Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Milton L. Ikard

Full Name: Milton L. Ikard
Birth date: February 1, 1812
Death date: December 31, 1882

Dr. M. Ikard and wife, burial in Cox Cemetery, Millsap, Parker County. Find a Grave .
Dr. Milton L. Ikard, birth date 2/1/1812, death date 12/31/1882, cemetery transcript, Cox Cemetery, Parker County, Texas. Genealogy Trails .
Mentioned, without giving his name, in biographical sketch of son W.S. Ikard, p. 510. "He was one ofthe first settlers in this part of the State, and lived there twenty-seven years. He was elected to the State Legislature to represent the Counties of Parker, Jack and Young , and spent the remaining years of his life at Henrietta, in Clay County." Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas and Adjacent Territory 1895.
Biographical sketch, Dr. M.L. Ikard, p. 387. Born 2/1/1812 in Tennessee. Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas 1877.
Death notices, "Weatherford . . . Death of Milton Ikard," Fort Worth Daily Gazette, 1/2/1883, p. 2, col. 1. "He was a highly respected citizen of Parker county and once a member of the Texas Legislature."
"Jefferson: A Journey That Was Not Ended . . . ," The Galveston Daily News, 1/3/1883, p. 1, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "Dr. Ikard, of Henrietta, one of the wealthy cattlemen of Western Texas . . . died Saturday night (12/30/1882)."
"Marriages and Deaths," Fort Worth Daily Gazette, 1/10/1883, p. 2. "Dr. M. Ikard, Jefferson, December 31." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . January 2, 1883 January 10, 1883

Biographical sketch, pp. 123-124. "Hard Shell" Democrat. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878 1876.