John D. Keith
Full Name: John D. KeithDate of birth: October 12, 1844
Date of death: May 26, 1921
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 52 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd (1) | Democrat | Keith / Grimes | Grimes |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
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House District 52
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 Legislatures: 22nd (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Keith / Grimes Counties in district: Grimes |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 22nd Legislature (1891) - John D. Keith, postoffice Keith, nativity Georgia, age 46 (born circa 1845), farmer, 17 years in Texas. House Journal.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Corporal, Company A, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery, enlisted 12/6/1861. Captured as prisoner of war 7/4/1863 at Vicksburg, paroled 7/16/1863. John D. Keith, age 69 (born circa 1844), born in Meriwether County, Georgia, residence in Keith, Grimes County since 1871, death date 5/26/1921 near Iota, Grimes County. Pension File No. 21860, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army service, biographical sketch, John D. Keith, Santa Anna, Texas. Born 1844 near Lutherville, Georgia. Yeary, Mamie, 1876-. Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, 1861-1865, 1912, pp. 397-398. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Other Resources
- Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
- Census of 1880 - John D. Keith, Grimes County, age 35, born circa 1845 in Georgia, farmer, wife Julia.
Census of 1900 - John D. Keith, Grimes County, age 56, born October 1844 in Georgia, blacksmith, widowed, living in household of brother-in-law William Medland.
Census of 1910 - John D. Keith, Keith, Grimes County, age 65, born circa 1845 in Georgia, real estate agent, widowed, living in household of son Albert J. Keith. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 - J.D. Keith, birth date 10/12/1844, death date 5/26/1921, burial in Martins Prairie Cemetery, Keith, Grimes County. Includes portrait and family photo. Find a Grave.
- "Hon. John D. Keith was here today from the oil sections," "Personal," The Daily Examiner (Navasota, Texas), 1/10/1902, p. 3, crediting Navasota Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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22nd R.S. - 1891
Finance Labor Penitentiaries Public Building and Grounds Public Health and Vital Statistics Representation and Apportionment on Senatorial and Representative Districts |
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