09-25-09
Some Notable Persons
in
First Street Cemetery
of
Waco, Texas
Compiled
by
T. Bradford Willis, DDS, MSD
2009
Dedicated
in honor of
John C. Griggs, Ph.D.,
Melvin Dotson,
and
Willard E. Brown, III
for preserving
the history of
First Street
Cemetery
Some Notable Persons in First
Street Cemetery of Waco, Texas
Frank Adams,
1865-1906. A Knight of Tabor,
International Order of Twelve, 333-777.
Husband of Emma Adams, 1857-1906.
William M. Anderson,
1831-1882. A native of Winchester, Virginia. Came to Waco
ca. 1855. A pioneer undertaker and
furniture dealer. A member of Waco Lodge
No. 92, A.F. and A.M.
Clementine Jones Arnold,
1815-1855. Wife of Bentley D Arnold, ca.
1804-1868. Moved to Waco ca. 1851. In 1855, Bentley D Arnold opened a brick yard
in East Waco.
In 1858, he was elected a county commissioner. He served as the second deacon of First
Baptist Church of Waco, and he served as a member of its first building
committee in 1854. He was an officer in
the 1850s of Waco Lodge No. 92, A.F. and A.M. and a trustee of Waco School
District, No.1.
Fred J. Axling,
ca. 1836-1876. A native of Sweden.
A member of J. H. Gurley Lodge No. 337,
A.F. and A.M. A member of the Hook and
Ladder Company, No. 1, of the Waco
Fire Department.
Thomas Hudson Barron,
1796-1874. A native of Virginia.
Son of John M. and Susan Mattingly Barron. In 1820, he married Elizabeth Curnell. Listed in Austin’s register of families. His company of rangers established Fort Fisher
in 1837. Served as a captain of Texas
Rangers. In 1857, he opened a steam mill
on Barron’s Branch in Waco. Later served as a McLennan County
tax assessor-collector. Texas Historical Marker.
William Dawson
Bedwell, 1821-1867. A native of Alabama. Son of James and Lucy Grimes Bedwell. Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Bedwell,
1831-1884. The William Dawson Bedwell
family was living in Clarke County, Mississippi in 1850 and moved to Waco in the early 1850s. W. D. Bedwell was a planter and a Confederate
veteran. He served as a McLennan County commissioner from 1856-1858 and
was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A. F. and A. M.
Walter Wyatt Bennett,
1819-1860. A native of Christian County,
Kentucky. Moved to Texas ca. 1855. A pioneer of Bold Springs in McLennan County.
(His grave marker was missing at the time of the 1962 cemetery survey by
Staton and Meredith.)
Margaret Jane Keister
Beville, 1844-1893. A native of Blacksburg, Virginia. Married Dr. Alexander Archer Beville,
1841-1930, on Dec. 24, 1867. Moved to Waco in 1870. Her husband was Waco’s
first dentist and was a charter member of Austin Avenue
Methodist Church
in 1901. Their son, Dr. Alexander Jacob
Beville, returned to Waco to practice dentistry
after his graduation from the Dental Department of the University of Maryland. She was buried in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. (Her grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Burwell J.
Blankenship, ca. 1843-1873. He served
in the 6th regiment of the Texas Cavalry during the Civil War and
later as a deputy sheriff of McLennan
County.
Gottfried C.
Blankenstein, 1822-1900. A native of
Germany. Husband of Dorthea Herbst Blankenstein. Served in the German Army from 1842-1845, and
was a saddler. Immigrated to the United States
in 1870.
Mary Azalete Gurley
Blocker, 1825-1902. A native of Alabama. Wife of Richard Furman Blocker and daughter
of Davis R. and Patience Gurley. Came to
Texas ca.
1852.
Richard Furman
Blocker, 1824-1861. Attended LaGrange College.
Moved to Waco
Village to practice law
in 1851. Richard F. Blocker and Edwards
J. Gurley formed the first law firm in Waco.
Mary Bostwick,
1816-1882. A native of Virginia.
Wife of Harmon Gilbert Bostwick, Sr., 1814-1890. She lived many years in Illinois
before moving to Texas in 1854 and settling in
Waco in
1866. Harmon Gilbert Bostwick, Sr. was
an elder in the Presbyterian Church.
Later re-interred in Oakwood
Cemetery.
John William
Brinegar, Sr., 1851-1913. A native
of Missouri. Brought his wife Sarah Hill and three
children to Waco
in 1881. A native of Kentucky,
Sarah Hill died in Waco
in 1889. He later married Julia
Sanderson in 1890. His gravesite has a
large granite ledger noting the history of his family and descendants.
Matilda Brown,
1802-1888. A native of Louisiana and a black midwife. (Her grave marker was found during the excavations
for the new Texas Rangers’ Company F Headquarters building in 2008.)
Robert Brown,
1873-1906. A Knight of Tabor,
International Order of Twelve, 333-777.
Grave marker mentions his sister Maggie Patterson, born April 2, 1869.
William Calmes Buck,
1790-1872. A native of Virginia.
Ordained in the Baptist church in 1812.
A veteran of the War of 1812.
Editor of the Western Pioneer and
Baptist Banner. Served as pastor of First
Baptist Church of Louisville, Kentucky.
Did missionary work among the Confederate soldiers at his own
expense. Came to Waco in 1866.
Was a Latin, Greek, and Hebrew scholar.
Willis Field Buck,
1845-1888. A native of Kentucky.
Son of Rev. William C. Buck.
