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William Branch Sayers

W.B. Sayers
Full Name: William Branch Sayers
Birth date: February 22, 1843
Death date: February 24, 1898

Terms of Service

  • House, 14th Legislature
    1/13/1874 - 4/18/1876
    Democrat
  • House, 13th Legislature
    1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
    Democrat

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Other Resources

  • William Branch Sayers, birth date 2/22/1843, death date 2/24/1898, lawyer, born in Mississippi, brother of Joseph D. Sayers, son of David Sayers. Craddock/Sayers/Stuhler Families family tree. Ancestry.com .
  • Census of 1870 - William B. Sayers, Gonzales, Gonzales County, age 27, born circa 1843 in Mississippi, lawyer.
    Census of 1880 - Wm. B. Sayers, Gonzales, Gonzales County, age 37, born circa 1843 in Mississippi, lawyer and banker. FamilySearch . 1880 1870
  • Wm. B. Sayers, enlistment date September 1861 in Gonzales County. FamilySearch Texas, Confederate Army and Commanding Officer Card Index, ca.1861-ca.1865 .
  • William B. Sayers, birth date 2/22/1843, death date 2/24/1898, portrait, burial in Gonzales Masonic Cemetery, Gonzales County. Find a Grave .
  • SAYERS, WILLIAM BRANCH (1843-1898). Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Confederate States Army, 8th Texas Cavalry (Terry's Texas Rangers); later attained the rank of Major in the Adjutant General's Department. Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Obituary and drawing, "General William B. Sayers Dead," The Houston Daily Post, 2/25/1898, p. 5. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • Biographical and portrait of Joseph D. Sayers, pp. 359-374. Relatives: Joseph Draper Sayers and William B. Sayers - brothers. Year Book for Texas, 1901 1902.
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