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Upshur may refer to: Places: * Upshur County, Texas, county located in the U.S. state of Texas * Upshur County, West Virginia, county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia Surname: * Abel P. Upshur (1790–1844), American lawyer, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State *Franklin Upshur (1875–1965), American politician and lawyer * George M. Upshur (1847–1924), American politician and lawyer * George P. Upshur (1799–1852), officer in the United States Navy, brother of Abel P. Upshur *John Henry Upshur (1823–1917), admiral in the United States Navy in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War *Ross Upshur, FRCPC, Canadian physician and researcher *William P. Upshur Major General William Peterkin Upshur (October 28, 1881 – July 21, 1943) was the recipient of the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in 1915 during the Haitian Campaign. Biography William Upshur w ... (1881–1943), recipient of the Medal of Honor ...
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Upshur County, Texas
Upshur County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,892. The county seat is Gilmer. The county is named for Abel P. Upshur, who was U.S. Secretary of State during President John Tyler's administration. Upshur County is part of the Longview, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Longview–Marshall, TX Combined Statistical Area. History Humans have inhabited what is now Upshur County since at least 10,000 years ago. The Caddoan people lived in this area, but were driven out about 1750, probably due to losses from new infectious diseases carried chronically by Europeans. Later, some Cherokee migrated to the area from their territories in the Southeast – Georgia and Alabama. The Cherokee were driven out of here by European-American settlers in 1839, after having been removed from the Southeast. The first European-American settler in Upshur County was probably Isaac Moody, who settle ...
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