F.H. Marks

Frank Harvie Marks

Full Name: Frank Harvie Marks
Date of birth: March 11, 1872
Date of death: March 27, 1952

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 109 Apr 22, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st (1) (2) (3)   Unknown Jacksboro / Jack   Jack, Young

(1) 41st Legislature, 1st C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to F. H. Marks), 4/22/1929, p. 2. No committee appointments for Marks listed in 41st Legislature, Regular or Called Sessions. House Journal.
(2) F.H. Marks, in special election 3/14/1929, sworn 4/22/1929, succeeded George W. Ware, died 2/13/1929. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) No political party listed in candidate political advertisement or special election returns. "F.H. (Harvey) Marks for Representative," The Olney Enterprise, 3/8/1929, p. 1. "Special Election Draws Few Votes," The Olney Enterprise, 3/15/1929, p. 1. "1293 Votes Cast in Representative Contest," The Olney Enterprise, 3/22/1929, p. 1. Crediting Olney Community Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 3/15/1929 3/22/1929 3/8/1929

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House District 109
Apr 22, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Unknown
Home City/County: Jacksboro / Jack
Counties in district: Jack, Young

(1) 41st Legislature, 1st C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to F. H. Marks), 4/22/1929, p. 2. No committee appointments for Marks listed in 41st Legislature, Regular or Called Sessions. House Journal.
(2) F.H. Marks, in special election 3/14/1929, sworn 4/22/1929, succeeded George W. Ware, died 2/13/1929. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) No political party listed in candidate political advertisement or special election returns. "F.H. (Harvey) Marks for Representative," The Olney Enterprise, 3/8/1929, p. 1. "Special Election Draws Few Votes," The Olney Enterprise, 3/15/1929, p. 1. "1293 Votes Cast in Representative Contest," The Olney Enterprise, 3/22/1929, p. 1. Crediting Olney Community Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 3/15/1929 3/22/1929 3/8/1929

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Other Resources

  • Account of the Civil War battle that took place near the John Harvie Marks plantation in Cleveland County, Arkansas. "The Battle of Marks' Mills: the Federals Meet Disaster at Marks’ Mills" from Steele’s Retreat from Camden by Edwin C. Bearss. Family Ties: the Official Newsletter of the Marks - Barnett Family Association, 1987.
  • Frank Harvie Marks, birth date 3/11/1872 in Arkansas; death date 3/27/1951 in Perrin, Jack County, Texas; retired farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Frank Harvey Marks (1872-1951), burial in Perrin Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jack County. Find a Grave.
  • Frank Harvie Marks was the son of Frank Meriwether Marks, born in September of 1831 in Mt. Meigs, Montgomery County, Alabama, and the grandson of John Harvie Marks II, born 1/11/1803 in Mt. Meigs, Montgomery County, Alabama. Marks-Barnett Families and Their Kin . . . HeritageQuest Online.
  • F. Harvey Marks. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
  • Frank Harvie Marks, birth date 3/11/1872 in Arkansas, death date 3/27/1951 in Perrin, Texas, mother Rebecca Donesburg, father F.M. Marks. Jack County Funeral Home Records. Jack County, TXGenWeb Project.
  • Battle of Marks' Mills, Cleveland County, Arkansas. USGenWeb Project, 1996.

Photographs

  • Photograph. F.H. Marks, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

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