Elijah Brazier Blalock

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Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, Elijah Brazier Blalock, M.D., Volume V, pp. 2426-2429. Born 1861. "He was elected and served as a member of the Twenty-ninth session of the State Legislature, and his record while there was especially commended by the members of the medical profession." A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.

Other Resources

• Census of 1900 - Elij* Blalock, Harrison County, birth date November 1861, age 38, born in Texas, merchant, spouse Millie S. Blalock, daughter Texie B. Blalock.
  Census of 1920 - Dr. E.B. Blalock, Harrison County, age 58, born circa 1862 in Texas, farmer, wife Mittie S. Blalock. FamilySearch. 1900 1920
• Dr. E.B. Blalock (1861-1928), burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Harrison County, with spouse with Mittie S. Blalock (1854-1944). Find a Grave.
• "E.B. Blalock Is Very Ill at Hospital: Prominent Merchant and Farmer Suffers Stroke of Apoplexy," 1/28/1928, p. 1. Dr. E.B. Blalock, "one of Harrison County's leading citizens . . . he represented Harrison County in the State Legislature." Marshall Morning News.
• Obituary, "Dr. E.B. Blalock Is Claimed by Death After a Short Illness," 1/29/1928, Section Two, p. 1. Dr. E.B. Blalock, birth date 11/14/1862, death date Saturday 1/28/1928, father Elijah B. Blalock settled at Woodlawn, marriage to Mittie Calloway. Marshall Morning News.
• Elijah B. Blalock. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
• "Makes Model Farm: Dr. Blalock Makes Announcement of His Intentions in Withdrawing" [from the race for Lieutenant Governor], The Daily Express (San Antonio, Texas), 6/1/1906, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Mentions Dr. E.B. Blalock's farm near Woodlawn, Harrison County. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
• Elijah Brazier Blalock, Jr. (1862-1928) family history. Timeline notes for grandfather Charles Blalock (1778-1845) include history of father Elijah Brazier Blalock (1813-1895) and mother Susan Catherine Harrison coming to Texas and settling in and around Woodlawn, Harrison County, Texas. "Elijah Brazier Blalock, Jr., 1862-1928, followed in his father's footsteps at Woodlawn, married Mittie Callaway (184?-1944). . . . Most of these are resting at Woodlawn Cemetery." Jeff Lewis Bott Relatives. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
• 29th Legislature (1905) - E.B. Blalock, postoffice Woodlawn, nativity Texas, age 43 (born circa 1862), merchant and farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
• "Dr. E.B. Blalock, of Woodlawn, formally opened his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor at Marshall, May 11th . . . " and "We note with regret the withdrawal of Dr. E.B. Blalock from the race for Lieutenant Governor . . . ," Volume 2, Number 2, June 1906, pp. 76, 53. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.

Photographs

• Photograph. E.B. Blalock, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

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