky.,March30, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1859-60; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1873-92 (at-large 1873-75, 4thDistrict 1875-83, 9th District 1883-92);U.S.Senator from Texas, 1892-99.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,September2, 1911 (age79 years, 156days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Beauford Halbert Jester (1893-1949) — also known asBeauford Jester — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,January12, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Governor ofTexas, 1947-49; died in office 1949; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1948.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;KappaSigma;SigmaDelta Chi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;Lions.Died, aboard a Pullmanrailroadcar, near Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,July 11,1949 (age56 years, 180days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Luther Alexander Johnson (1875-1965) — also known asLuther A. Johnson — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,October29, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;NavarroCounty Attorney, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1916;U.S.Representative from Texas 6th District, 1923-46; resigned 1946;federaljudge, 1946.Presbyterian.Member,KappaSigma;OddFellows;Lions.DiedJune 6,1965 (age89 years, 220days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Rufus Hardy (1855-1943) — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born near Aberdeen,MonroeCounty, Miss.,December16, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;NavarroCounty Attorney, 1880-84; district attorney, 13th District,1884-88; district judge in Texas 13th District, 1888-96;U.S.Representative from Texas 6th District, 1907-23.Member,PhiDelta Theta.DiedMarch13, 1943 (age87 years, 87days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Francis Marion Martin (1830-1903) — of Texas. Born inLivingstonCounty, Ky.,April 1,1830.Member ofTexasstate senate, 1859, 1879-81; served in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1875;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1883-85; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1888.DiedJune 11,1903 (age73 years, 71days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | George Taylor Jester (1846-1922) — also known asGeorge T. Jester — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born inMacoupinCounty, Ill.,August23, 1846.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1891-92; member ofTexasstate senate 9th District, 1893-94;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1895-98.Died in Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,July 19,1922 (age75 years, 330days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Joshua Lucius Halbert (1869-1929) — also known asJosh Halbert — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,1869.Lawyer;mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1913-23.Died in1929(ageabout60 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Thomas J. Haynes (1824-1877) — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born inWilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,July 22,1824.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1872-75.Member,Freemasons.DiedSeptember25, 1877 (age53 years, 65days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John L. Miller (1821-1907) — also known as"Old Flax" — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Tennessee,1821.Postmaster atCorsicana,Tex., 1859; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1877-80.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.Died in1907(ageabout86 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John C. Calhoun (1882-1956) — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Georgia,December12, 1882.Democrat.Mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1940-47;TexasDemocratic state chair, 1949.DiedMay 9,1956 (age73 years, 149days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Ben Franklin Blackmon (1891-1971) — also known asBen F. Blackmon — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Eureka,NavarroCounty, Tex.,1891.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1951-53.DiedDecember13, 1971 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Charles Henry Allyn (1842-1918) — also known asCharles H. Allyn — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born inOswegoCounty, N.Y.,1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1888-90.Died in1918(ageabout76 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Samuel Wister Johnson (1853-1922) — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in1853.Physician;mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1900-02.Died in1922(ageabout69 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Charles C. Sapp (1887-1963) — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Lufkin,AngelinaCounty, Tex.,November17, 1887.Railroadforeman;mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1953-55.Died in Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,December7, 1963 (age76 years, 20days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Hermon Lorenzo Roberts (1901-1992) — also known asHermon L. Roberts — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Ladonia,FanninCounty, Tex.,November10, 1901.Mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1967-69.Died, in anursinghome in Lyons,RiceCounty, Kan., September,1992(age90years, 0 days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Spring HillCemetery
Near Dawson, Navarro County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Washington Hill (1814-1860) — of Texas. Born in Hill Creek,WarrenCounty, Tenn.,April22, 1814.Member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1838-41, 1842-43;TexasRepublic Secretary of War and Marine, 1843-44.Died in Spring Hill,NavarroCounty, Tex.,May 29,1860 (age46 years, 37days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
DresdenCemetery
Dresden, Navarro County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edwin O. Call (1859-1918) — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in North Carolina,April 7,1859.Lawyer;mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1902-05.Died, in asanitariumin Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.,November16, 1918 (age59 years, 223days).Interment at Dresden Cemetery.
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