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J.W. Alston,Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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Jno. W. Alston, birth date 10/21/1841 in Alabama; death date 12/4/1917 in Mart, McLennan County, Texas; retired.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Rev. John Wesley Alston, Sr., birth date 10/21/1841, death date 12/4/1917, burial in Thornton Cemetery, Thornton, Limestone County.
Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Hon. John W. Alston Dead," 12/14/1917, p. 6. Alston died "at his home in Mart on Tuesday of last week," 12/4/1917; flotorial representative.
Groesbeck Journal .
23rd Legislature (1893) - J.W. Alston, postoffice Thornton, nativity Alabama, age 52 (born circa 1841), farmer, 38 years in Texas, Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual .