Wortham Negro Cemetery, Wortham, Texas, United States
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Wortham Negro Cemetery in Wortham, Texas, is a historic African American burial ground best known as the final resting place of influential blues musician Blind Lemon Jefferson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wortham Negro Cemetery, Wortham, Texas, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7605085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wortham Negro Cemetery, Wortham, Texas, United States Context triple: [Blind Lemon Jefferson, burialPlace, Wortham Negro Cemetery, Wortham, Texas, United States]
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A.
College Station Cemetery, Texas, United States
College Station Cemetery is a historic burial ground in College Station, Texas, known as the final resting place of notable local figures including longtime NFL referee Red Cashion.
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B.
Cottondale Cemetery, Texas, United States
Cottondale Cemetery in Texas is a small rural graveyard best known as the final resting place of notorious American gangster Machine Gun Kelly.
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C.
Texas Historic Cemetery
Texas Historic Cemetery is an official designation by the Texas Historical Commission recognizing burial grounds of historical significance and ensuring their preservation.
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Morton Cemetery, Richmond, Texas
Morton Cemetery in Richmond, Texas is a historic burial ground notable for being the final resting place of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas.
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E.
Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas, United States
Oakwood Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas, is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Sam Houston, a key leader of the Texas Revolution and former president of the Republic of Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wortham Negro Cemetery, Wortham, Texas, United States Target entity description: Wortham Negro Cemetery in Wortham, Texas, is a historic African American burial ground best known as the final resting place of influential blues musician Blind Lemon Jefferson.
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A.
College Station Cemetery, Texas, United States
College Station Cemetery is a historic burial ground in College Station, Texas, known as the final resting place of notable local figures including longtime NFL referee Red Cashion.
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B.
Cottondale Cemetery, Texas, United States
Cottondale Cemetery in Texas is a small rural graveyard best known as the final resting place of notorious American gangster Machine Gun Kelly.
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C.
Texas Historic Cemetery
Texas Historic Cemetery is an official designation by the Texas Historical Commission recognizing burial grounds of historical significance and ensuring their preservation.
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D.
Morton Cemetery, Richmond, Texas
Morton Cemetery in Richmond, Texas is a historic burial ground notable for being the final resting place of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas.
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E.
Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas, United States
Oakwood Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas, is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Sam Houston, a key leader of the Texas Revolution and former president of the Republic of Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jim Crow era segregation in Texas
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Texas blues history ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Blind Lemon Jefferson ⓘ |
| commemorates | African American residents of Wortham and surrounding area ⓘ |
| coordinateUncertainty | exact coordinates not widely published ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCulturalSignificance | site of pilgrimage for blues enthusiasts ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
marked graves
ⓘ
unmarked graves ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Negro Cemetery, Wortham
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Wortham Black Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial | Blind Lemon Jefferson ⓘ |
| hasUse | burial ground ⓘ |
| heritage | African American history ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wortham, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Freestone County, Texas
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Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Wortham White Cemetery
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linked to:
Wortham Black Cemetery
|
| notableFor | being the final resting place of Blind Lemon Jefferson ⓘ |
| partOf | African American cultural heritage sites in Texas ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| usedBy | African American community of Wortham, Texas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wortham Negro Cemetery, Wortham, Texas, United States Description of subject: Wortham Negro Cemetery in Wortham, Texas, is a historic African American burial ground best known as the final resting place of influential blues musician Blind Lemon Jefferson.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.