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Robert Lawson Henderson Full Name: Robert Lawson Henderson Date of birth: December 26, 1889 Date of death: June 9, 1953 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 97-1 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan H 61 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan   Biographical Notes and Resources top Military Service Notes Robert Lawson Henderson, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (service branch: Army, unit: Provost Guard Company, Camp Pike Arkansas, Infantry). Ancestry.com. United States Army, Corporal, Provost Guard Company, Camp Pike, World War I. Robert L. Henderson, Waco, McLennan County, born in Longview, age 28 6/12 yrs, inducted at Waco, Texas, 5/27/1918. Includes application for Victory Medal to the Adjutant General of the Army. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin). Robert Lawson Henderson, birth date 12/26/1889 in Longview, permanent home address in Waco, McLennan County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Robert Lawson Henderson. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985. Corporal, Provost Guard Company, World War I. Military grave marker, Robert L. Henderson. Find a Grave. Other Resources Robert Lawson Henderson, birth date 12/26/1889 in Longview, Gregg County, death date 6/9/1953 in Waco, McLennan County, parents Sylvester Fair Henderson and Nancy Armenda Smith, spouse Maggie Burleson Easterling, son Robert Lawson Henderson, Jr. Day/Fountain Smith/Roach Sweet/Thompson Anderson/Leake Family Tree. Ancestry.com. Not found in Census of 1900-1920 in McLennan County, Texas. Census of 1900 - Robert L. Henderson, Gregg County, age 10, born December 1889 in Texas, son of Sylvester and Nancy A. Henderson. Census of 1910 - Robert L. Henderson, Gregg County, age 20, born circa 1890 in Texas, son of Fair L. and Nancy A. Henderson. Census of 1930 - Robert H. Henderson, Waco, McLennan County, age 39, born circa 1891 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Maggie. Census of 1940 - Robert L. Hendson [Henderson], Waco, McLennan County, age 50, born circa 1890 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Maggie, son Bobbie. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1930 1940 Robert L. Henderson, birth date 12/26/1889, death date 6/9/1953 in Waco, removal to Alpine Cemetery, Longview, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Robert L. Henderson, birth date 12/26/1889, death date 6/9/1953 in Waco, burial in Alpine Presbyterian Cemetery, Longview, Gregg County. Find a Grave. Robert L. Henderson. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. 37th Legislature (1921) - R.L. Henderson, postoffice Waco, nativity Texas, age 31 (born circa 1890), 31 years in Texas, attorney, member of former legislatures: 35th [sic], Democrat. 38th Legislature (1923) - R.L. Henderson, postoffice Waco, nativity Texas, age 33 (born circa 1890), lawyer, member of former legislatures: 35th [sic], 37th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. 37th 38th Photographs Photograph. R.L. Henderson, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.L. Henderson, 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 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair)  Insurance   Judiciary   Rules   37th R.S. - 1921 Criminal Jurisprudence   Insurance   Judiciary   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Senatorial Districts

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