|
 Trezevant Calhoun Hawpe
N 32° 46.565 W 096° 48.023
14S E 706017 N 3628605
Texas Historical Marker at the gravesite of Trezevant Calhoun Hawpe in Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, TX. Hawpe's career included turns as a lawman, coroner, justice of the peace, and soldier in the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMH155
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2013
Views: 10
Marker Number: 11828
Marker Text:
(September 16, 1820 - August 12, 1863)
Georgia native, Trezevant Calhoun Hawpe, a widower, moved from Tennessee to Dallas County with his son. He married Electa Underwood Bethurum in 1848. Elected Dallas County sheriff in 1850, he served two terms. He later was justice of the peace and county coroner, and an officer of Tannehill Masonic Lodge. A leader in the secession movement in Dallas County, he organized and was first colonel of the 31st Texas Cavalry in 1862, and was instrumental in the Confederate victory at Newtonia, Missouri. Hawpe was stabbed to death by a friend after a quarrel on the steps of the county courthouse.
Recorded - 1999
|
Visit Instructions:
Please include a picture in your log. You and your GPS receiver do not need to be in the picture. We encourage additional information about your visit (comments about the surrounding area, how you ended up near the marker, etc.) in the log.
|