Louis Starr
Full Name: Louis StarrDate of birth: November 28, 1821
Date of death: January 3, 1892
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 28 | Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862 | 9th (1) | Greenville / Hunt | Hunt |
(1) James Hooker, in special election 1/19/1863, succeeded Louis Starr, removed from district. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Terms of Service top
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House District 28
Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862 Legislatures: 9th (1) Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt Counties in district: Hunt |
(1) James Hooker, in special election 1/19/1863, succeeded Louis Starr, removed from district. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- Louis Starr. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Lewis Starr, wife Levenia C. (Salling) Starr; farmer in Virginia, removed to Texas in 1858 and settled in Hunt County; represented Hunt County in the Texas Legislature 1860-1861; removed to eastern Texas in 1862; died 1/3/1892 at age 71. Biographical sketch of son Albert F. Starr, pp. 433-435. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, 1895.
Military Service Notes
- Possibly Louis Star, age 39, enlisted 7/16/1861. Texas State Troops, Private, Company A, Hunt County, 14th Brigade. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- Census of 1860 - Louis Star, Hunt County, age 39, born circa 1821 in Virginia, farmer, living in household with Juvenia Star.
Census of 1880 - Louis Star, Hopkins County, age 59, born circa 1821 in Virginia, farmer, wife Lavinia Starr. FamilySearch. 1860 1880 - Lewis Starr, birth date 11/28/1821, death date 1/3/1892, burial in City Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, with wife Levenia C. Starr. Find a Grave.
- Death notice, Lewis Starr, "An Aged Father Gone," The Weatherford Enquirer, 1/7/1892, p. 5, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Committee Information top
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9th R.S. - 1861
Contingent Expenses Stock and Stock Raising |
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