Details for Greenwood Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5203010165

Data

Marker Number 10165
Atlas Number 5203010165
Marker Title Greenwood Cemetery
Index Entry Greenwood Cemetery
Address W end of East Avenue
City Marshall
County Harrison
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 370917
UTM Northing 3602691
Subject Codes cemetery; state official; Civil War
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text (Dedicated 1881) Originated 1840 as private burial ground, Van Zandt family. Resting place, many early Texas leaders and patriots: Isaac Van Zandt (1813-47), came to Marshall in 1839. County named in his honor. James Harper Starr (1809-90), land commissioner, banker, land agent, county named for him. Matthew Duncan Ector (1822-79), brigadier general CSA, lawyer, county named for him. Alexander Travis Hawthorne (1825-99), brigadier general CSA, lawyer, businessman, minister. Charles Raguet Bringhurst (1880-82), grandson of Sam Houston. 1967

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