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Simeon Burns Full Name: Simeon Maxwell Burns Date of birth: March 21, 1847 Date of death: September 10, 1920 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 7 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (1)   Democrat Carthage / Panola   Panola (1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Simeon Maxwell Burns, p. 251. Born 3/21/1847 in Green County, Alabama. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Other Resources Obituary, "Pioneer Citizen, S.M. Burns, Dies in City Monday," 9/23/1920, p. 20. Date of death 9/20/1920. Cameron Herald. Census of 1880 - Simual Burns, Panola County, age 33, born circa 1847 in Alabama, farmer. Census of 1910 - Simeon Burns, Milam County, age 63, born circa 1847 in Alabama, retired capitalist, wife Lizzie. S.M. Burns married Lizzie Green, Milam County, 2/5/1890. FamilySearch. 1880 1910 Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 Simeon Maxwell Burns, birth date 3/21/1847 in Green County, Alabama, death date 9/20/1920 in Cameron, Milam County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Marriage notice, Fort Worth Daily Gazette, "Altar and Tomb," 3/9/1890, p. 20. "Hon. S.M. Burns and Miss Lizzie Green, Cameron, March 5." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Postmaster appointment, "Department Dots," The Galveston Daily News, 6/1/1888, p. 1, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. S.M. Burns, Dargan, Panola County. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Photographs Photograph. S.M. Burns, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 18th R.S. - 1883 County Government and County Finance   Revenue and Taxation

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