Served in 42nd Alabama
Regiment during the Civil War. Graduated
in 1867 from Louisville
Medical College. Was McLennan County
physician with Dr. Halbert in 1877.
Married Nannie Harrison, 1848-1888, daughter of Dr. Richard
Harrison. A member of Waco Lodge No. 92,
A.F. and A.M.
George Ewing Burney,
1814-1878. A native of Tennessee. Husband of Sarah A. Blair Burney. Elected to the Arkansas legislature. In 1847, he migrated to Texas
and settled in Milam
County. Elected to the Texas
legislature in 1848, he introduced the bill creating McLennan, Bell, and Falls
counties. In 1850, became a resident of Waco, and later served in
Texas Senate. He introduced bills
granting charters to Waco Bridge Co., Waco Tap Railroad, and Waco Manufacturing
Co.
Emma Harrison Carter,
1852-1873. A native of Monroe County, Mississippi. Daughter of James E. and Mary Ann Evans
Harrison. Came to Waco in 1857 with her family. Emma married James M. Carter in 1872 in the
Brick House at Tehuacana Retreat plantation.
She died after the birth of their son, Eugene Wellborn Carter.
Mary M. Cassaday,
ca. 1855-1882. Wife of W. J.
Cassaday. William J. Cassaday was a 19th
century Waco
photographer, and his studio was located at 122 ½ S. 3rd St. in the 1890s.
W.D. Chambers, 1833-1892.
A native of Mississippi.
Graduated from Louisville College of Law in Kentucky
and entered the practice of law at Waco
in 1853. Member of the 21st
Regiment, Texas
Volunteer Cavalry. Served as mayor of Waco from 1860 to
1861. Later served as district judge in Waco in 1870.
John Christianson,
ca. 1838-1888. First tailor in Waco. In 1876, his store was located at 28 ½ Austin Avenue. A member of the Scandinavian Lutheran
Church. (His grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Alexander Michael
Clingman, 1830-1870. A native of Tennessee. Son of Dr. A. Brandon Clingman. Husband of Julia Ann Sanders Clingman,
1839-1922. Graduated in 1860 from Eclectic Medical
College in Cincinnati, Ohio. Served as a surgeon in the Confederate
Army. Came to Waco
in 1865 from Arkansas. One of the founders of the Waco Medical
Association. A member of Waco Lodge No.
92, A.F. and A.M.
Sarah Ann Coates Clinton, 1831-1906. A native of Virginia.
Daughter of William C. and Susan L. Palmer Coates. Married William Swan Clinton
in 1850 in Hardeman County,
Tennessee. Parents of seven children. A member of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.
William Swan Clinton, 1827-1912. A native of Hardeman County, Tennessee. Son of Robert and Sarah Conrad Clinton. Came to McLennan County
in 1856. He was a Confederate veteran
and served as deputy sheriff of McLennan
County in 1866. A member of the Old Settlers’ Association. A member of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.
Albert Cloyes,
ca. 1811-1853. A native of Massachusetts. Husband of Nancy Elizabeth Jones Cloyes,
1821-1894. Moved to the South Bosque community ca. 1846. He was a member of the first grand jury.
Catherine Minerva
Murdock Coates, 1846-1869. A native
of Tallapoosa
County,
Alabama. Married George T. Coates in 1861 in McLennan County.
George T. Coates,
1838-1891. A native of Tennessee.
Son of William C. and Susan Palmer Coates. Married Catherine Minerva Murdock in 1861 in McLennan County.
After her death, he married Arabella Frost in 1871 in McLennan County. Arabella Frost Coates, 1851-1929, was a
daughter of J. P. and Mary Thurman Frost, and she is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. George T. Coates was a Confederate veteran
and a pioneer of Waco.
William C. Coates,
1804-1863. A native of Halifax County, Virginia. Son of William Coates, 1781-1846. Married Susan L. Palmer in 1828 in Halifax County, Virginia. After her death, he married Nancy E. Lile/Lyle
in 1846 in Hardeman County,
Tennessee. Moved from Hardeman County,
Tennessee to McLennan County
ca. 1856. A planter, he owned land along
the Brazos River in the area of Tehuacana
Creek. Served as a McLennan County
commissioner, precinct 3, from 1858-1862.
Edward D. Conger,
1835-1890. A native of New York.
Son of Uriah and Hannah West Conger.
Husband of Helen A. Wheeler Conger, 1842-1923, a daughter of Alvin and
Jerusha Stevens Wheeler. A Civil War
veteran. Came to McLennan County
in 1871. With his two brothers, bought
the Miguel Rabajo grant of land in northern McLennan County.
Brought the first registered Durham cattle to Texas. Owned an ice factory in Waco. Later appointed postmaster of Waco in 1889.
Corinne E. Cornibe,
1857-1884. A native of Louisiana.
Wife of Ernest J. Cornibe, born ca. 1841 in Louisiana.
Daughter of Mrs. E. J. Drake, ca. 1832-1878. Ernest J. Cornibe was a merchant in dry
goods, clothing, boots, and shoes. He
was a private in the Louisiana Cavalry during the Civil War and a member of the
Pat Cleburne Camp.
John L. Cornish,
1828-1884. A native of Alabama.
Husband of Eliza B. Cornish, 1839-1923.
During the Civil War, Dr. John L. Cornish served as an assistant surgeon
for the 18th Texas Infantry and the 13th Texas
Cavalry. In the 1870s and early 1880s,
he was a druggist and dry goods merchant in East Waco. (Although there is a grave marker for him at First Street
Cemetery, it is believed that he was
later re-interred at Oakwood
Cemetery.)
