John Wilson Porter
Full Name: John Wilson PorterDate of birth: September 18, 1836
Date of death: February 17, 1919
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 48 | Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 | 25th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) | Democrat | Hix / Burleson | Burleson, Lee, Washington |
(1) HIX, TEXAS. "Hix is on the west bank of the Brazos River near Farm Road 2000 eleven miles northeast of Caldwell in far northeastern Burleson County . . . A second post office, called Hix, operated at the town from 1894 until 1909, when the mail was routed through Gause." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Burleson County. House Journal.
(3) Hix, Lee County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Lee County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(5) Hix. Texas Legislative Manual.
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House District 48
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 Legislatures: 25th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Hix / Burleson Counties in district: Burleson, Lee, Washington |
(1) HIX, TEXAS. "Hix is on the west bank of the Brazos River near Farm Road 2000 eleven miles northeast of Caldwell in far northeastern Burleson County . . . A second post office, called Hix, operated at the town from 1894 until 1909, when the mail was routed through Gause." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Burleson County. House Journal.
(3) Hix, Lee County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Lee County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(5) Hix. Texas Legislative Manual.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- J.W. Porter, birth date 9/18/1836, death date 2/17/1919, biographical sketch, burial in Hix Cemetery, Hix, Burleson County. Relatives: John Wilson Porter - father; Edgar Thomas Porter - son. "Elizabeth died December 10, 1866 and John married second to Ellen O. Grisham in 1867. They had two sons (Edgar Thomas and James Dahle) and one daughter (Minnie) who died at the age of two." Find a Grave.
- Biographical sketch, J.W. Porter. Born 9/18/1836 in Kentucky. Second marriage in 1867 to Ellen Gresham; three children included "E.T., who is teaching." Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties, 1893, pp. 402-404. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, John W. Porter, p. 157. Born 9/18/1836 in Butler County, Kentucky. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company F, 8th Texas Infantry, Young's Brigade, Walker's Division, Trans-Mississippi Department. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Other Resources
- John Wilson "Jack" Porter, birth date 9/18/1836 in Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky; death date 2/17/1919 in Morgan, Bosque County, Texas. Son Edgar Thomas Porter with second wife Ellen O. Gresham. Pearce Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
- John Wilson Porter, birth date 9/18/1837 in Kentucky; death date 2/18/1919 in Morgan, Bosque County, Texas; retired farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Obituary, J.W. Porter, Sr., "Octogenarian Dead," Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Texas), 2/21/1919, p. 7, crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. J.W. Porter, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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25th R.S. - 1897
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