Jefferson Davis Childs
Full Name: Jefferson Davis Childs, Sr.Date of birth: February 4, 1862
Date of death: February 22, 1923
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 90 | Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 | 26th | Democrat | San Antonio / Bexar | Atascosa, Bexar, Karnes, Live Oak, Wilson | |
| H | 90 | Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 | 25th | Democrat | San Antonio / Bexar | Atascosa, Bexar, Karnes, Live Oak, Wilson |
Terms of Service top
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House District 90
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 Legislatures: 26th Party: Democrat Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Atascosa, Bexar, Karnes, Live Oak, Wilson |
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House District 90
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 Legislatures: 25th Party: Democrat Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Atascosa, Bexar, Karnes, Live Oak, Wilson |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, J.D. Childs, pp. 89-90. Born 2/4/1862 in Mt. Vernon, Arkansas. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Other Resources
- Census of 1900 - Jefferson Childs, San Antonio, Bexar County, age 38, born February 1862 in Arkansas, attorney at law.
Census of 1910 - Jefferson D. Childs, San Antonio, Bexar County, age 48, born circa 1862 in Arkansas, lawyer, spouse Laura, son Jefferson D. Childs, Jr.
Census of 1920 - Jefferson Childs, Bexar County, age 56, born circa 1864 in Arkansas, lawyer, spouse Laura, son Jefferson, Jr., daughter Rosalynde.
Jefferson Davis Childs and Laura Lydia Freas, parents of Jefferson Davis Childs, Jr., born 9/20/1909 in San Antonio. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 - J.D. Childs, birth date 2/4/1862 in Arkansas, death date 2/22/1923 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- J.D. Childs (1862-1923), burial in Alamo Masonic Cemetery, San Antonio. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, Jefferson D. Childs, Sr., "J.D. Childs Dies: Had Practiced Law in San Antonio Many Years," The San Antonio Light, 2/22/1923, p. 14. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- "Judges Adjourn Court in Honor Jefferson Childs," 2/24/1923, p. 2. Jefferson D. Childs "was at one time a member of the State Legislature." San Antonio Evening News.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.D. Childs, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.D. Childs, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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26th R.S. - 1899
Claims and Accounts (Chair) Finance Revenue and Taxation State Affairs State Asylums | ||
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25th R.S. - 1897
Education Federal Relations (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Revenue and Taxation |
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