Eliza Crisp,
1817-1873. Wife of W. H. Crisp, died
1875 in Dallas, Texas.
The Crisp family immigrated to the United
States from England
and settled in Georgia
in 1845. She was a well known actress
and a member of the Crisp troupe. Her
husband was the manager of the Athenaeum, Mobile,
and Montgomery theatres of Georgia. Their son, Charles Frederick Crisp, was
appointed solicitor general of the southwestern judicial circuit in 1872 and
later served as the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives.
James F. Davis,
1823-1885. A native of Tennessee.
Husband of Brunette Elizabeth Selman, a daughter of John Hunter Selman,
1804-1841. Studied law under N. S.
Brown, Governor of Tennessee. Came to Waco in 1850 and entered
the practice of law in 1851. Elected
chief justice of McLennan
County in 1852. Served on the 1856 building committee
for a new McLennan
County courthouse. In
1860 served as district attorney. Was a
law partner for a while with Judge A. J. Evans and later with Dr. Thomas
Moore. Was a trustee of Fifth Street (now
First) Methodist Church.
Was a Confederate veteran.
Thomas E. Davis,
ca.1859-1898. A native of Waco. Husband of Mary Winship Davis. Son of James F. and Brunette Elizabeth Selman Davis. He was a planter and was a Baylor University
supporter. He shot William Cowper Brann, editor of The Iconoclast, on April 1, 1898; W. C. Brann returned Davis’ fire, and both men
died the next day. His feud with Brann
may be related to attacks on Baylor
University in The Iconoclast. (His grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.) Texas
Historical Marker for the Brann-Davis shooting is located in the 100 block of S. 4th Street.
Ann Evans Denison, 1838-1856. A native of Georgia. Wife of Franklin L.
Denison, 1831-1889, who moved to Waco
in 1854 and began his practice of law.
He served as state prosecuting attorney for some time. Frank Denison founded and published The Register. He was a Confederate veteran.
Aunt Martha Downs,
ca. 1841-1895. She was a philanthropist
and a nurse. Mother of Walter K. Downs,
ca. 1860-1898. A native of Texas, Walter K. Downs
was a noted minstrel, violinist, and vocalist.
He was in demand on social occasions for the wealthy of Waco. The funeral for Aunt Martha Downs at Saint James
Methodist Church of Waco was attended by 2000 mourners, white and black. (Her grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Peter Drake,
1790-1892. A native of Granville County, North Carolina. A slave, he was given his freedom in Washington County, Texas
in 1865. He moved to Waco
in 1885 from Marshall,
and he had been married four times. (His
grave marker was missing at the time of the 1962 cemetery survey.)
George B. Dutton,
1818-1888. A native of Charleston, New Hampshire. Husband of Mary H. Dutton, 1820-1890. Served two terms in the Minnesota legislature. Was elected grand master of the Minnesota
Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F., in 1852. Came to Waco in 1858. Was an early Waco architect, contractor and builder. Was the Waco
city engineer. Was a charter member of
Waco Encampment No. 24, I.O.O.F., in 1870.
Ann Eliza Harrison
Earle, 1810-1881. A native of South Carolina. Wife of Dr. Baylis Wood Earle. Daughter of Isham and Harriet Kelly Harrison. A pioneer of Waco.
Baylis Wood Earle,
1805-1859. A native of Pendleton District, South Carolina. Son of John B. and Sarah Taylor Earle. Married Ann Eliza Harrison in 1829. Received his M.D. degree from Transylvania College
in Kentucky. Moved to Waco ca. 1857 and built what is known today
as the Earle-Harrison House.
John Baylis Earle,
1833-1869. A native of Jefferson County, Alabama. Son of Dr. Baylis Wood Earle and Eliza
Harrison Earle. Husband of Emma C.
Nelson Earle, 1842-1929. Graduated from
the University of Mississippi in 1855 and came to Waco in 1856 with his brother, Isham
Earle. Was a Confederate veteran and
built a cotton mill, later known as the Waco Manufacturing Company. Was a charter member of the Waco Bridge
Company. Later re-interred in Oakwood Cemetery after his wife’s death.
William D. Eastland,
1826-1877. A native of Alabama.
He and Helen M. Terry, 1836-1921, were married in 1854 by District Judge
R. E. B. Baylor in Bell
County. Appointed postmaster of Belton in 1850 and
served as district clerk from 1850-1861.
A pioneer Waco
physician and druggist. A member of Waco
Lodge No. 92, A.F. and A.M. A member of
First Baptist Church of Waco. On
February 22, 1877, the edifice of First
Baptist Church
was destroyed by fire. Dr. Eastland
helped other church members combat the fire.
He died a few days later.
Andrew Jackson Evans,
1831-1897. A native of South Carolina. Son of Samuel R. and Mary Ann Cowan Evans. Came to Waco
in 1850. Elected to the Texas legislature. Served as district judge from 1868-1870. Also served as the U.S. district attorney for the
Western District of Texas, circa 1876. A
Confederate veteran.
Ann Eliza Earle
Farrell, 1863-1900. Wife of Patrick
M. Farrell, 1854-1917. Daughter of John
B. and Emma Nelson Earle, pioneers of Waco. Patrick M. Farrell was associated with Texas
Central Railway. She was later re-interred
in Oakwood Cemetery.
