John Newton Fall

Full Name: John Newton Fall
Date of birth: January 28, 1810
Date of death: November 13, 1866

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	13	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 4, 1861	7th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 8th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾		Chireno / Nacogdoches		Angelina, Nacogdoches

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 6, 1860, 8th Legislature, ch. 45, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 8th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover senators), 11/7/1859, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(3) Listed as "New Senators elected: Opposition." Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment called by Districts, oath of office administered, 11/2/1857, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 13
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 7th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 8th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Home City/County: Chireno / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Angelina, Nacogdoches

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Resolutions and Journal entries

7th Legislature - John N. Fall, age 46, born in Georgia, doctor, post-office Cherino [sic], Nacogdoches County. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Dr. John Newton Fall, birth date 1/28/1810, death date 11/13/1866, burial in Lower Chireno Cemetery, Chireno, Nacogdoches County. No grave marker photo. Biographical sketch/excerpt from: The History of Chireno, The Robert Bruce Blake Collection Volume LXIV, pp. 121-137. Special Collections, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas. Find a Grave.
Biographical sketch, John Newton Fall and descendants. Fahl-Fall and Allied Families : Abernathy, Barbee, Barlow, Byerley, Carle, Cassity, Christman, Eby, Frantz, Gift, Hornaday, Judy, Leedy, Leslie, Luke, Markey, Ozias, Powell, Ross, Snively, Snyder, Taylor, Trotter, Weikel, Witt and others, The Mercer Company, Ottumwa, Iowa, 1961, D4 John Newton Fall, p. 250. HeritageQuest Online.
John N. Fall, M.D., Nacogdoches County. Born 1/28/1810 in Clark County, Georgia. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.

Other Resources

Dr. John Newton Fall, birth date 1/28/1810, death date 11/13/1866, Chireno Lower Cemetery, Chireno, Nacogdoches County. Cemetery transcript, submitted by John Ragland. Cemeteries of Texas, 2000.
History of Chireno, "In 1840 Dr. John N. Fall's first son, Calvin, was born. He was the first white child to be born in Chireno." Chireno, Texas.
CHIRENO, TEXAS. "About 1837 John Newton Fall, of Georgia, was the first Anglo settler to secure land from José Antonio Chirino, for whom the town was named. Fall was reportedly responsible for much of the town's early development." Handbook of Texas Online.

Photographs

Photograph. John Newton Fall, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

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8th R.S. - 1859 Engrossed Bills (Chair) Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries
7th R.S. - 1857 Claims and Accounts Education Engrossed Bills Indian Affairs Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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