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Emma Grigsby Meharg

Plainview, Hale County

Marker Text

Born in Lynnville, Tenn.; moved to Texas with parents, Jasper N. and Mary A. (Calvert) Grigsby, 1883. Graduated from college, became a teacher, married Samuel W. Meharg. Came to Plainview (1902), where she and husband were educators. She helped organize clubs, First Presbyterian Church, U.S.A, civic endeavors. Had daughter and son. Won international renown, 1925, as Texas' first woman Secretary of State, by appointment of first woman Governor, Miriam A. Ferguson. Erected - 1972

Marker Details

Address 100 S. Joliet St.
Location Description 100 South Joliet Street, Plainview Cemetery
Marker # 1477
Dedicated 1972
Size, Type grave marker
Code women, women's history topics; educational topics; state official
Latitude, Longitude 34.177212, -101.713293

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