Jewell Huntington Helpinstill

Full Name: Jewell Huntington Helpinstill
Date of birth: January 9, 1891
Date of death: October 12, 1968

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	9	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches	Nacogdoches
H	9	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches	Nacogdoches
H	9	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches	Nacogdoches
H	9	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches	Nacogdoches

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House District 9
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Nacogdoches

House District 9
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Nacogdoches

House District 9
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Nacogdoches

House District 9
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Nacogdoches

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Jewell Helpinstill, 47th-50th Legislatures. House Journal.
61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 430. Jewel Helpinstill, death date 12/1968, "served in the United States Army with distinction in World War I." Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Jewell Helpinstill Rites Set Today," 10/14/1968, p. 6; former State Representative from Nacogdoches. Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private, World War I. Jewell Helpinstill, birth date 1/6/1891 in Brushy Creek, Texas; residence in Cushing, Nacogdoches County. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Jewell Huntington Helpinstill, birth date 1/6/1891, death date 10/12/1968. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.

Other Resources

Jewel Huntington Helpinstill, birth date 1/6/1891 in Anderson County; death date 10/12/1968 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County; auto parts dealer, merchant; veteran of World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Jewel Huntington Helpinstill, birth date 1/9/1891, death date 10/12/1968, burial in Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Find a Grave.
Jewell Helpinstill. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Photographs

Photograph. Jewel Helpinstill, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jewell Helpinstill, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jewel Helpinstill, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jewell Helpinstill, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Appropriations Common Carriers Congressional and Legislative Districts Motor Traffic (Chair)
49th R.S. - 1945 Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Contingent Expenses Counties Highways and Roads School Districts State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions, Investigation, Special
48th R.S. - 1943 Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Counties Liquor Regulation School Districts
47th R.S. - 1941 Commerce and Manufacturers (Vice Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Counties Old Age Assistance, Investigation, Special Privileges, Suffrage and Elections School Districts

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