John T. Flint,
1827-1897. A native of New York. Husband of Lavina H. Flint, ca.
1830-1876. Traveled from New York to Ohio
to study law in private law offices. Moved to Waco
and established the banking house of Flint and
Chamberlin in 1866 and the law firm of Flint,
Chamberlin, and Graham. President of
Waco Bridge Company which built Waco
suspension bridge. Served as a Texas legislator in
1861. A Confederate veteran.
Francis O. Flournoy,
1838-1882. A native of Gallatin, Tennessee. Wife of William Michael Flournoy.
Robert Willis
Flournoy, 1828-1877. A native of Georgia.
A Methodist minister, he served churches in Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana,
and Texas. Married Mrs. Sykes of Albany, Georgia. After her death, he married Sarah Campbell in
1860. Came to Texas ca. 1874.
William Michael
Flournoy, 1834-1911. A native of Louisville, Georgia. Attended college at Athens, Georgia. Moved to Waco in 1869.
Appointed a special district judge for McLennan, Falls, and Bosque
counties. Served as an alderman of Waco. Served in Confederate Army. (His grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Samuel Johan Forsgard,
1828-1912. A native of Sweden. In 1855, came to Texas during the first wave of Swedish
immigration. In 1857, married Mary C.
Johnson, 1827-1897, in Austin. Moved to Waco and established a bakery, restaurant,
and confectionary business. Established
Ambold’s Sporting Goods Company. A Civil
War veteran. His home at 1122 N. 4th Street
is now a house museum. Texas Historical Marker.
William Aldridge Fort, 1826-1878. A native of Alabama.
Graduate of LaGrange
College in 1846. Married Dionitia Wilson in 1856. Came to Waco
ca. 1850. Served in Confederate Army during the Civil War. He and George Jackson opened a private bank
which later became Waco National Bank.
His home at 503 S. 4th
Street is now a house museum. He was later
re-interred in Oakwood
Cemetery.
Old Sam, ca. 1880-1892. A native of Ireland. Imported by Walter Fort, he was the
faithful dog at
the Pacific Saloon located on S. 4th
Street. He
was buried in First
Street Cemetery
on March 19, 1892.
S. M. Glenn, born
ca. 1823. A native of Tennessee.
Husband of Lavinia B. Glenn, ca. 1824-1904. He served as a trustee of Waco Female
Institute in 1858 and was sheriff of McLennan
County from 1867 to
1868. Was a Confederate veteran.
Davis Robert Gurley, 1792-1861. A native of Johnston County, North Carolina. Son of Edwards and Mary Davis Gurley. Attended the Meadhill
School in Wayne
Co., North Carolina. Moved to Waco ca. 1852. Bought 1,600 acres of Brazos River
bottomland for growing cotton, corn, and wheat.
Built a gristmill, gin, saddleshop, and blacksmith’s shop on his
plantation.
Patience Bland Smith
Gurley, 1797-1885. A native of South Carolina. Daughter of Joshua and Mary Anderson
Smith. Wife of Davis Gurley and a pioneer
of Waco. She died at Liberty Hall, the Gurley
plantation.
James Henry Gurley,
1829-1865. A native of Alabama.
Son of Davis
R. and Patience Smith Gurley. A charter
member of Bosque (now Waco)
Lodge No. 92, A.F. & A.M. Second
Masonic lodge in Waco
named in his memory. Attended LaGrange College.
Came to Waco
and engaged in general mercantile business.
Later developed a large plantation.
Married Lucy Barnard, ca. 1830-1869, sister of George Barnard. A Confederate veteran.
Bonnie Bell Hamlett
Hall, 1888-1968. A native of Waco. Daughter of Dr. S. B. Hamlett and Johnnie T. Johnson
Hamlett. Wife of Thomas Gladdin Hall,
1887-1944. Her grave marker is the most
recent known marker in the cemetery.
Johnnie T. Johnson
Hamlett, 1862-1934. A native of Texas. Daughter of Lucy Virginia Helm, 1839-1928,
and Fauntley Johnson, 1831-1909, who are buried in Oakwood Cemetery. She married Dr. S. B. Hamlett on February 11,
1885.
S. B. Hamlett,
ca. 1846-1908. A native of Texas. Came to Waco
ca. 1870. Enlisted at 15 years of age in
the Confederate Army. A pioneer Waco physician and a
manufacturing chemist. A member of the
Waco Medical Association. He and Dr. W.
H. Wilkes were in practice together. Served
as a deacon of First Baptist Church of Waco.
A member ofWaco Lodge No. 92, A.F. and A.M. His wife, Jennie H. Casseday Hamlett, died
Aug. 31, 1877.
James Edward Harrison,
1815-1875. A native of Greenville
District, South Carolina. Son of Isham and Harriet Kelly Harrison. In 1842, he married Mary Ann Susan Evans, 1825-1862,
a daughter of James A. and Mary (Polly) Evans of Sunnyside plantation of Muldon, Mississippi. A member of the Mississippi senate. In 1857, purchased a 6,000 acre tract in
McLennan and Falls counties and built Tehuacana Retreat, the Harrison
plantation. By 1861, he served on the
boards of Trinity River
Male High
School and First Baptist Church of Waco. Promoted to brigadier general in the
Confederate Army in 1864. Able to speak
Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek languages.
Served on the board of Waco University and served as first president of the Baptist
General Association of Texas. Served as a trustee of Baylor University.
Richard Harrison, 1821-1876.
