Henry Joseph Richarz
Full Name: Henry Joseph RicharzDate of birth: September 8, 1823
Date of death: May 21, 1910
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 73 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) (3) | Republican | D'Hanis / Medina | Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina, Menard, Uvalde |
(1) D'Hanis, Texas is eight miles west of Hondo in western Medina County. The community is sometimes called New D'Hanis to distinguish it from the site of old D'Hanis one mile to the east. The original settlement was the third made by Henri Castro through his agent, Theodore Gentilz. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Castroville, Medina County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) D'Hanis, Medina County, Republican. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
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House District 73
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (1) (2) (3) Party: Republican Home City/County: D'Hanis / Medina Counties in district: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina, Menard, Uvalde |
(1) D'Hanis, Texas is eight miles west of Hondo in western Medina County. The community is sometimes called New D'Hanis to distinguish it from the site of old D'Hanis one mile to the east. The original settlement was the third made by Henri Castro through his agent, Theodore Gentilz. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Castroville, Medina County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) D'Hanis, Medina County, Republican. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- H.J. Richarz. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Captain H.J. Richarz, pp. 202-205. Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, 1900.
- Obituary, Captain Henry Joseph Richarz, The Hondo Anvil-Herald, 5/28/1910, p. 5, crediting Hondo Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- "First Texas Ranger, Capt. Co. E Fort Inge Patrol Area, Laredo to Llano River. Fought the Kiowas and Comanches." Grave marker inscription, Capt. H.J. Richarz, burial in Richarz Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County. Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- Henry J. Richarz. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- H.J. Richarz mentioned in "Forgotten Rangers," Fall 2000. Texas Ranger Dispatch Magazine, 2008.
- Heinrich Joseph Richarz, birth date 9/8/1823 in Eller, Dusseldorf, Rhineland, Germany; death date 5/21/1910 in D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas. Family group sheet, Medina County, TXGenWeb Project.
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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17th R.S. - 1881
Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine County and County Boundaries Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries |
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