William R. Poag

Full Name: William R. Poag
Date of death: November 17, 1872

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
H	16	May 9, 1864 - May 28, 1864	10th ⁽¹⁾	Carthage / Panola	Harrison, Panola
H	23	Nov 9, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Carthage / Panola	Panola
H	23	Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857	6th	Carthage / Panola	Panola

(1) Poag probably did not attend Regular or 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(3) Poag took the oath of office on 11/9/1857, p. 67. House Journal.
(4) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 16
May 9, 1864 - May 28, 1864
Legislatures: 10th ⁽¹⁾
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Harrison, Panola

House District 23
Nov 9, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola

House District 23
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
Legislatures: 6th
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola

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Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army. War Department memo found no William R. Poag in 8th (Taylor's) Battalion, Texas Cavalry, in the rolls for the period 6/1/1862 to April 1863, and Field's Company regiment could not be identified. Includes correspondence, ex-parte interrogatories, and affidavits. Wm. R. Poag, death date 11/17/1872 in Harrison County, spouse Mrs. Nonie [Novie] A. Poag, marriage date 1/15/1852 in Harrison County. Pension File No. 31840, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

W.R. Poag, marriage to Navaline Crunk 1/15/1852 in Harrison County, Texas.
Census of 1860 - Wm. R. Poag, Panola County, age 38, born circa 1822 in South Carolina, attorney at law, living in household with Novy Poag.
Census of 1870 - W.R. Pogue, Marshall, Harrison County, age 38, born circa 1832 in South Carolina, lawyer, living in household with N.A. Pogue. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
William R. Poag, death date 1872, burial in Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, with spouse Novie Poag. Find a Grave.
Death notice, The Houston Telegraph, 11/18/1872, p. 10, crediting the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. "Col. Poag of [Marshal] died the other day." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Delegate to Secession Convention of Texas, 1861. Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas 1861. Edited from the original in the department of state by Ernest William Winkler, State Librarian. Texas Library and Historical Commission, the State Library. Austin: Austin Print. Co., 1912, pp. 20-22. Originally published serially in newspapers. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.

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7th R.S. - 1857 Education Federal Relations Judicial Districts Judiciary Message of the Governor on Kansas Affairs Public Debt
6th R.S. - 1855 Federal Relations Land Office Privileges and Elections (Chair)

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