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John D. Keith Full Name: John D. Keith Date of birth: October 12, 1844 Date of death: May 26, 1921 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 52 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (1)   Democrat Keith / Grimes   Grimes (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 22nd Legislature (1891) - John D. Keith, postoffice Keith, nativity Georgia, age 46 (born circa 1845), farmer, 17 years in Texas. House Journal. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Corporal, Company A, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery, enlisted 12/6/1861. Captured as prisoner of war 7/4/1863 at Vicksburg, paroled 7/16/1863. John D. Keith, age 69 (born circa 1844), born in Meriwether County, Georgia, residence in Keith, Grimes County since 1871, death date 5/26/1921 near Iota, Grimes County. Pension File No. 21860, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com. Other Resources Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930. Early History of Grimes County Census of 1880 - John D. Keith, Grimes County, age 35, born circa 1845 in Georgia, farmer, wife Julia. Census of 1900 - John D. Keith, Grimes County, age 56, born October 1844 in Georgia, blacksmith, widowed, living in household of brother-in-law William Medland. Census of 1910 - John D. Keith, Keith, Grimes County, age 65, born circa 1845 in Georgia, real estate agent, widowed, living in household of son Albert J. Keith. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 J.D. Keith, birth date 10/12/1844, death date 5/26/1921, burial in Martins Prairie Cemetery, Keith, Grimes County. Find a Grave. "Hon. John D. Keith was here today from the oil sections," "Personal," The Daily Examiner (Navasota, Texas), 1/10/1902, p. 3, crediting Navasota Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 22nd R.S. - 1891 Finance   Labor   Penitentiaries   Public Building and Grounds   Public Health and Vital Statistics   Representation and Apportionment on Senatorial and Representative Districts

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