Gregg County
Texas
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Gregg County
Texas
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Gregg County
Index to Locations
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John Ben Shepperd (1915-1990) —
of Odessa, Ector
County, Tex.
Born in Gladewater, Gregg
County, Tex., October
19, 1915.
Son of Alfred Fulton Shepperd and Berthal (Phillips) Shepperd.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Gregg
County Commissioner, 1946; secretary of
state of Texas, 1950-52; appointed 1950; Texas
state attorney general, 1953-57; general counsel, Odessa Natural Gas
Company; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1964.
Christian.
Member, Jaycees.
Died in Gladewater, Gregg
County, Tex., March 8,
1990 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Reese Calhoun DeGraffenreid (1859-1902) —
of Longview, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., May 7,
1859.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1897-1902; died in office
1902.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
29, 1902 (age 43 years, 114
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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