Emma Grigsby Meharg
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
34.1768° N, 101.7132° W
Where to Find It
100 South Joliet Street, Plainview Cemetery
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NW Rawleigh Porteus Smyth Plainview
- 0.1 mi NE W. J. "Jeff" Williams Plainview
- 0.1 mi NW Edwin Lowden Lowe Plainview
- 0.2 mi NW Plainview Cemetery and Memorial Park Plainview
- 0.3 mi NW Discovery Site of the Plainview Point Plainview
- 0.7 mi N Three Miles Northeast to Site of Seth Ward College Plainview