Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Mitchell Rieger

Full Name: John Mitchell Rieger
Other surnames: Reiger
Birth date: November 13, 1868
Death date: August 29, 1948

John Mitchell Rieger in birth records of daughters Hazel Beth Rieger (1905) and Johnnie Allene Rieger (1912). Wife Elizabeth Ann Thornton. Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955. FamilySearch . FamilySearch
John M. Rieger, birth date 11/13/1868 in Texas; death date 8/29/1948 in Breckenridge, Stephens County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
John M. Rieger, birth date 11/13/1868, death date 8/29/1948, burial in Breckenridge Cemetery, Stephens County, with spouse Elizabeth Ann Rieger. Find a Grave .
"Old Timer Visits Here This Week," The Comanche Chief, 4/28/1944, p. 8, crediting Comanche Public Library. Reports that "several old Comancheans live at Breckenridge including Judge J.M. Rieger, former County Judge here and now County Attorney there." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Obituary, "Judge Rieger Dies Following Brief Illness," Breckenridge American, 8/30/1948, p. 1, crediting Breckenridge Public Library. John M. Rieger, age 79, birth date 11/13/1868, death date Sunday 8/29/1948. "After 1903 he served several terms in the Texas legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
28th Legislature (1903) - J.M. Rieger, postoffice Comanche, nativity Texas, age 34, lawyer, Democrat.
29th Legislature (1905) - J.M. Reiger, postoffice Comanche, nativity Texas, age 36, lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual . 28th 29th