Howard Keyes

Full Name: Howard Keyes
Date of birth: 1831
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 26 Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866 10th     Quitman / Wood   Wood

Terms of Service top

House District 26
Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866
Legislatures: 10th  
Home City/County: Quitman / Wood
Counties in district: Wood

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • Howard Keyes, district 26, resident county Wood, post office Quitman. House Journal.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1860 - Howard Keyes, Wood County, age 29, born circa 1831 in Tennessee, merchant, living in household with Sarah A. Keyes and children.
    Census of 1870 - Howard Keyes, Wood County, age 39, born circa 1831 in Tennessee, merchant, living in household with L.A. Keyes and children. FamilySearch. 1860 1870
  • Howard Keyes mentioned as merchant in Quitman, "Collins-Haines Home," p. 13; as Constituted Agent and Attorney of Record in "A Land Deed," and as one of the names appearing in 1859, 1860, and 1861 ledgers of P.M. Gunstream, who operated a mill in the Holly Springs Community in Wood County, "Gunstream Ledger," p. 165. Wood County Historical Society. Wood County, 1850-1900, 1976, Quitman, Texas. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). p. 13 p. 165

Committee Information top

10th R.S. - 1863
Comptroller's and Treasurer's Offices  
Enrolled Bills  
Private Land Claims  
Public Land  

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