A native of Alabama. One of
a trio of brothers who all
gained rank of general in the Confederate
Army. He was a great-grandnephew of U.S.
President William Henry Harrison.
Attended Kentucky
Medical College. Was a physician prior to his army service. His first marriage was to Miss Ragsdale of Mississippi. After her death, he married Mary Tompkins,
1839-1869. His third marriage was to
Emma Buck, 1837-1933, daughter of Rev. William C. Buck. Served as president of the Baptist State Convention
of Mississippi. Moved to Texas in 1866. A trustee of Waco University. Served as chairman of the deacons of First
Baptist Church of Waco. Texas Historical
Marker is located about 10 miles north of Waco
in a roadside park on southbound side of I-35.
John T. Harrison,
1862-1911. A native of Mississippi.
Son of General Richard Harrison and Mary Tompkins Harrison. Husband of Lula Dickey Harrison,
1868-1896. In 1880, he 9received his
A.B. degree from Baylor University and received his B.L. degree from St. Louis Law School. Formed a law practice with A. M. Harris. Elected justice of the peace in 1880 and
1890.
Thomas Harrison,
1823-1891. A native of Jefferson County, Alabama.
In 1843, moved to Brazoria County, Texas,
where he studied law. Represented Harris County
in the Texas
legislature. In 1855, moved to Waco, where he was a deacon of First
Baptist Church
and a trustee of Trinity River
Male High
School. In
1858, married Sarah E. McDonald, 1838-1882.
Became a colonel of the Terry’s Texas Rangers. Promoted to brigadier general in the
Confederate Army in 1865. Elected
district judge in 1866 and served as a trustee of Waco University. Later re-interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
J. B. Hayes, died
1876. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Hayes,
ca. 1839-1900. Erected first brick
building in East Waco. Served as president of the Hook and Ladder
Company, No. 1.
Demetrius Hays,
ca. 1801-1861. Brother of Judge Daniel
Smith Hays. Came to Waco in the 1850s. A surveyor, he helped George Erath in the
platting of Waco. A Confederate veteran.
Jane Boyd Hays,
1808-1883. A native of Rockingham County, Virginia. Daughter of Elizabeth Burgess and John Boyd,
Jr., a veteran of the American Revolution.
Wife of Judge Daniel Smith Hays.
Came to Waco
ca. 1858 with her six grown children:
John W., Mary L., Martha Jane, H. Clay, James Daniel, and Victoria A.
Hays.
Walter Helm, 1850-1885. A native of Tennessee.
Married Mamie Bowen on October 25, 1881.
Waco
pioneers. A graduate of Waco University
in 1869.
F. M. Henschel, Sr.,
1822-1893. A native of Germany. A Methodist minister.
Marie/Mary Herrmann,
1861-1891. A native of Atzmannsdorf, Germany. Wife of Rev. William Herrmann, the pastor of
the German Evangelical Zion’s Church
of Waco. The church was located at 623 S. 8th Street.
John P. Houston,
1831-1871. Husband of Virginia M.
Houston, 1840-1881. Graduated in 1853
from University
of Louisville Medical
College. Joined the Waco Medical Association in 1867. Practiced with Dr. J. H. Caldwell. Charter member of Central Christian Church. A Confederate veteran.
Martha “Mattie” Jane Hays
Howe, 1831-1900. A native of Kentucky. Daughter of Judge and Mrs. Daniel Smith Hays. Wife of Dr. Samuel D. Howe. Came to Waco
in the 1850s. A member of the Daughters
of the King at Saint Paul’s
Episcopal Church. The stained-glass
window of the Good Shepherd at Saint
Paul’s Church was given in memory of Mattie Hays Howe,
wife of Dr. S. D. Howe.
Samuel Dunlap Howe,
1837-1871. A native of Fleming County, Kentucky. Husband of Martha Jane Hays Howe. A Confederate veteran and pioneer Waco physician and
pharmacist. The stained-glass window of Saint Paul above the altar of Saint Paul’s Church was given in memory of
Dr. Samuel D. Howe and Mrs. H. Clay Quarles.
Elizabeth Hughston,
ca. 1816-1902. Wife of John
Hughston. Came to Texas
from Alabama in 1871 and to Waco in 1874.
A pioneer of Waco. (Her grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Andrew Jackson Ish,
1830-1915. A native of Tennessee.
Son of Alexander K. and Elizabeth Ish.
Husband of Susan L. Henderson Ish, 1834-1898. A graduate of Emory and Henry College
in 1849. A colonel in the Civil War. Moved to McLennan County
in 1867. A charter member of Central
Presbyterian Church.
William Danforth Ish,
1839-1877. A native of Blount County, Tennessee. Son of Alexander K. and Elizabeth Ish. Came to Texas in 1859. Member of L. S. Ross company of rangers in
1860. A Confederate veteran.
Telephus Telemachus
Louis Augustus Albartus Johnson, 1822-1875.
A native of Alabama. Husband of Mary Louisa Dunnica Johnson. Son of Hezekiah Johnson. Moved to Waco
in 1852 and became one of the wealthiest men in Waco.
Originally interred in the large red brick mausoleum near the entrance
to First Street Cemetery.
Later re-interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
Fountain Jones,
ca. 1829-1878. A native of Louisiana. Husband of Virginia Andrews Jones,
1829-1902. A surgeon and homeopathic
physician. Came to Waco in 1874.
A member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A.F. and A.M. A Civil War veteran.
