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Andras Ernst Falke Full Name: Andras Ernst Falke Other surnames: Faulke Date of birth: October 27, 1842 Date of death: December 19, 1916 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 45 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Warda / Fayette   Fayette   Biographical Notes and Resources top Military Service Notes Possibly E. Falke, Confederate States Army, Private, Company F, 17th Regiment Texas Infantry (Allen's), Col. R.T.P. Allen commanding, enlistment date 6/27/1862. Texas, U.S. Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900;U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com. Confederate States Army, Private, Allen's regiment, Captain Patty's Company "F," enlisted 1861. Photo and biographical sketch, A.E. Falke. Born 10/27/1842 near Weissenberg, Saxony, Germany; married Miss Wilhelmina Peter in 1868. Fayette County, Her History and Her People, 1902, pp. 250-251. HeritageQuest Online. Other Resources Andras E. Falke, appointed postmaster of Warda, Fayette County, 10/16/1891. U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971. Ancestry.com. A. Ernst Falke, marriage to K. Amilie Peder 11/12/1868 in Fayette County. Census of 1880 - A.E. Faulke, Winchester, Fayette County, age 37, born circa 1843 in Saxony, dry goods & grocery merchant, wife Amelia. Census of 1900 - Andrew E. Falke, Fayette County, age 57, born October 1842 in Germany, capitalist. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 A. Ernst Falke, birth date 10/27/1842, death date 12/19/1916, burial in Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery, Warda, Fayette County. Find a Grave. Mentioned in WARDA, TEXAS article. Handbook of Texas Online. Andras E. Falke, Warda postmaster, 1891. Postmasters & Post Offices of Fayette County, Texas. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Andras E. Falke mentioned in "Warda Post Office," Footprints of Fayette, by Lillie Mae Brightwell. TXGenWeb Project. Photographs Photograph. A.E. Falke, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 24th R.S. - 1895 Constitutional Amendments   County Government and County Finances   Penitentiaries   State Affairs

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