Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Joseph Columbus Rugel

Full Name: Joseph Columbus Rugel
Birth date: March 19, 1853
Death date: January 29, 1929

(1) "Democratic member from Dallas," p. 171. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
(2) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

Obituary, Joseph Columbus Rugel, "Funeral Held for J.C. Rugel," 2/1/1929, p. 10. Born 2/19/1853 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 1/29/1929. Dallas Morning News .
Joseph C. Rugel, birth date 3/19/1853 in Tennessee; death date 1/29/1929 in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas; banker. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Joseph C. Rugel, birth date 3/19/1853, death date 1/29/1929, burial in Mesquite Cemetery, Mesquite, Dallas County. Find a Grave .
"J.C. Rugel Elementary School opened in 1965 and is named after Joseph Columbus Rugel, a teacher, bookkeeper, legislator, and hardware merchant from Mesquite, Texas." School Basics, Rugel Elementary School. Mesquite Independent School District .
Biographical sketch, J.C. Rugel, pp. 171-172. Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.