Biographical sketch, Henry R. McInnis, Volume V, pp. 2152-2153. "In Texas he was sent from Llano county as a member of the Twenty-seventh Legislature, and during that time was instrumental in getting passed a special bill for the care of the deaf, dumb and blind, for which unfortunates up to that time no provision bas been made by this great state." A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Biographical sketch, Henry R. McInnis, pp. 154-155. Born 11/22/1841 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Private, Company H, 37th Mississippi Infantry, enlisted 12/20/1862. Henry Russell McInnis, birth date 11/22/1841 (age 73 on 11/22/1914), death date 3/16/1925, spouse Mrs. Ben Anna McInnis, married 9/2/1896 in Llano County. Pension File Nos. 27439 (Henry Russell McEmis/H.R. McInnis) and 40660 (Henry Russel McInnis), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, Abbey's battery in Claiborne County, Mississippi; and Sergeant-Major, 37th Mississippi Infantry, Company H, Captain F.B. Loper. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Henry Russell McInnis, birth date 11/2/1841 in Yazoo City, Mississippi; death date 3/16/1925 in Llano, Llano County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
H.R. McInnis, birth date 11/20/1841, death date 3/16/1925, burial in Llano City Cemetery, Llano County. Includes obituary in San Antonio Light, 3/16/1925, "H.R. M'Innis, Llano Pioneer, Succumbs" ("he was at one time a member of the State Legislature," Civil War veteran). Find a Grave.
Obituary, Henry Russell McInnis, Llano News, 3/19/1925, p. 1, crediting the Llano County Public Library. Birth date 11/22/1841 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, death date Monday afternoon, 3/16/1925, "He had served this district in the Legislature . . ." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. R.H. McInnis, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

27th R.S. - 1901
Internal Improvements
Mining and Minerals (Chair)
Penitentiaries
Public Lands and Land Office
Representative Districts
Sam Houston Normal Institute

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