Hood County Texas Genealogical Society
PHOTO GALLERY
MILITARY VETERANS OF HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS
Listed in Alphabetical Order
Updated 10/31/1999
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Lieutenant US Navy, Retired Submarine Service / Korean War |
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Raised in Lipan area Retired from US Navy in 1973 Retired from ARCO in 1986 and lives in Lipan area |
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Brooks, Christopher Columbus Gurley's Co H 30th Texas Cavalry Confederate States Army |
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Born in Fayette County, Alabama Settled in Morgan Mill in adjoining Erath County Buried in Hightower Cemetery in Erath County, Texas in 1895 |
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Brooks, Jesse V. Gurley's 30th Texas Cavalry Confederate States Army |
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Born in Fayette County, Alabama Lived in Paluxy area of Hood County Buried in Rock Church Cemetery in Hood County in 1915 |
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Brooks, William L. Colonel USAF Vietnam Missing in Action |
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From Tolar, Texas Remains recovered in 1994 and buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D. C. |
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Camp, Benjamin Washington Private Co E 1st Battalion Trans Mississippi Confederate States Army |
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Born in Holly Spring, Mississippi Buried in Squaw Creek Cemetery in Somervell County, Texas in 1913 |
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Lieutenant 1st Texas Cavalry Confederate States Army |
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Minister, Educator, and Founder & President of AddRan College in Hood County Considered greatest preacher and teacher in Texas by the Disciples of Christ during his lifetime Buried in Thorp Spring Cemetery in 1911 |
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Officer 1st Texas Cavalry Confederate States Army |
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Minister, Educator, Vice-President of AddRan College in Hood County, and founder of 3 colleges Ran for governor of Texas in 1896 Buried in Stephenville, Texas in Erath County, Texas in 1935 |
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Eddleman, David Harvey Master Sergeant U. S. Air Force World War II 1942 - 1945 |
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Born in Hood County in 1924 and raised in Tolar Moved to Victoria, Texas in 1953 Buried in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas |
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Private Co C 10th Texas Infantry Confederate States Army 1861 - 1862 |
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Born in 1845 Discharged due to disability Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Hood County in 1918 |
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Eddleman, Henry Morgan World War II |
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Born in 1909 in Hood County A plumber & pipefitter who lived in Orange County, California for many years Buried in Dublin Cemetery in Erath County in 1984 |
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Eddleman, James Asbury Jr. U. S. Army World War II Philippines 1940 - 1945 |
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Born in Hood County in 1921 and raised in Tolar Retired pipefitter Lives in Victoria, Texas |
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Eddleman, Thomas Lee Private Supply Co 54th Field Artillery U. S. Army WWI |
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Born in Tolar in Hood County in 1894 Lived his entire life in Tolar Buried in Tolar Cemetery in 1961 |
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Major 10th Texas Cavalry Confederate States Army |
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Born in Knoxville, Tennessee Elected Sheriff of Hood County Buried in Granbury Cemetery in 1914 |
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Brigadier General Confederate States Army |
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Killed at the Battle of Franklin in 1864 Namesake of the City of Granbury Buried in Granbury Cemetery |
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Specialist 5 U. S. Army Security Agency 1973 - 1977 |
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From Mineral Wells, Texas Families are from Lipan, Natty Flat, and Santo countryside Works for the federal government and resides in Lake Jackson, Texas |
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Heathington, John Jacob Private Missouri Cavalry Confederate States Army |
John Jacob Heathington and his wife, Telitha |
Buried in Acton Cemetery in Hood County in 1923 |
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Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, Retired World War II |
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Born in Hood County in 1925 Graduated from Texas A&M with a B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering Retired from USAF in 1969 Retired from General Dynamics / LTV in 1989 |
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U.S. Army World War II Philippines |
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Born in Jack County, Texas in 1911 Graduated from Tolar High School in 1929 A life-long rancher who owned and operated a Gulf distributorship in Granbury before and after WWII Buried in Strouds Creek Cemetery in 1997 |
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Missouri Confederate States Army |
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From Kearney, Missouri Famous outlaw Jesse James was supposedly killed in 1882 Buried in Granbury Cemetery in 1951 |
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May, Benjamin F. Private Co G 26th Regiment Arkansas Infantry Confederate States Army |
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Born in Tennessee in 1836 Buried in Hopewell Cemetery in Somervell County, Texas in 1911 |
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Morris, Burrell Wilson (Burl) Private Co C 10th Texas Infantry Confederate States Army |
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Born in Red River County, Texas and joined the Confederacy at age 15 Elected Sheriff of Hood County for 10 years Elected in 1895 to one term to the Texas House of Representatives Buried in Granbury Cemetery in 1929 |
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Purselley, Caswell Private Arkansas Infantry Confederate States Army |
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Born in Roane County, Tennessee in 1845 Settled in Texas in 1892 in the Mambrino community of Hood County as a farmer and minister Buried in Nubbin Ridge Cemetery in 1916 |
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Saffarrans, Frank Lauderdale Jr. U. S. Army World War II - Served in Hawaii, Guam, Iwo Jima Retired Electrical Engineer Resides in Arlington, Texas and at family farm in Mambrino |
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Missouri Cavalry Confederate States Army |
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His name is on a brass doorplate in front of building now known as The Downtown Store on the north side of Granbury town square. He owned a business there at one time. Buried in Granbury Cemetery in 1905 |
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Thomason, Roy Ernest Seaman First Class USS Savannah US Naval Reserve - World War II |
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Born in Tolar in 1925 and attended Granbury High School Killed during invasion of Salerno, Italy in September 1943 Reburied in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio in 1948 |
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Traylor, John Henry Co B 4th Georgia Regiment Confederate States Army |
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From Traylorsville, Virginia Elected twice as Hood County Sheriff. Elected to Texas House of Representatives and State Senate. Mayor of Dallas 1898-1900. Buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Dallas, Texas in 1925 |
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Williamson, James C. 4th Alabama Cavalry Confederate States Army |
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Born in 1846 in Madison County, Alabama Came to Texas in 1876 and settled in Mambrino community as a farmer Buried in Elm Flat Cemetery in 1936 |
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