Rusk County
Texas
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Rusk County
Texas
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Rusk County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Rusk County, Texas BridgesCemetery Chapman, Rusk County, Texas
Flanagan FamilyCemetery Henderson, Rusk County, Texas
|  David Webster Flanagan (1832-1924) — also known asWebster Flanagan — of Henderson,RuskCounty, Tex.Born in Cloverport,BreckinridgeCounty, Ky.,January9, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofTexasstate senate, 1860; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Texas,1872(delegation chair),1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1916;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1875;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Austin, Texas, 1897-1913;president, Henderson and Overton BranchRailroad;candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1918.Died in Henderson,RuskCounty, Tex.,May 5,1924 (age92 years, 117days).Interment at Flanagan Family Cemetery.
MemorialGardens Henderson, Rusk County, Texas
Old HendersonCity Cemetery Henderson, Rusk County, Texas
| Franklin Welsh Bowdon (1817-1857) — also known asFranklin W. Bowdon — of Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.; Henderson,RuskCounty, Tex.Born in Chester District (nowChesterCounty), S.C.,February17, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1844-45;U.S.Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1846-51; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Texas,1856.Died in Henderson,RuskCounty, Tex.,June 8,1857 (age40 years, 111days).Interment at Old Henderson City Cemetery.
| James Henry Jones (1830-1904) — also known asJames H. Jones — of Texas. Born inShelbyCounty, Ala.,September13, 1830.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1880;U.S.Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1883-87.Slaveowner. Died in Henderson,RuskCounty, Tex.,March22, 1904 (age73 years, 191days).Interment at Old Henderson City Cemetery.
Rusk CountyCourthouse Grounds Henderson, Rusk County, Texas
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