Jesse Jenkins
Full Name: Jesse JenkinsDate of birth: January 1832
Date of death: December 4, 1889
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 40 | Jan 8, 1889 - Dec 4, 1889 | 21st (1) (2) | Democrat | Meridian / Bosque | Bosque, Erath, Hood, Somervell |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 40
Jan 8, 1889 - Dec 4, 1889 Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Meridian / Bosque Counties in district: Bosque, Erath, Hood, Somervell |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 22nd Legislature, R.S., 3/13/1891, pp. 589-598. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Jesse Jenkins, pp. 264-265. Born 1/16/1839 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, served in the Senate of North Carolina in 1874-1875. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company E, 12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, elected 5/1/1862. Born circa 1832 (29 in 1861). FamilySearch. United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company E, 12th North Carolina Infantry. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Other Resources
- Death notice, Honorable Jesse Jenkins of Bosque County, "Death of a Representative," 12/8/1889, p. 3. Austin Statesman.
- Jesse Jenkins, birth date January 1832 in North Carolina; death date 12/4/1889 in Meridian, Texas; burial in Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. Find a Grave.
- Jesse Jenkins, Democrat, lawyer, age 50 in 1889, born in North Carolina. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
- Obituary, "Death of Major Jesse Jenkins: His Remains Carried from Meridian, Texas, to Shelby—The Funeral," The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina), 12/10/1889, p. 1. "Died at his home in Meridian, Texas, on Wednesday last (death date 12/4/1889)." Newspapers.com.
Photographs
- Photograph. Jesse Jenkins, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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21st R.S. - 1889
Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Mining and Minerals |
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