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Henry R. Ralph Full Name: Henry R. Ralph Other surnames: Rolf Date of birth: January 11, 1838 Date of death: September 25, 1924 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 3 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Lewis Ferry / Jasper   Jasper, Newton, Tyler (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) Lewis Ferry post office closed in 1912. Handbook of Texas Online. (3) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. (4) Henry Rolf, Jasper. Roster of representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch. Henry's Desk, 2004. Biographical sketch, Henry R. Ralph, pp. 287-288. Born 1/11/1838 in Jasper County, married Nancy P. May of Jasper County in 1868. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Obituary, Henry Ralph, "Oldest Resident of Jasper County Dies," Houston Post-Dispatch, 9/27/1924, p. 11. Death date Thursday, 9/25/1924. "Mr. Ralph was born at old Zavala on the Angelina river in 1838, in the early days of the Texas Republic." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Sergeant Major, Company G, 13th Texas Cavalry, Walker's Division. Henry Ralph, birth date 1/11/1838, death date 9/25/1924. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002. Other Resources Henry Ralph, Democrat, farmer, age 50 in 1889, born in Texas. Card File. Henry Ralph, birth date 1/11/1838, death date 9/25/1924, burial in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. H. Ralph, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 21st R.S. - 1889 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine   Private Land Claims   Revenue and Taxation

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