"To Live through the Ages, Revered in the Memory of Men, Is not to Die"
-Epitaph, Nicholas Henry Darnell
Masonic Section, Lot 94
Grace & Freddie Bissell |
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John M. Crockett |
Katherine Polk Crockett |
John B. Bissell |
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John McClanahan Crockett
12/26/1816-8/4/1887
(John M. Crockett, cousin of the famous Davy Crockett, came to Dallas from TN in 1846 with a land grant from Peters Colony. He practiced law in Dallas, was elected Mayor in 1857 & 1859 & was acting Mayor throughout the War between the States. He was Lt. Governor from 1861-1863, State Representative from 1853-1859, & Worshipful Master of Tannehill Lodge in 1854. Crockett Street was named for him.)
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Katherine "Katie" Polk Crockett
wife of John M. Crockett
(No dates)
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Grace & Freddie Bissell
children of J. B. & A. C. Bissel, age 8 & 3 months
11/14/1841-5/21/1885
Project Designer: Julia D. Quinteros de Hernandez
September 1, 2006