William Franklin Kellis

Full Name: William Franklin Kellis
Date of birth: March 15, 1855
Date of death: March 9, 1945

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	113	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green
H	113	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Sterling City / Sterling		Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green

(1) Sterling County, p. 2; San Angelo, Tom Green County, p. 5. House Journal.
(2) San Angelo, Tom Green County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Sterling City. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 113
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green

House District 113
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sterling City / Sterling
Counties in district: Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William Franklin Kellis, Volume V, pp. 2468-2469. Born 3/15/1855 at Mount Vernon, Texas; married Nannie B. Martin 1/8/1880. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Pioneer Westex Editor Succumbs," 3/10/1945, p. 12. W.F. (Uncle Bill) Kellis, former legislator and editor of Sterling City Record; death date 3/9/1945 in Riverside, California. Abilene Reporter-News.
Obituary, "'Uncle Bill' Kellis Dies in California," 3/11/1945, p. 8. Big Spring Daily Herald.
William F. Kellis, birth date 3/15/1855 in Texas; death date 3/9/1945 in Riverside, California. FamilySearch. California Death Index, 1940-1997
William F. Kellis (1855-1945), burial in Sterling City Cemetery, Sterling County, with spouse Nannie B. Kellis. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in CAMP ELIZABETH. Handbook of Texas Online.
37th Legislature (1921) - W.F. Kellis, postoffice Sterling City, nativity Texas, age 65 (born circa 1856), 65 years in Texas, lawyer and newspaperman, member of former legislatures: 36th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. W. F. Kellis, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W. F. Kellis, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921 Conservation and Reclamation Oil, Gas and Mining Public Lands and Buildings Public Printing (Chair) Representative Districts Stock and Stock Raising
36th R.S. - 1919 Conservation and Reclamation Oil, Gas, and Mining Public Lands and Buildings Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)

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