Josephus S. Irvine
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N 30° 47.887 W 093° 45.136
15R E 428032 N 3407470
Josephus Somerville Irvine, son of Josephus and Jane (Patton) Irvine, was born in Lawrence County, Tennessee, on August 25, 1819. He died on May 19, 1876, and is buried at Wilson's Chapel Cemetery in Newton County.
Waymark Code: WMKYQA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2014
Views: 7
Marker Number: 11118
Marker Title: Josephus S. Irvine
Index Entry: Irvine, Josephus S.
City: Newton
County: Newton
UTM Zone: 15
UTM Easting: 428208
UTM Northing: 3407798
Subject Codes: Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; Civil War; military topics
Year Marker Erected: 1962
Designations: na
Marker Location: In Woods Community Cemetery on private land 5 mi S of Newton, off Loop 505
Marker Size: Upright Grave Marker
The portion that reads "Died May 19, 1876" is very faint below the portion "Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. 1860".
The portion that reads "Erected by the State of Texas, 1962" is below the grass level and is not very visible.
Marker Number: 11118
Marker Text:
Born August 25, 1819. Came to Texas in 1830. Soldier in the Battle of San Jacinto. Major in Spaight's Eleventh Texas Regiment, C.S.A. Chaplain of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. 1860.
Died May 19, 1876.
Erected by the State of Texas, 1962
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