John Wesley Childers
Full Name: John Wesley ChildersDate of birth: September 19, 1841
Date of death: July 13, 1918
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 9 | Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 | 26th | Democrat | Gainesville / Cooke | Cooke |
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House District 9
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 Legislatures: 26th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Gainesville / Cooke Counties in district: Cooke |
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- Possibly Confederate States Army, Colonel. "Col. Childers fought in the Civil War with Drew Middleton, C.C. Edwards and D.W. Wristen." Obituary, 7/14/1918, p. 4. Abilene Daily Reporter.
Other Resources
- Obituary, "Col. Childers Died Saturday Afternoon at 5," 7/14/1918, p. 4. Birth date 9/19/1841. Abilene Daily Reporter.
- Census of 1900 - John W. Childers, Cooke County, born September 1841 in Kentucky, spouse Mary W., daughter Rosa. FamilySearch.
- John Wesley Childers, birth date 9/19/1841 in Kentucky, death date 7/13/1918 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- J.W. Childers (1836-1918), burial in Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County. Includes obituary in Abilene Reporter News, 7/14/1918. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. John W. Childers, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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26th R.S. - 1899
Constitutional Amendments County Government and County Finances Roads, Bridges and Ferries Stock and Stock Raising |
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