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William Albert Vestal Full Name: William Albert Vestal Date of birth: May 28, 1847 Date of death: March 17, 1928 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 49 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (1) (2)   Democrat Marquez / Leon   Leon, Madison (1) Marquez. 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S. House Journal. (2) Marquiz [sic], Leon County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, William Albert Vestal, pp. 258-259. Born 5/23/1847 in Oauchita County, Arkansas, married Julia A. Seale on 12/19/1869. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Company I, Simms Regiment, detached service (per soldier's application; includes correspondence, affidavits, and direct interrogatories of witnesses; no William A. Vestal found by War Department on the rolls of Companies E, D, or I.9 (Sims) Regiment, Texas Cavalry, in the period 11/1/1861-6/30/1864). William Albert Vestal, birth date 5/28/1847 near Camden, Arkansas, death date 3/17/1928 in Marquez, Leon County, Texas, widow Mrs. Julia A. Vestal, marriage date 12/19/1869 in Leon County. Pension File Nos. 38771 (William A. Vestal) and 43739 (William Albert Vestal), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. No. 38771 includes letter from W.A. Vestal to Hon. Lon A. Smith, Commissioner of Pensions, 9/27/1922: "In 1890 this county and Madison elected me to the 22d Legislature and served during Hogg's first administration." Ancestry.com. Confederate States Army, Company I, Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, William Albert Vestal, birth date 5/28/1847, death date 3/17/1928, burial in Clear Creek Cemetery, Leon County. Includes photo of William Albert Vestal and Julia Ann (Seale) and plaque in memory of Confederate veterans buried in Clear Creek Cemetery. Find a Grave. Other Resources William Albert Vestal, birth date 5/28/1847 in Ouchita County, Arkansas; death date 3/17/1928 in Marquez, Leon County, Texas. Burkeen Page. 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 Agricultural Affairs   Public Health and Vital Statistics   Representation and Apportionment on Senatorial and Representative Districts   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs

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