Mary A. E. Folts
Jurney, ca. 1829-1876. Came to Waco in 1854. Wife of John C. Jurney, 1830-1903. A native of Kentucky,
he was a Confederate veteran and served as a Waco alderman. After the Civil War, started Ripley and
Jurney hardware.
Reuben Kaufman,
ca. 1836-1912. Served as sexton of Hebrew Rest Cemetery of Waco. Helped his son move some graves from First Street
Cemetery to Oakwood Cemetery.
Nancy J. Cooper
Kellum, 1826-1855. Married in 1843
in Mississippi
to William R. Kellum. Moved to McLennan County, circa 1854. In 1867, started Kellum and Sparks general merchandise. W. R. Kellum served as a deacon of First Baptist
Church and served as a
trustee of Waco Univeristy.
Samuel M. Kingston,
ca. 1810-1885. A native of Ireland. A Methodist minister for around 53 years, he
served churches in Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi,
and Texas. Came to Texas ca. 1851 where he later served as the
presiding elder of the Trinity District and the Navasota District. (His grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Robert Brown Lambdin,
1821-1891. A native of Virginia.
Son of Rev. William Lambdin and Susan Corner Lambdin. Founded Waco’s
first newspaper, The Waco Era in
1854. Served in 30th regiment
of the Texas Cavalry during the Civil War.
Was later associated with The
Independent Pulpit, published by James. D. Shaw.
Susan Corner Lambdin,
1786-1869. A native of Maryland.
A pioneer of Waco. Wife of Rev. William Lambdin of Virginia. Mother of Rev. William McKendree Lambin,
Lucretia Lambdin Prather, and Robert Brown Lambdin of Waco.
William McKendree
Lambdin, 1811-1867. A native of Virginia. Son of Rev. William Lambdin and Susan Corner
Lambdin. In 1834, he married Phebe G.
Lamb, who later died in 1849. In 1855,
he married Susan Amelia Thompson, 1830-1910.
Came to Waco
in 1857. Served as president of Waco Female
College. Later served as pastor of churches known
today as First Methodist Church of Waco, Bosqueville Methodist
Church, and First
Methodist Church of Houston. Texas Historical Marker.
Henry C. Lazenby, Moved to Waco circa 1866. A Confederate veteran. His son, Robert Sherman Lazenby, produced
Circle-A ginger ale in Waco
in 1884. The soft drink was regulation
in the Army and Navy during the Spanish-American War. Robert Sherman Lazenby established the Dr
Pepper Company.
Jacob Long,
1811-1878. A native of North Carolina. Served as a district judge, city recorder,
and mayor from 1872-1874. Was an officer
in Waco Lodge No. 92, A.F. and
A.M. from 1863-1866.
Mary A. Long,
1817-1899. A native of Tennessee.
Wife of Jacob Long, a former Waco
mayor. Came to Waco
ca. 1859.
Edward Ludecus,
ca. 1848-1878. A dealer in millinery and
fancy goods. His business was located at
29 Austin Street
in 1876. He served as first assistant in
the Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1.
Mary Rebecca Majors,
1831-1858. A native of Philadelphia.
Wife of William P.S. Majors, a Confederate veteran. A Waco
pioneer.
Martha J. Murdock
Maloney, 1848-1880. Wife of W.
Harvey Maloney. Daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Gains
Murdock. W. H. Maloney came to McLennan County ca. 1870 and was a farmer and
cattleman. Martha Murdock Maloney was a
member of the Missionary
Baptist Church.
Ephraim P. Massey,
1818-1896. A native of Giles County, Tennessee. A son of Ephraim M. Massey. Came to Grimes County,
Texas in 1862 and to Waco in 1866.
Served as chief justice of McLennan
County in 1873 and as county judge of McLennan County from 1874-1876. Was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A. F. and
A. M. (His grave marker was missing at
the time of the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Jacob Gustor Meissner,
1839-1902. A native of Dresden, Germany. Came to Waco
ca. 1862. A member of the Odd
Fellows. A Confederate veteran.
Daniel Moore,
1801-1873. A native of Jackson County,
Georgia. Son of John Moore, a veteran of the American
Revolution. Came to Fort Gates
in Bell County in 1853. Served as first county treasurer of Coryell County from 1854-1856. Moved to McLennan County
in 1859. Owned the first blacksmith shop
in Robinson.
Elizabeth Davis Moore,
1809-1878. A native of South Carolina and wife of Daniel Moore. They married June 15, 1826 in Hall County, Georgia. Parents of 13 children. A pioneer of McLennan County.
James Yancey Moore, 1811-1869. A native of North Carolina. A pioneer of McLennan County. Brought family from Dent
County, Missouri to Waco in 1856. Purchased a 118 acre homestead on Waco Creek,
near the present Brookview/Fairgate areas of Waco.
His gravesite has a large granite ledger noting the history of his
family and descendants.
Shepart Mullins,
ca. 1828-1871. Born a slave in Lawrence County, Alabama. Came to Texas in 1854. Purchased land in and around Waco between
1865-1870. In 1866 married
Sallie Downs. In 1867
served on the platform committee of the first Republican party convention in Texas. Member of Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868-69. In 1869 selected to serve as a McLennan County commissioner. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1869. Favored the establishment of the Texas State
Police and a militia
to control violence.
Thomas C. Murray,
1833-1889. A native of Ireland. Husband of Matilda D. Clark Murray,
1852-1932. She was born on a steamboat
on the Atlantic Ocean and was a daughter of J.
