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William Franklin Delany

Full Name: William Franklin Delany
Other surnames: Delaney
Birth date: April 28, 1815
Death date: July 27, 1885

Terms of Service

  • House, 16th (1) (2) Legislature
    1/14/1879 - 1/11/1881
    Greenback
(1) Greenbacker, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(2) Bio states Delany was "elected to the House as a Greenkacker, [sic] over two Democratic opponents." Roster lists party as Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879. Roster
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

  • Possibly W.F. Delany, Confederate States Army, Co. of Infantry, 25th Brigade, enlisted 3/26/1862 at Seguin. Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com .
  • Census of 1860 - W.F. Delaney, Guadalupe County, age 35, born circa 1825 in Georgia, living in household with Mary A., age 29, and Francis M., age 2.
    Census of 1870 - William Delaney, Seguin, Guadalupe County, age 50, born circa 1820 in Georgia, farmer, living in household with Mary, age 40, and children Frank and Pleasant.
    Census of 1880 - William F. Delany, Guadalupe County, age 61, born circa 1819 in Georgia, farmer, wife Mary.
    William Delany and Mary Ann Sheffield, parents of Frank Delainey and Pleasant Rey Delaney, both born in Guadalupe County. FamilySearch . Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (2) Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (1)
  • 1880 1860 1870 (top of p. 53)
  • W.F. Delany, birth date 4/28/1815, death date 7/27/1885, burial in Sheffield Family Cemetery, Guadalupe County. Find a Grave .
  • Biographical sketch, William Franklin Delany, p. 269. Born in Monroe County, Georgia. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.
  • Confederate States Army, 8th Texas Infantry. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.

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