Marshall Hebrew Cemetery
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N 32° 33.189 W 094° 22.639
15S E 370686 N 3602586
Jewish cemetery dating from the late 19th century located in the East Texas town of Marshall.
Waymark Code: WMEQWJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2012
Views: 5
Texas Historical Commission marker located at the left side of the entrance to this well maintained cemetery. Note that the location listed in the Atlas entry below is in error. The correct location is Herndon Street between Speed and wall Streets.
From the Atlas:
Index Entry: Marshall Hebrew Cemetery
Address: Herndon at Evans St. (Error-see above)
City: Marshall
County: Harrison
Subject Codes: graveyards; Jewish topics; German immigrants/immigration
Year Marker Erected: 1989
Marker Size: 27" x 42"
Marker Number: 10192
Marker Text:
Among the pioneer settlers of Harrison County were a number of Jewish families, many of whom were German immigrants. The Hebrew Benevolent Society was organized in 1867 with 25 charter members. In 1881 the society purchased a plot of land to be used as a burial ground. Known as the Marshall Hebrew Cemetery, this graveyard contains the burials of many prominent citizens and early settlers. The oldest interments are those of the May family, who died in an 1873 yellow fever epidemic. They were originally buried in the city cemetery but were later reinterred here. The earliest documented burials original to this site are those of two children, James Doppelmayer and Florence Bernstein, who died in 1883. There are fourteen unmarked graves here, as well as burials of veterans of the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. Among the prominent citizens buried in this cemetery are Daniel Doppelmayer, first president of the Moses Montefiore congregation; Rabbi Max Sylvious Handman; members of the Kahn and Weisman families; and other early business and community leaders. (1989)
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