Davis Evan Decker

Full Name: Davis Evan Decker
Date of birth: July 9, 1866
Date of death: August 15, 1932

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	29	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907	28th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 29th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Quanah / Hardeman	Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
H	102	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Quanah / Hardeman	Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, King, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
H	102	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Quanah / Hardeman	Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, King, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

(1) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 29
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 28th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 29th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Quanah / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

House District 102
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Quanah / Hardeman
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, King, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

House District 102
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Quanah / Hardeman
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, King, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Hon. Davis E. Decker, Volume II, p. 167. Born in Henderson County, Texas, in 1866. Married to miss Jennie Morrow with two children, Morrow and Margaret. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
Biographical sketch, Davis E. Decker, pp. 95-96. Born 7/9/1866 near Athens, Henderson County. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Military Service Notes

Major, 61st Depot Brigade. Davis Evans Decker, residence in Quanah, birth date 7/9/1866, enlistment date 6/4/1917, discharge date 7/26/1918. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
World War I and following: "During the war, Judge Decker organized companies F and K of the 7th Texas Infantry at Wichita Falls. Later he rose to the rank of major and served overseas. He had served for a number of years in the national guard, and was a colonel on the staff of Governor S.W.T. Lanham." Obituary, 8/16/1932, p. 10. Houston Chronicle.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Decker Rites Held Wed'sday," Thursday, 8/18/1932, p. 8. Judge Davis E. Decker, well known local attorney who died Monday (8/15/1932). "His only son, Major Morrow Decker . . . " Brownsville Herald.
Davis Evan Decker, birth date 7/9/1866 in Edom, Texas; death date 8/15/1932 in Raymondville, Willacy County; attorney; burial in Raymondville. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Davis E. Decker (1865-1932), burial in Raymondville Memorial Cemetery, Raymondville, Willacy County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Judge D.E. Decker Dies Suddenly at Raymondville," 8/16/1932, p. 10. Houston Chronicle.
"Morrow Miscellanea," Texas State Genealogical Society. Stirpes, Tyler, Texas, Volume 3, Number 3, September 1963, p. 87, crediting Texas State Genealogical Society. Davis E. Decker married to two granddaughters of Sam Houston: Emily Preston Morrow (d. 1/3/1892) and Jennie Bell Morrow. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. D.E. Decker, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.E. Decker, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.E. Decker, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.E. Decker, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Capital Bank and Trust Company, Investigate, Special (Chair) City and Town Corporations County and County Boundaries Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Mining and Irrigation (Chair) Public Land and Land Office Rules
28th R.S. - 1903 Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Military Affairs Mining and Irrigation Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Rules Stock and Stock Raising
27th R.S. - 1901 Congressional Districts Irrigation Judiciary No. 1 Public Lands and Land Office Rules State Affairs (Chair) Waters-Pierce Oil Company, Investigate
26th R.S. - 1899 Constitutional Amendments Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising

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