James M. Head

Full Name: James M. Head
Date of birth: 1828
Date of death: 1861

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	33	Elected but never sworn	9th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾		Kentucky Town / Grayson		Collin, Grayson

(1) 9th Legislature - James M. Head elected, but never sworn. Died en route to the Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) George W. Matthews, in special election 12/6/1861, sworn 2/2/1862, succeeded James M. Head, reported to have died en route to Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 33
Elected but never sworn
Legislatures: 9th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Home City/County: Kentucky Town / Grayson
Counties in district: Collin, Grayson

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Other Resources

James Madison Head (1830-1861), husband of Martha R. King and father of John Henry Head. He was serving as a member of the Texas State Legislature at the time of his death in 1861 or 1865. Ancestry.com.
James M. Head, born about 1827 in Sumner County, Tennessee, died about August 1865 in Kentucky Town, Grayson County, Texas; parents Pascal Head and Providence L. Phillips, marriage to Martha R. King 10/2/1851 in Sumner County, Tennessee.
Census of 1860 - Jas M. Head, Grayson County, age 33, born circa 1827 in Tennessee, tanner, living in household with Martha R. Head and children Mary E., Robert P., and John H. Head (age 1). FamilySearch. 1860 Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950
Father James Medison Head and mother King, parents of J.H. Head, death date 5/12/1947 in Hereford, Deaf Smith County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Pascal Head, father of James M. Head, burial in Kentucky Town Cemetery, Kentucky Town, Grayson County, Texas.
John Henry Head, son of James M. Head, burial in West Park Cemetery, Hereford, Deaf Smith County. Includes obituary, "J.H. Head, Pioneer Mayor of Hereford, Dies Here Monday," from The Hereford Brand, 5/15/1947: "John Henry was born on Christmas Eve in 1858 in what was later Grayson County, Texas, near the present town of Whiteright [sic] . His parents had moved to Texas from Tennessee in 1851. His father was elected to the state Legislature in 1860, but died before he could reach Austin to fill his office." Find a Grave. John Henry Head Pascal Head
James Head, son of Pascal Head, mentioned in Genealogical Letters From H.O. Head to His Daughter Mary Orlena Head-Eader, 1912, p. 6. "Pascal, the oldest, was for a number of years county clerk of Sumner County, Tennessee, and his son, Dr. Wm. P. Head, was surgeon of the Sixteenth Texas, Confederate regiment, when less than thirty years old. His only daughter, Mary, wife of Tom Connelly, is still living. His son James died young, while a member of the Texas Legislature." HeritageQuest Online.
James M(arshall?) Head, born about 1828, died about August 1865 in Kentuckytown(?), Grayson County, Texas; husband of Martha D. King and father of John Henry Head. Descendants of Henry HEAD (c. 1695-1765), Fifth Generation. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.

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