Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin

female, deceased (1970)
rock, singer, rock singer, pearl, mercedes benz, Me & Bobby McGee…Texas musician, HandbookofTexascitations, University of Texas at Austin alumni, from Port Arthur, Texas, From Austin, Texas
Janis Lyn Joplin (19th January, 1943 - 4 October, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive...
George Taylor Jester

George Taylor Jester

male, deceased (1922)
governor of texas, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Member of the Texas House of Representatives, corsicana, HandbookofTexascitations, merchandising…Texas House of Representatives, Texas Senate
George Taylor Jester (August 23 1847-July 19 1922) served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas from 1895 to 1899. He was born in Macoupin County,...
Beauford H. Jester

Beauford H. Jester

male, deceased (1949)
Harvard University, University of Texas, from Texas, World War I, governor of texas, University of Texas at Austin…HandbookofTexascitations, board of regents
Beauford Halbert Jester (January 12, 1893-July 11, 1949) was a U.S. political figure, the son of George Taylor Jester and his second wife, Frances...
Alexander Gilmer

Alexander Gilmer

male, deceased (1906)
Business person in timber, Confederate States of America, Business Person, blockade runner, HandbookofTexascitations, orange county
Alexander Gilmer was a sawmiller that became one of the United States’ most successful individual timberland owners in his era. Nicknamed "S...
Roy Hofheinz

Roy Hofheinz

male, deceased (1982)
Major League Baseball, World War II, houston astros, baseball executive, Rice University alumni, HandbookofTexascitations…Mayor of Houston
Roy Mark Hofheinz (April 10, 1912-November 22, 1982), popularly known as Judge Hofheinz, was mayor of the city of Houston, Texas from 1953 to 1955....
John Burke

John Burke

male, deceased (1871)
j.e.b. stuart, confederate, favorite spy, Hood's Brigade, High Bridge, from Marshall, Texas…Confederate States of America, HandbookofTexascitations
John Burke (1830 - January 18, 1871) was a Confederate adjutant general of Texas and spy. He was born in Pennsylvania. He was left an orphan by age...

Edgar William Brown

male, deceased (1917)
Tulane University, american civil war, HandbookofTexascitations, Tulane University alumni, rice, Timber industry
Edgar William Brown, Sr. (1859-1917) was a physician who turned from the medical practice to become one of the most successful businessmen in the...

William Henry Stark

male, deceased (1936)
HandbookofTexascitations, coal, iron, Timber industry, Business Person, Sabine River…University of Texas System, Texas Historical Commission
William Henry Stark (1851-1936) was an industrial leader whose contributions helped the city of Orange, Texas develop financially. Stark was the...
Pattillo Higgins

Pattillo Higgins

male, deceased (1955)
from Texas, Geologist, oil, HandbookofTexascitations, American, American oil industrialist
Pattillo Higgins (December 5, 1863 - June 5, 1955) was a businessman as well as a self-taught geologist. He would eventually earn the nickname the...
John Henry Kirby

John Henry Kirby

male, deceased (1940)
Business person in timber, Texas Legislature, Business Person, georgetown, American oil industrialist, Timber industry…HandbookofTexascitations, Texas Senate, Texas Pine Land Association
John Henry Kirby (1860-1940) was a businessman whose ventures made him arguably the largest lumber manufacturer in Texas and the Southern United...