FIRST -- IOOF Deputy Grand Sire outside of the US, Texas State Cemetery, Austin TX
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Jacob De Cordova, who is responsible for several firsts in Texas, including serving as the first Deputy Grand Sire of the IOOF outside of the U.S., is buried at the Texas State Cemetery at Austin, Texas
Waymark Code: WMQ01V
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
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Jacob De Cordova's firsts include contributions to the International Order of Odd Fellows, the state of Texas, and the City of waco. His amazing life is briefly memorialized on his tombstone that stands in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.

His tombstone reads as follows:

"[Front]

JACOB DE CORDOVA
June 6, 1808 – January 26, 1868

First Deputy Grand Sire IOOF outside USA

Instituted first IOOF Lodge in Texas, Lone Star No. 1 -- July 25, 1838

Instituted Grand Lodge IOOF of Texas April 29, 1841

Member, 2nd Legislature of the State of Texas

Established first cotton mill in the state of Texas

Founder of the city of Waco Texas

Erected by the Odd Fellows of Texas
and the state of Texas
1937

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Rebecca Sterling De Cordova
April 19, 1808 - December 30, 1882

A True Wife and Helpmate of Jacob De Cordova
In All His Undertakings"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group

Date of FIRST: 06/25/1838

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