P. Clark. Thomas C. Murray served in
company G, 2nd regiment of the Louisiana Infantry during the Civil
War. He was a cordwainer, and his shop
was on the corner of Elm and Dallas in East Waco.
James M. Norris,
1819-1874. A native of South Carolina. Husband of Sophronia E. Robinson Norris. Read law in the office of Humphrey and Avery
at Columbus, Mississippi,
and in 1841 moved to Washington County,
Texas. He served as a colonel in the Civil War and
later practiced law in Waco
for seven years.
Mary M. Arnold Nowlin,
ca. 1835-1858. Wife of J. W. Nowlin, who
settled in Waco
in 1850. They married on June 27, 1852
in Waco. J. W. Nowlin was the first attorney licensed
by the district court in McLennan
County. He was first associated with Richard Coke and
later with M. D. Herring. The firm of
Nowlin and Herring became a prominent practice in McLennan County. He was a charter member of Bosque (now Waco) Lodge No. 92, A.F.
and A.M.
Charles Baer Pearre,
1834-1908. A native of Maryland.
Husband of Harriet “Hallie” Kelly Earle.
Attended Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. Came to Waco
in 1854. Elected city attorney in 1856.
A member of Terry’s Texas Rangers. A
major in the Civil War. In 1866 elected
district attorney for Nineteenth Judicial District. In 1884 appointed U.S. district attorney for the
northern district of Texas.
Harriet “Hallie”
Kelly Earle Pearre, 1840-1893. A
native of Mississippi. Daughter of Dr. Baylis Wood Earle and Eliza
Harrison Earle. Wife of Charles Baer
Pearre. Attended Judson
College in Alabama.
Came to Waco
ca. 1857. Elected one of seven
deaconesses of First Baptist Church of Waco in 1877. (Her grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Caroline Peters, ca.
1824-1851. A native of Alabama.
Wife of Hutson Peters who was born ca. 1820. Moved to Waco
ca. 1851 from Rusk Co., Texas. He was a charter member of Bosque (now Waco) Lodge No. 92, A.F.
and A.M., and held Masonic offices from 1852 to 1856. He served as McLennan County
tax collector from 1857 to 1865. Her
grave marker is the oldest known marker in the cemetery.
Conrad Peters,
1833-1875. Husband of Emily Garber
Peters, a native of Saxony. First cobbler in Waco.
Immigrated to Texas from Berlin, Germany,
before the Civil War. Made boots and
shoes for the Confederate soldiers.
James C. Pettigrew,
ca. 1816-1892. A native of Washington County, Missouri.
Son of John and Sarah Baird Pettigrew. Moved to Victoria County, Texas ca.
1837. Came to Waco in 1851 where he constructed many early
buildings. A member of Waco Lodge No.
92, A.F. and A.M., and the Odd Fellows.
A charter member of Central Presbyterian Church. (His grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Margaret Lattimer
Pettigrew, ca. 1828-1907. A native
of St. Louis, Missouri.
A pioneer of Waco. Came to Waco
in 1851. A charter member of Central
Presbyterian Church. (Her grave marker
was missing at the time of the 1962 cemetery survey.)
George W. Prather,
1806-1874. A native of Tennessee.
Ordained a deacon in the Methodist church in 1847. Moved to Texas
in 1854 and bought 3,000 acres along the South Bosque
River. One of the original investors in Waco Bridge Co.
Lucretia Lambdin
Prather, 1813-1875. A native of Ohio. Wife of Rev. George W. Prather. Sister of Rev. William McKendree Lambdin and
Robert Brown Lambdin of Waco. A pioneer of Waco.
Henry Clay Hays Quarles,
ca. 1833-1877. A native of Kentucky. A daughter of Jane Boyd Hays and Judge Daniel
Smith Hays. Wife of William “Fred”
Friedrich von Steuben Quarles, ca. 1833-1898.
A native of Tennessee, he served as a
vestryman of Saint Paul’s
Episcopal Church in 1868 and was a tinner.
A Confederate veteran, he is buried in the Texas
State Cemetery
in Austin. The stained-glass window of Saint
Paul above the altar of Saint
Paul’s Church was given in memory of Dr. Samuel D.
Howe and Mrs. H. Clay Quarles.
James Harvey Richey,
1829-1886. A native of Tennessee.
Husband of Bettie S. Richey, 1834-1871.
A Methodist minister for 30 years.
Moved to Waco
in 1867. Was McLennan County
tax collector from 1876-1882. A member
of the Knights of Honor. A Confederate veteran.
Benjamin W. Roberts,
1852-1904. A native of Monticello,
Jefferson County, Florida.
Husband of Diana Williams Roberts, 1853-1893. An ordained minister in the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, he served churches in the Bahama Islands, Florida,
and Texas. He was appointed to Saint Paul A.M.E. Church
of Waco circa 1883. During his life, he
also served as a justice of the peace, a county commissioner, the inspector of
customs for the port
of Key West, and a
trustee and board chairman of Paul Quinn College of Waco.
Armstead Ross,
1821-1883. Husband of Lucindy Ross. Slave and companion of Shapley Ross. Came to Texas with Ross in 1839. Assisted in building the first house in Waco. Worked as an independent drayman. Was entrusted with responsibility of caring
for the Ross family while Shapley Ross was absent on Indian expeditions and
during the Civil War. Was one of the
original twenty-one settlers in Waco
Village.
Annie Allen Sedwick,
ca. 1847-1876. Wife of John Francis
Sedwick, 1841-1909. John F. Sedwick was
a wealthy rancher with significant land holdings across Texas
and was the president of the White Steel Gate Company of Waco.
