Baker, Karle b. October 13, 1878 d. November 8, 1960 Poet. The 3rd person to be named a fellow to the Texas Institute of Letters. She was the daughter of Kate Florence Montgomery Wilson and William Thomas Murphey Wilson. She attended the Little Rock Academy, and Ouachita Baptist College. When she was nineteen, she enrolled at the University of Chicago where she studied under poet William Vaughn Moody and novelist Robert Herrick. For two years during the long term she taught at a girl's school in Bristol, Virginia. The final "e" in her first name...[Read More] (Bio by: flgrl) Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Douglass, Gen. Kelsey Harris d. October 4, 1840 Member of the 2nd Congress of the Republic Commander of the Texas forces in the decisive battle with the Cherokee Indians July 16, 1839. Charter Member of Grand Masonic Lodge of Texas His Daughter, Anne Elizabeth Douglass died in July, 1840. (Bio by: MB) Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Edwards, Hayden b. August 12, 1771 d. August 14, 1849 Empresario Leader of the Fredonia Rebellion 1826-1827. Sent to the United States to raise funds for the Texas Revolution, 1836. A leader in the development of a Nation. Wife, Susan Beall Edwards born in Maryland. (Bio by: MB) Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Rusk, Thomas Jefferson b. December 5, 1803 d. July 29, 1857 US Senator. Rusk practiced law in Georgia, and invested heavily in gold mining operations in the mountains of the northern part of the state. In 1834, the managers of a company in which he had invested embezzled a large sum of money and fled to Mexican Texas. Rusk pursued them to Nacogdoches, but never recovered the money. He decided to stay in Texas and became a citizen of Mexico in 1835. He became involved in the movement for Texan independence and raised and organized troops to accomplish...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher) Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Thomas, Lera b. August 3, 1900 d. July 23, 1993 Democrat Representative from Texas. She served in the House of Representatives from 1966-1967. She was the widow of Albert Thomas and was elected to complete the vacancy caused by his death. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield) Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Vinson (Rulfs Hardenbrook), Helen b. September 17, 1905 d. October 7, 1999 Actress. After appearing on Broadway, she starred in around forty feature films. Born Helen Rulfs, she was raised in Texas by a well-off oil family. While a child, Helen developed a lifelong enjoyment of horses; she studied at the University of Texas (where she met the director of the Houston Little Theater), but eloped for the first of her three marriages in 1925. Leaving her husband in 1927, she appeared in a Houston production of "The Charm School", then was off to Broadway where she made...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Cause of death: Natural causes Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA Plot: Second addition, Lot 54, Space 2 (next to drive)
b. October 13, 1878 d. November 8, 1960