Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Joseph Robert Monkhouse

Full Name: Joseph Robert "Joe" Monkhouse
Birth date: March 25, 1897
Death date: July 15, 1952

Terms of Service

House, 46th Legislature
1/10/1939 - 1/14/1941
Democrat
House, 45th Legislature
1/12/1937 - 1/10/1939
Democrat

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Joe R. Monkhouse, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe R. Monkhouse, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Joe R. Monkhouse, death date 7/15/1952, Yellowstone National Park. FamilySearch . Wyoming, Reclaim the Records, State Archives Vital Records, 1908-1966
United States Army, Bugler and Private, World War I. Organizations served in: Company C, 133rd Infantry; Headquarters Troop 34th Division; Company H, Central Records Office Battalion. Joe R. Monkhouse, birth date 3/25/1897 in Gonzales, Texas; residence in Hondo, Medina County; inducted at Hondo, 8/9/1918. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin) .
United States Navy, Seaman 2nd Class, World War I. Joe Robert Monkhouse, home address Hondo, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin) .
United States Navy, Seaman 2nd Class; Private, Company H, CRO Battalion. Joe Robert Monkhouse, residence in Hondo, Texas, birth date 3/25/1897, death date 7/15/1952. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 1985.
Joseph R. Monkhouse, birth date 3/25/1897, death date 7/15/1952, burial in Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "J.R. Monkhouse, Once Legislator, Dies on Trip," 7/18/1952, p. 11. State representative from Uvalde County 1936-1941; died 7/15/1952 on a trip to Yellowstone National Park. Funeral, "Rites for Joe Monkhouse Set at Waxahachie Today," 7/19/1952, p. 10. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
Death notice, "Monkhouse Rites Set," 7/18/1952, p. 24. Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, Joe R. Monkhouse, 7/16/1952, p. 1. Monkhouse was "a veteran of overseas service in France in World War I." Waxahachie Daily Light .