The community of Sedwick in Shackelford
County was named in his
honor.
Thomas Jefferson Selman, 1834-1885. A native of Alabama.
Son of John Hunter Selman, 1804-1841.
Husband of Margaret J. Moore Selman, 1845-1905. Came to Texas
in 1850 and settled in Waco
in 1851. Joined the Lone Star Guards and
served in Hood’s Brigade in 1861.
Elected captain of his company.
Was first superintendent of the Waco
suspension bridge. He was later
re-interred in Oakwood
Cemetery
John Oliver Shook,
ca. 1819-1860. A native of Tennessee. Husband of Mary A. Crawford Shook. The John Oliver Shook family was living in Rankin County, Mississippi
in 1850 and moved to Waco
ca. 1854. He was the editor/publisher of
two early Waco
newspapers: the Democrat and the Brazos
Statesman. According to published
accounts, he was murdered on October 25, 1860 by one of his printers. (His grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Mary Martin Somervell,
1812-1893. Wife of Judge Willis L.
Somervell, 1811-1864.
He was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A.F. and A.M. Pioneers of Waco.
John Kennedy Street,
1837-1914. A native of Tennessee.
Son of Joseph B. and Mary
Kennedy Street.
Moved to Texas
in 1854. Married Melinda Elizabeth Pace
on July 9, 1861 in Lamar County, Texas. Served in the Confederate Army and later
moved to Waco where he founded in 1874 The Reporter, an early Waco newspaper. He also served as the editor and proprietor
of The Reporter. He established Street’s Monthly and was editor of the Central Texan. During the 1880s,
he had charge of Waco
Examiner. Was a member of Masonic and Odd Fellow
fraternities.
Melinda Elizabeth Pace Street,
1839-1897. A native of Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Daughter of Ruel and Susan Pace. Wife of John Kennedy Street. Her family moved to Texas
in 1849 and settled in Smith County,
Texas. Was an associate editor with her husband in
his publications.
Agnes Keziah Gurley
Taylor, 1830-1878. A native of Franklin County, Alabama and daughter of
Davis R. and Patience Smith Gurley. Wife
of Rev. Howell L. Taylor. Served as a
president of the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church.
Howell Lewis Taylor,
1828-1886. A native of Haywood County, Tennessee. Son of Rev. Joseph W. Taylor and Candis S.
High Taylor,
1803-1865. Attended La Grange College. Came to Texas in 1863. He was ordained in the Methodist Church
in 1858 and was a Confederate veteran.
Louisa Jane Harrison
Thompson, 1817-1879. Daughter of
Isham and Harriet Kelly Harrison. Wife
of Wells A. Thompson, M.D., ca 1811-1866.
They came to Waco
in 1858.
James H. Torbett,
1823-1913. A native of Augusta County,
Virginia. One of the first settlers in Waco. In 1845, served two years in a U.S. regiment during the Mexican War and was
with the army of occupation in Mexico
City. A Civil
War veteran. In Waco, he served as an alderman, deputy
district clerk, and city recorder.
Sarah A. Herndon
Torbett, 1831-1898. A native of Clarkesville, Georgia. Wife of James H. Torbett. Came to McLennan County
in 1852. Died in Marlin, Falls County, Texas.
Benjamin Walker,
1819-1870. A native of East
Tennessee. Ordained an
elder in 1843 by Salem
Baptist Church. Came to Waco
in 1866 and was the first pastor of East
Waco Baptist
Church. (His grave marker was missing at the time of
the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Almira G. Wallace,
ca. 1835-1903. A native of Alabama. Wife of James D. Wallace. Came to Waco
in 1857. He served as county treasurer
from 1878-1890. (Her grave marker was
missing at the time of the 1962 cemetery survey.)
Orlando Wheat,
ca. 1848-1894. Son of Benoni and Maria
Wheat of Alexandria, Virginia.
He came to Waco
ca. 1875 and was a real estate agent, conveyancer, and a notary public. He was associated with the Waco Daily Examiner and was an officer
of Waco Lodge No. 92, A. F. and A. M.
Tempie Lewis Williams,
1867-1910. A native of McLennan County, Texas. Daughter of Howell and Pleasant Lewis. Wife of Columbus
Williams. Her grave marker has the
following inscription: S. M. T., Knights and Daughters of Tabor, and
International Order of Twelve.
Shed/Sedwick/Shadrack
Willis, ca. 1817-1903. A native of Virginia. Husband of Isabella Willis, 1833-1885, a
school teacher. Slave of Judge Nicholas
William Battle. Moved to Waco in 1855. A pioneer blacksmith of central Texas. He shod General Sam Houston’s riding horse in
1859, and he was a farrier for the Confederate Cavalry in 1862. Served on the city council for two terms
after the Civil War. (His grave marker
was missing at the time of the 1962 cemetery survey.)
John A. Winn, ca.
1816-1870. Waco pioneer.
Husband of Eveline A. Winn, ca. 1823-1864. Served as Waco mayor pro-tem in 1860. A charter member of Waco’s I.O.O.F. Lodge in 1854, and a member
of Waco Lodge No. 92, A.F. and A.M.
Served in 1864 as the collector for the 49th (McLennan County) Confederate tax district. A Civil War veteran.
Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord;
And let light perpetual shine upon them.
May their souls, and the souls of all the
departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
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adapted from The Book of Common Prayer
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