Moritz Maedgen
Full Name: Frantz Joseph Moritz Maedgen
Date of birth: August 17, 1830
Date of death: August 23, 1898
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Terms of Service top
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
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16th
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Democrat
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Troy / Bell
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Bell, Falls, Milam
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Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Obituaries, Hon. Moritz Maedgen, The Journal-Reporter (Belton, Texas), 8/26/1898, p. 2, crediting Lena Armstrong Public Library. Born 8/17/1830 in Hanover, Germany. "In 1878 he was elected to the legislature, serving with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents." Death date Tuesday, 8/23/1898.
"A Good Man Gone," The Temple Times, 8/26/1898, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Belton
Temple
Biographical sketch, Moritz Maedgen, p. 263. Born 8/17/1830 in Germany. Name Meritz Maedgen in roster.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Roster
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Confederate States Army, Sergeant and 2nd Lieutenant, Company D, 4th Texas Cavalry, enlisted 9/16/1861. Frantz Joseph Moritz Maedgen, death date 8/23/1898 in Bell County, widow Mrs. Paulin E. Maedgen, marriage date 3/12/1868 in Milam County. Pension File No. 31147, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.
Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, 1st Sergeant then Lieutenant, Company D, 4th Texas Cavalry, Sibley's Brigade.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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J. Moritz Maedgen, birth date 8/17/1830, death date 7/23/1898, burial in Shiloh Cemetery, Troy, Bell County. Includes reprint of obituary in The Temple Times, 8/26/1898.
Find a Grave.
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