The Political Graveyard: Fort Bend County, Tex. (original) (raw)

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Private or family graveyard
Fort Bend County, Texas
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| | Thomas Barnett (1798-1843) — of Livingston County, Ky.; Fort Bend County, Tex. Born in Logan County, Ky., January 18, 1798.Livingston County Sheriff, 1820; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Felipe de Austin, 1835; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of San Felipe de Austin, 1836; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1840. Died near Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Tex., September 20, 1843 (age 45 years, 245 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard. |
| Politicians formerly buried here: |
| | Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821-1861) — also known as Frank Terry — Born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., February 18, 1821.Planter; in 1844, he was attackedby two rebellious slaves with knives and axes; railroad builder; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Shotand killed in action while leading Terry's Texas Rangers at the battle of Woodsonville (also called Rowlett's Station), in Hart County, Ky., December 17, 1861 (age 40 years, 302 days). Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1880 at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex. Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin Relatives: Son of Joseph Royal Terry and Sarah David (Smith) Terry; brother of David Smith Terry; married, October 12, 1841, to Mary Bingham. Political family: Runnels-Terry family of Houston, Texas. Terry County, Tex. is named for him. See also Find-A-Grave memorial |

Morton Cemetery
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas

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