Joseph Jackson Oliver, birth date 1/3/1880, death date 9/13/1954 in Henderson, Rusk County, retired gin operator.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
J.J. Oliver, birth date 1/3/1880, death date 9/13/1954, burial in White Rock Cemetery, Shelby County. Includes obituary from Timpson Weekly Times, 9/17/1954.
Find a Grave .
Death notice, "Joseph Oliver Killed," 9/15/1954, p. 17. Former Rep. Joseph Oliver of Shelby County.
Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, "J.J. Oliver, Former Representative, Killed in Automobile Wreck," Timpson Weekly Times, 9/17/1954, p. 1, crediting the Timpson Public Library, gives name Joseph J. Oliver, "Uncle Jack," member of the Legislature from 1938-41, death date 9/13/1954.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
46th Legislature (1939) - J.J. Oliver, postoffice Center, Shelby County, nativity Texas, age 59 (born circa 1880), farming, ginning, member of former legislatures: 45th.
Texas Legislative Manual .
Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17.
The Legislature and the Texas People 1937.