Lemuel Jones
Full Name: Lemuel "Lem" JonesDate of birth: January 16, 1816
Date of death: June 28, 1900
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 57 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) | Democrat | White Rock / McLennan | McLennan |
(1) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) WHITE ROCK CREEK (MCLENNAN COUNTY). "White Rock Creek, once also called Bear or Otter Creek, rises just south of Wiggins in northern McLennan County . . . Settlement along the creek began in the 1840s." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) L. Jones, McLennan County. House Journal.
(4) Lew Jones, Waco, McLennan County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Lew Jones, McLennan County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
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House District 57
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 Legislatures: 15th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Party: Democrat Home City/County: White Rock / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
(1) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) WHITE ROCK CREEK (MCLENNAN COUNTY). "White Rock Creek, once also called Bear or Otter Creek, rises just south of Wiggins in northern McLennan County . . . Settlement along the creek began in the 1840s." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) L. Jones, McLennan County. House Journal.
(4) Lew Jones, Waco, McLennan County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Lew Jones, McLennan County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Lemuel Jones, pp. 567-568. A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas, 1893.
- Biographical sketch, Lem Jones, pp. 125-126. 60 years old in 1876, "resides at White Rock, McLennan county." Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company E, 3rd Missouri Brigade. Military grave marker, Lemuel Jones, birth date 1/16/1816, death date 6/28/1900, burial in White Rock Cemetery, Ross, McLennan County. Find a Grave.
- Confederate States Army, Captain, description of Confederate service. Biographical sketch, Lemuel Jones, pp. 567-568. A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas, 1893.
Other Resources
- Census of 1870 - Lemuel Jones, East of the Brazos River, Waco post office, McLennan County, age 54, born circa 1816 in North Carolina, farmer, living in household with Sally J. Jones.
Census of 1880 - Lemuel Jones, Enumeration District 109, McLennan County, age 64, born circa 1816 in North Carolina, farmer, wife S.H. Jones. FamilySearch. 1870 1880
Photographs
- Photograph. Lem. Jones, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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15th R.S. - 1876
Agriculture and Stock Raising Claims and Accounts Printing |
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