Harris Rhodes
Full Name: Harris RhodesOther surnames: Harrison Rhodes
Date of birth: 1826
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 27 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) | Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Listed in "Representatives Elected: Opposition." Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," 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). ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 7th (1)
- Party:
- Other
- Home City/County:
- Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
- Counties in district:
- Nacogdoches
Terms of service notes
(1) Listed in "Representatives Elected: Opposition." Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," 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). ↩
Biographical Information
- Harrison Rhodes, listed in Personnel of the Seventh Texas Legislature, Members of the House, p. 116; biographical sketch, Harris Rhodes, p. 135. ". . . came from the State of North Carolina, in 1852, and settled at Nacogdoches, where he entered the mercantile business. He was born in 1826." Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937. p. 116 p. 135
- United States Army, Company F, 2nd Tennessee Volunteers. Mexican War, Harris Rhodes, pension filed 9/13/1887, pensioner's name Ellen M. Rhodes. FamilySearch United States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926.
- Harris Rhodes in the Census of 1880, Angelina County, age 52, born circa 1828 in North Carolina, farmer, wife Ellin M., daughter Bettie.
Harris Rhodes, marriage to Ellen Mary Cook, 8/11/1858 in Nacogdoches, Texas. FamilySearch. 1880 Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
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