Wife of W.H. Crisp
Beneath the shadow of an old elm in one of the cemeteries of Waco is seen the grave of Mrs. W.H. Crisp, a slap of marble at the head and a block of the same at the foot, the former containing dates of birth and death and both inscribed "Eliza." Mrs. Crisp was the mother of the distinguished congressman from Georgia, late Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. She and her husband and her children, forming a popular dramatic combination, came to Texas in 1870 and played in many places and with uniform success, until her death, which occurred in 1873. In her last illness she requested that her body be buried in the spot where it now lies. Mrs. Crisp was a woman of high character, fine talents, social virtues, genial manners; these qualities created warm friends, always from the best society in which she lived. By these her memory is kept green and on each recurring Memorial Day her last resting place is strewn with flowers and decorated with mementoes of imperishable friendship and of loves that survive the tomb. Prominent Women of Texas by Elizabeth Brooks, 1896
Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco, Texas, by T. Bradford Willis.
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 he later served as the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives.
Beneath the shadow of an old elm in one of the cemeteries of Waco is seen the grave of Mrs. W.H. Crisp, a slap of marble at the head and a block of the same at the foot, the former containing dates of birth and death and both inscribed "Eliza." Mrs. Crisp was the mother of the distinguished congressman from Georgia, late Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. She and her husband and her children, forming a popular dramatic combination, came to Texas in 1870 and played in many places and with uniform success, until her death, which occurred in 1873. In her last illness she requested that her body be buried in the spot where it now lies. Mrs. Crisp was a woman of high character, fine talents, social virtues, genial manners; these qualities created warm friends, always from the best society in which she lived. By these her memory is kept green and on each recurring Memorial Day her last resting place is strewn with flowers and decorated with mementoes of imperishable friendship and of loves that survive the tomb. Prominent Women of Texas by Elizabeth Brooks, 1896
Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco, Texas, by T. Bradford Willis.
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 he later served as the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives.
Wife of W.H. Crisp
Beneath the shadow of an old elm in one of the cemeteries of Waco is seen the grave of Mrs. W.H. Crisp, a slap of marble at the head and a block of the same at the foot, the former containing dates of birth and death and both inscribed "Eliza." Mrs. Crisp was the mother of the distinguished congressman from Georgia, late Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. She and her husband and her children, forming a popular dramatic combination, came to Texas in 1870 and played in many places and with uniform success, until her death, which occurred in 1873. In her last illness she requested that her body be buried in the spot where it now lies. Mrs. Crisp was a woman of high character, fine talents, social virtues, genial manners; these qualities created warm friends, always from the best society in which she lived. By these her memory is kept green and on each recurring Memorial Day her last resting place is strewn with flowers and decorated with mementoes of imperishable friendship and of loves that survive the tomb. Prominent Women of Texas by Elizabeth Brooks, 1896
Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco, Texas, by T. Bradford Willis.
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 he later served as the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives.
Beneath the shadow of an old elm in one of the cemeteries of Waco is seen the grave of Mrs. W.H. Crisp, a slap of marble at the head and a block of the same at the foot, the former containing dates of birth and death and both inscribed "Eliza." Mrs. Crisp was the mother of the distinguished congressman from Georgia, late Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. She and her husband and her children, forming a popular dramatic combination, came to Texas in 1870 and played in many places and with uniform success, until her death, which occurred in 1873. In her last illness she requested that her body be buried in the spot where it now lies. Mrs. Crisp was a woman of high character, fine talents, social virtues, genial manners; these qualities created warm friends, always from the best society in which she lived. By these her memory is kept green and on each recurring Memorial Day her last resting place is strewn with flowers and decorated with mementoes of imperishable friendship and of loves that survive the tomb. Prominent Women of Texas by Elizabeth Brooks, 1896
Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco, Texas, by T. Bradford Willis.
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 he later served as the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives.
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