David Thomas Hearne

Full Name: David Thomas Hearne
Other surnames: Hearn
Date of birth: April 8, 1831
Date of death: December 31, 1915

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	16	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887	19th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Avinger / Cass		Cass
H	16	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Unaffiliated	Avinger / Cass		Cass

(1) Elected as an Independent in 1884 election for Cass county state representative. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
(2) Party affiliation: "No Politics." Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(3) Independent, p. 228. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

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House District 16
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887
Legislatures: 19th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Avinger / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

House District 16
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Unaffiliated
Home City/County: Avinger / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

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Resolutions and Journal entries

D.T. Hearne. House Journal. 18th R.S. 19th R.S.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, David Thomas Hearne, pp. 656-659. Born 4/8/1831, went to Cass County, Texas, in 1854; married Elmina Abernathy 1/10/1866; "elected to the Legislature twice and served both terms credibly." Relatives: David Thomas Hearne and Robert Henry Guinn (died 1/8/1888), brothers-in-law. Includes portrait of David Thomas Hearne and Mrs. Jane (Hearne) Guinn. Brief History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family, 1907.
Biographical sketch, D.T. Hearn, pp. 30-31. Born in Couheta County, Georgia, in 1881. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch, D.T. Hearne, p. 253. Elected as an Independent. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Biographical sketch, David Thomas Hearne, included in "Hearne History Traced to 1066," Avinger Citizen, 6/18/1954. Cass County, TXGenWeb Project.

Military Service Notes

Enlisted in Confederate Army in 1861, elected 1st Lieutenant and promoted to Captain, p. 656. Brief History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family, 1907.
Confederate States Army, Gen. W.P. Lane's regiment, Green's Cavalry. "He was Second Lieutenant at the Mansfield and Pleasant Hill fights and in all the cavalry engagements in Louisiana and Arkansas." Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.

Other Resources

D.T. Hearn, death date 12/31/1915 in Cass County. Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974. Children John T. Hearn and Mrs. Frances Archer. Ancestry.com.
Census of 1880 - David T. Hearn, Cass County, age 48, born circa 1832 in Georgia, farmer, wife Elmira, daughter Sarah T., son John T.
Census of 1910 - David T. Hearn, Cass County, age 79, born circa 1831 in Georgia, farmer, widowed. FamilySearch. 1880 1910
Capt. David Thomas "Tom" Hearn, Sr., birth date 4/8/1831, death date 12/31/1915, burial in Hearn Cemetery, Avinger, Cass County. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
Death notice, Mrs. E.A. Hearne, The Cass County Sun, 5/3/1904, p. 3, crediting Atlanta Public Library. Death date 4/13/1904, children Jno. T. Hearn and Mrs. J.G. Archer. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. D.T. Hearn, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.T. Hearn, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.

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19th R.S. - 1885 Federal Relations State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
18th R.S. - 1883 Accompany Remains of Hon. A.L. Adams of Wood County Federal Relations State Affairs

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