William Asburry Skillern
Full Name: William Asburry SkillernDate of birth: December 27, 1833
Date of death: November 13, 1921
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 32 | Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 | 25th (1) (2) | Populist | La Nana / Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches |
(1) Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) La Nana, Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.
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House District 32
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 Legislatures: 25th (1) (2) Party: Populist Home City/County: La Nana / Nacogdoches Counties in district: Nacogdoches |
(1) Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) La Nana, Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- SKILLERN, WILLIAM ASBURRY (1833-1921). Death date 11/13/1921. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, William A. Skillern, pp. 82-83. Born 12/27/1833 in Haywood County, Tennessee. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company H, 17th Texas Dismounted Cavalry, and Company A, 11th Texas Infantry on soldier's application. Includes affidavits of witnesses and letter from W.A. Skillern; War Department memo finds no William A. Skillern in those units. W.A. Skillern, Nacogdoches County, born circa 1834 in Haywood County, Tennessee, death date 11/13/1921 in Nacogdoches County. Pension File No. 21183, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, 17th Texas Dismounted Cavalry and 11th Texas Infantry ("He was elected Lieutenant on one occasion and on another, Orderly Sergeant . . . "). Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Other Resources
- Wm. Asburry Skillern, birth date 12/27/1833 in Haywood County, Tennessee; death date 11/13/1921 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- William A. Skillern, birth date 12/27/1833, death date 11/1/1921, portrait, burial in Christian Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.A. Skillern, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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25th R.S. - 1897
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