John Henry Voorhees
Full Name: John Henry VoorheesDate of birth: 1846
Date of death: 1897
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 94 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) (2) | Democrat | Andrews / Wood | Rains, Wood |
(1) Andrews was 6½ miles east of Quitman in northeastern Wood County. The post office was discontinued in 1906. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 94
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Andrews / Wood Counties in district: Rains, Wood |
(1) Andrews was 6½ miles east of Quitman in northeastern Wood County. The post office was discontinued in 1906. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company F, 1st Alabama Infantry. John H. Voorhees, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- John Henry Voorhees (1846-1897), Myers Master File_2019-02-23 Family Tree, no birth or death dates. Ancestry.com.
- Census of 1880 - John H. Vorrhees, Wood County, age 34, born circa 1846 in Florida, farmer, wife Hattie, daughter Ione. FamilySearch.
- John Henry Voorhees (1846-1897), burial in New Klondike Cemetery, Klondike, Delta County. Descendancy Narrative of John Henry Voorhees; no grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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20th R.S. - 1887
Educational Affairs Public Debt State Schools at Agricultural & Mechanical College and Prairie View Normal School (Co-Chair) Stock and Stock Raising |
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