​Emma Grigsby Meharg
​(August 14, 1873 - September 4, 1937) 

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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. ​(1972) 

Marker No: 1477

Grave Marker

Geographic: 34.177162,-101.713295

Location: Plainview Cemetery. 100 South Joliet Street, Plainview