Jesse M. Blount
Full Name: Jesse M. BlountDate of birth: December 27, 1821
Date of death: February 22, 1899
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 21 | Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 | 11th (1) (2) (3) | Denton / Denton | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Knox, Montague, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 11th Legislature - All 33 Senate districts listed in roll call presenting credentials, oath of office administered, 8/6/1866, pp. 2, 4-5. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) Constitution of 1866, Article III, §§ 29, 30, retained the apportionment of 1860 for Senatorial districts. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009. ↩
(3) Entire Senate went up for reelection - Constitution of 1869, Article III, § 39. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) 11th Legislature - All 33 Senate districts listed in roll call presenting credentials, oath of office administered, 8/6/1866, pp. 2, 4-5. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) Constitution of 1866, Article III, §§ 29, 30, retained the apportionment of 1860 for Senatorial districts. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009. ↩
(3) Entire Senate went up for reelection - Constitution of 1869, Article III, § 39. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009. ↩
Biographical Information
- Member roster, 11th Legislature, Regular Session: J.M. Blount, Denton, Denton County, nativity Mississippi, farmer, age 45 in 1866 (born circa 1826). Senate Journal.
- Relatives: J.M. Blount - father; James P. Blount - son. J.M. Blount, birth date 12/27/1822, mentioned in biographical sketch of Dr. J.P. Blount, birth date 3/11/1849, pp. 92-93. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- Obituary, "An Aged Resident Dead," 2/23/1899, p. 1. Interment in the City Cemetery, Denton. Resolutions of respect, 3/9/1899, p. 8. Tribute and historical sketch, resolutions, 4/6/1899, p. 1. Denton County News.
- Biographical sketch, Dr. James P. Blount, Volume I, pp. 242-244, includes father Judge J.M. Blount. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
- Mortuary notice, 2/24/1899, p. 5. Dallas Morning News.
- Obituary index, early deaths before 1909, includes obituaries for daughter Mollie, and father Judge J.M. Blount. Denton Record-Chronicle.
- Obituary, "Judge Blount Dead," 2/28/1899, p. 8. Denton Record-Chronicle.
- Census of 1870 - Jesse M. Blount, Denton, Denton County, age 48, born circa 1822 in Mississippi, retail dry goods merchant.
Census of 1880 - Jessee M.B., Denton, Denton County, age 58, born circa 1822 in Mississippi, justice of the peace. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 - J.M. Blount, birth date 12/27/1821, death date 2/22/1899, portrait, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Denton, Denton County. Find a Grave.
- Jesse M. Blount, father of James P. Blount. Handbook of Texas Online.
- OWSLEY, ALVIN CLARK (1856-1938). "Married Sallie M. Blount, daughter of Judge J. M. Blount of Denton." Relatives: Alvin Clark Owsley - son-in-law; J.M. Blount - father-in-law. Relatives: Alvin Mansfield Owsley - grandson; J.M. Blount - grandfather. Handbook of Texas Online.
- OWSLEY, ALVIN MANSFIELD (1888-1967). Relatives: Alvin Mansfield Owsley - son; Alvin Clark Owsley - father. Relatives: James P. Blount - uncle; Alvin Mansfield Owsley - nephew. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mentioned as delegate to 1861 secession convention, p. 96. History of Denton County, From Its Beginning to 1960, 1978.
- Photograph. J.M. Blount, 11th Legislature, By the Austin Photograph Co., Prints and Photographs Collection, [identifier number: di_03923, di_03924], The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
- 11th session composite photo of Senate members (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History). By the Austin Photograph Co., Prints and Photographs Collection, [identifier number: di_03923, di_03924], The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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