[Getconnected] CORRECTION: Sam Houston descendant to receive grave marker at Bryan City Cemetery

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My apologies -- the previous e-mail did not include the address of the
Bryan City Cemetery.  The information has been corrected below.
 
-jgs
 
 
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Sam Houston descendant to receive grave marker at Bryan City Cemetery
Dedication comes 94 years after son-in-law's death
 
After nearly a century, the son-in-law of famed Texas Governor Sam
Houston will finally receive a grave marker in the Bryan City Cemetery.
 
Why did it take so long? Because no one knew he was buried there. 
 
That is, until local historians like John Blair and those with the
Brazos Genealogical Association made the discovery about three years
ago.
 
Since then, Blair, who also serves as chairman of Bryan's Cemeteries
Advisory Board, has worked with city staff to confirm that Houston's
son-in-law and two of his grandchildren are buried at Bryan's main
cemetery. The only marker that existed belonged to one-year-old William
"Willie" Stuart Bringhurst. Nearby is now a marker, dedicated in
January, of Willie's five-year-old sister Anna Katherine "Katie"
Bringhurst.
 
A ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, March 1 at the Bryan City
Cemetery, will finally dedicate a marker to the children's father, Dr.
William Stuart Lorraine Bringhurst, who was married to Sam Houston's
daughter, Nettie - the two were wed in 1877 at the Governor's Mansion in
Austin. The grave marker was financed by the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs.
 
About Dr. Bringhurst
Dr. Bringhurst <http://www.brazosgenealogy.org/data/ampres.htm>  served
as acting president of the A&M College of Texas (July 1, 1890 - Jan. 20,
1891) while A&M awaited confirmation of Lawrence Sullivan Ross as its
president. He also taught history, physics and English while at A&M.
Bringhurst later lived in Bryan and taught at Bryan High School. He died
in 1913 at the age of 68.
 
About the ceremony
At least one of Houston's descendants is expected to attend the March 1
ceremony, as are representatives from the City of Bryan, Brazos County,
Texas A&M University and the Sam Houston Memorial Museum
<http://www.shsu.edu/~smm_www/index.html>  in Huntsville. For those
wishing to attend, the Bryan City Cemetery is located at 1111 North
Texas Avenue. 
 
About the Bryan City Cemetery
The Bryan City Cemetery was established in 1868 and occupies more than
50 acres in North Bryan.  Since its inception in 1920, the Bryan City
Cemetery Association has developed and monitored beautification efforts,
and acts in an advisory capacity. 
 
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Jay G. Socol
Public Information Officer
City of Bryan, Texas
P.O. Box 1000
Bryan, Texas 77805-1000
(979) 209-5120 (o) - (979) 229-1060 (c)
(979) 228-2437 (pgr) - (979) 209-5107 (f)

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