Headstone Inscription

ID: 2311 ~ Source: "Jacob Raphael de Cordova," Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18050/jacob-raphael-de_cordova
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Headstone Inscription

The inscription on de Cordova’s headstone honors not only his status as founder of Waco, but also details his accomplishments in the Odd Fellows community.

This file appears in: Jacob de Cordova

By Anabel Burke
Settlers of the Texas Frontier were undeniably an eclectic bunch, and the founders of Waco were no exception. One of the main organizers of the new city was a Jewish, Jamaican-born Spaniard named Jacob de Cordova. De Cordova was not only…