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William Owen Diffie
Full Name: William Owen Diffie
Other surnames:
Diffee, Duffie
Date of birth: October 27, 1855
Date of death: February 5, 1928
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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33
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Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
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33rd
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Democrat
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Detroit / Red River
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Red River
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Clarksville became the county seat of Red River County upon its organization in 1835; a post office opened in 1846. Detroit is two miles from the Lamar county line in western Red River County.
Handbook of Texas Online.
Handbook of Texas Online
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Detroit.
House Journal.
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Detroit, Red River County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Series of letters in "Red River County, TX - Civil War Pension Application" identify W.O. Diffie, lawyer in Detroit, Texas.
USGenWeb Project, 1996.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Judge W.O. Diffie, born circa 1855, died 2/5/1928. Includes transcribed obituaries from Clarksville Times, Obituaries of Early McCurtain County, OK, Deport [sic: Detroit?] Times (indicating he represented Red River County in the legislature and was "for many years a resident of Detroit"), and unnamed obit. Courtesy Red River County Public Library.
Burial, Cemetery and Death Records for Red River County, Texas, Lawrence and Sue Dale, On-Line Edition (Blossom, TX), 2014.
Census of 1900 - William O. Diffie, Red River County, age 44, born October 1855 in Arkansas, farming, wife Mary L.
Census of 1910 - W.O. Diffee, Red River County, age 54 (not 62), born in Arkansas, broker - real estate, wife Mary L.
Census of 1920 - William O. Diffie, Red River County, age 65, born circa 1855 in Arkansas, boarder.
FamilySearch. 1900
1910
1920
Judge William Owen Diffie, birth date 10/29/1855, death date 2/5/1928, burial in Detroit Cemetery, Detroit, Red River County. No grave marker photo.
Find a Grave.
Wm. O. Diffie, death date 2/5/1928 in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma State Vital Records Index, 2016.
33rd Legislature (1913) - W.O. Diffie, postoffice Clarksville, nativity Arkansas, lawyer, age 56 (born circa 1857), Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Photograph.
W.O. Diffie, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
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33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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