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Marcus Monroe Duffey Full Name: Marcus Monroe Duffey Date of birth: August 20, 1848 Date of death: November 8, 1929 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 46 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Marysville / Cooke   Cooke H 48 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Marysville / Cooke   Cooke   Biographical Notes and Resources top Military Service Notes Indian Wars. Capt. E.F. Ikard's Co. C, Frontier Battalion, Texas Vols.; Private, Co. C, Texas Frontier Battalion. United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Marcus M. Duffey; United States Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926, Marcus M. Duffey, died 11/8/1929, Marysville, Texas, spouse Parthana Duffey. FamilySearch. FamilySearch "M.M. Duffey, Marysville, Texas, enlisted May 26, 1874, Co. C, age 71, stationed in Clay county" in "Rangers Perfect State Organization," The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Texas), 8/10/1920, p. 5. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Other Resources Census of 1920 - Marcus M. Duffy, Justice Precinct 5, Cooke County, age 71, born circa 1849 in Alabama, farmer, spouse Barthana [Parthana] Duffy. FamilySearch. M.M. Duffey, birth date 8/20/1848 in Alabama, death date 11/8/1929 in Marysville, Cooke County, Texas; occupation: "Former Representative, State of Texas." FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Marcus Monroe Duffey, birth date 8/20/1848, death date 11/8/1929, burial in Marysville Cemetery, Marysville, Cooke County; Texas Ranger; "served two terms in the Texas Legislature." Find a Grave. Mentioned in short story, "The Black Cane," by LaNelle Witt, Spring 2008, pp. 16-17. Includes photo of Marcus Monroe Duffey and Parthena Havana Weaver Duffey. Inside Circle. 38th Legislature (1923) - M.M. Duffey, postoffice Marysville, nativity Alabama, age 74 (born circa 1849), farmer, member of former legislatures: 37th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. M.M. Duffey, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. M.M. Duffey, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 38th R.S. - 1923 Labor   Municipal and Private Corporations   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   37th R.S. - 1921 Agriculture   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   Stock and Stock Raising

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