Full Name: William Owen Diffie
Other surnames:
Diffee, Duffie
Birth date: October 27, 1855
Death date: February 5, 1928
Terms of Service
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House,
33rd
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
(1)
Clarksville became the county seat of Red River County upon its organization in 1835; a post office opened in 1846. Detroit is two miles from the Lamar county line in western Red River County.
Handbook of Texas Online .
Handbook of Texas Online
(2)
Detroit.
House Journal .
(3)
Detroit, Red River County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4)
Series of letters in "Red River County, TX - Civil War Pension Application" identify W.O. Diffie, lawyer in Detroit, Texas.
USGenWeb Project 1996.