Hiram L. Grinsted

Full Name: Hiram L. Grinstead
Other surnames: Grinsted
Date of birth: 1829
Date of death: April 30, 1864

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 51 Nov 3, 1851 - Jun 9, 1852 4th (1)     Unknown / Cameron   Cameron

(1) William W. Dunlap, sworn 1/10/1853, succeeded H.L. Grinsted, resigned 6/9/1852. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 51
Nov 3, 1851 - Jun 9, 1852
Legislatures: 4th (1)  
Home City/County: Unknown / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

(1) William W. Dunlap, sworn 1/10/1853, succeeded H.L. Grinsted, resigned 6/9/1852. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Colonel, 33rd Arkansas Infantry. United States War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Vol 34, Part 1, Reports, p. 803, crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

  • Census of 1850 - H.L. Grinstead, Rio Grande Valley, Webb County, age 22, born circa 1828 in Kentucky, lawyer.
    Census of 1860 - H.L. Grinsted, Camden City, Ouachita, Arkansas, age 32, born circa 1828 in Kentucky, lawyer, in household with Catharine Grinsted.
    Hiram L. Grinsted married Catharine A. Goodwyn, 7/11/1851 in Cameron County, Texas. FamilySearch. 1850 1860 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
  • Col. Hiram L. Grinstead, birth 1829 in Lexington, Kentucky, death date 4/30/1864 in Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas, burial in Oakland Cemetery, Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas. Includes portrait, biographical sketch. Find a Grave.

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4th R.S. - 1851
Judiciary  
Post Routes  
Public Debt  

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