Andrew Jackson Witt
Full Name: Andrew Jackson WittDate of birth: August 13, 1815
Date of death: February 9, 1870
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 8 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) | Pleasant Run / Dallas | Dallas | ||
| H | 8 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Unknown / Dallas | Dallas | ||
| H | 8 | Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 | 5th | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas |
(1) Democrat. 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 Notes and Resources top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, A.J. Witt, age 38, native state Illinois, emigrated from Illinois in 1841, farmer, postoffice Dallas, Dallas County. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- WITT, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1870). Birth date 8/13/1815, death date 2/9/1870. Handbook of Texas Online.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Major, and Assistant Quartermaster, 6th Texas Cavalry, Company F, enlistment and muster date 9/1/1861 in Fannin County, Texas. Born 1815 in Illinois; died 1872 in Dallas County, Texas, burial in Oakland Cemetery, Dallas. Andrew Jackson Witt, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in Brown, John Henry. History of Dallas County, Texas: from 1837 to 1887, 1887. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Committee Information top
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7th R.S. - 1857
Judicial Districts Penitentiary Private Land Claims Privileges and Elections | ||
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6th R.S. - 1855
County and County Boundaries Land Office (Chair) Private Land Claims No. 1 | ||
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5th R.S. - 1853
County Boundaries Land Office |
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