Find A Grave - Oakwood Cemetery

Baker, Cullen Montgomery b. June 22, 1835 d. January 6, 1869
Western Outlaw. He was a deserter from Morgan's Squadron, the Confederate cavalry unit shown on his grave marker. He also served with the 15th Texas Cavalry and was discharged on disability. Baker waged a one man war against Reconstruction in Arkansas and Texas following the Civil War. He murdered many freed slaves and whites whom he considered carpetbaggers and Union sympathizers. He and his band of cutthroats pillaged and killed almost at will, managing to elude Union troops sent to kill or...[Read More] (Bio by: George Bacon)
Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA
Culberson, David Browning b. September 29, 1830 d. May 6, 1900
Civil War Confederate Army Officer, US Congressman. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of the 18th Texas Infantry, then as Adjutant General of the State of Texas. Elected to represent two different Texas Districts in the United States House of Representatives. First represented the 2nd District from 1875 to 1883, then the 4th District from 1883 to 1897). He served a defense attorney for Abe Rothschild in his famous Murder Trial of his wife...[Read More]
Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA
Mabry Jr., Hinchie P. b. October 27, 1829 d. March 20, 1884
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Defense attorney in the famous 1877 murder trial of Diamond Bessie Moore.
Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA
Murphy, Daniel J. d. September 19, 1870
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Sergeant in Company F, 19th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Virginia on October 27, 1864. His citation reads “Capture of flag of 47th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.)”. His Medal was issued on December 1, 1864. He was one of seven 19th Massachusetts Infantry soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA
Plot: near flag pole
Ochiltree, William Beck b. October 18, 1811 d. December 27, 1867
He was a prominent office holder in the Republic of Texas. He was instrumental in the state constitutional convention of 1845, and a member of the Texas legislature. He moved to Marshall, Harrison County Texas in 1859. He ran as a secessionist for the state convention of February 1861 and was elected. As one of the best-known members of the convention, Ochiltree was chosen as a delegate to the Provisional Congress. Ochiltree was an active member, supporting measures that would be to the...[Read More] (Bio by: MB)
Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA
Rothschild, Annie Stone b. 1854 d. December 31, 1876
Murder Vicitim. Her death became the center of a famous murder trial. Known as "Diamond Bessie", she married Abe Rothschild, whose family was the Rothschild Banking dynasty in Europe. A very popular stage entertainer, she was spoiled by her husband with diamonds and jewelry, which he eventually gambled away except for her two diamond rings. When he needed them to gamble with and demanded she give them up, she refused. The story goes that he then took her out in the woods and killed her. When he...[Read More]
Cause of death: Murdered
Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA
Waterhouse, Richard b. January 12, 1832 d. March 20, 1876
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Rhea County, Tennessee, he ran away from home to fight in the Mexican War. On his return, he moved with his parents in 1849 to San Augustine, Texas, working with his father in the family business until the Civil War. On May 13, 1862, he was commissioned Colonel of the 19th Texas, a regiment he had helped recruit, and through 1863 he served in Arkansas and Louisiana. At Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, on August 18, 1862, he won high commendations from...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA

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