John James Moncure

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Resolutions and Journal entries

• J.J. Montcure. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

• MONCURE, JOHN JAMES (1828-1909). Also listed as Montcure. Birth date 3/16/1828, death date 7/1/1909. Handbook of Texas Online.
• Biographical sketch, Captain John James Moncure. Born 3/16/1829 in Caroline County, Virginia. Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties, 1893, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 596-598. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

• Texas State Troops, 3rd Lieutenant, Bastrop Cavalry Company, 26th Brigade, enlisted July 1861. John J. Moncure, Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.
• Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company I, 37th Texas Cavalry. John James Moncure, birth date 3/16/1829, death date 7/1/1909, military marker in Fairview Cemetery, Bastrop, Bastrop County. Includes portrait and death notices from Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, 7/11/1909, and The Free Lance, 7/13/1909. Find a Grave.
• Bastrop Calvary; Confederate States Army, 12th Texas Cavalry Regiment, and later 2nd Lieutenant and Major, 34th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
• Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company I, 37th Texas Cavalry (Moncure's Company, sometimes called "The Bastrop Cavalry"). "Civil War Marker Placed at Grave of J.J. Moncure," Bastrop Advertiser, 4/16/1964, p. 1, crediting Bastrop Public Library. John James Moncure served Bastrop county as state representative. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

• Census of 1880 - J.J.M... [J.J. Moncure], Fitz Williams Hill, Bastrop County, age 51, born circa 1829 in Virginia, farmer.
  Census of 1900 - John J. Moncure, Bastrop County, age 71, born March 1829 in Virginia, farmer. FamilySearch. 1880 1900
• J.J. Moncure. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
• Obituary, Capt. J.J. Moncure, The Bastrop Advertiser, 7/3/1909, p. 5, crediting Bastrop Public Library. Born 3/16/1829 in Caroline County, Virginia; died 7/1/1909. Burial in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Bastrop County. "Services were held at the family Cemetery on Cedar Creek." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
• "John J. Moncure resigns as BC county surveyor because of feeble health and unforeseen circumstances . . . , Moncure has, in the past, served as Sheriff, Representative in the Texas Legislature, and County Surveyor." Abstracts from Bastrop Advertiser, 2/6/1875, Bastrop County. USGenWeb Project, 1996.

Photographs

• Photograph. J.J. Moncure, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

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