Missouri Henneger Whaley
Full Name: Missouri Henneger WhaleyDate of birth: February 28, 1836
Date of death: June 10, 1904
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 44 | Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th | Democrat | Saint Jo / Montague | Clay, Montague |
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House District 44
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 Legislatures: 19th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Saint Jo / Montague Counties in district: Clay, Montague |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, M.H. Whaley, p. 884. Born 2/28/1836 in Rhea County, Tennessee. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- Obituary, M.H. Whaley, St. Jo, Texas, 6/14/1904, p. 6. "He was a member of the Eighteenth [sic] legislature from this (Montague) and Clay counties, and afterward served two terms as collector of taxes for this county." Fort Worth Record and Register.
- Biographical sketch, W.H. Whaley, p. 59. Born in Rhea County, Tennessee. District clerk of Cooke county in 1867, started a mill in Cooke County in 1869, resided in St. Jo, Montague County for the past seven years. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company B, 11th Texas Cavalry, enlisted 10/2/1861. Missouri Henneger Whaley, death date 6/10/1904 in Montague County; widow Mrs. Jane Whaley, marriage date 5/9/1861 in Gainesville, Cooke County. Pension File No. 18997, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Company B, 11th Texas Cavalry. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- 11th Texas Cavalry muster roll of 5/25/1861 includes M.H. Whaley. Texas in the Civil War, 1998.
Other Resources
- Census of 1870 - Henager M. Whaley, Cooke County, age 34, born circa 1836 in Tennessee, black smith, wife Jane.
Census of 1880 - M.H. Whaley, Saint Jo, Montague County, age 44, born circa 1836 in Tennessee, miller, wife J. Whaley.
Census of 1900 - Missouri H. Whaley, Montague, Montague County, age 64, born February 1836 in Tennessee, tax collector, wife Jane. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 1900 - M.H. Whaley (1836-1904), burial in Mountain Park Cemetery, Saint Jo, Montague County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. M.H. Whaley, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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
Agricultural Finance Public Land and Land Office |
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