W.M. Howard

William M. Howard

Full Name: William M. Howard
Date of birth: June 3, 1842
Date of death: December 10, 1929

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 101 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (1)   Populist De Leon / Comanche   Comanche

(1) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 101
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th (1)  
Party: Populist
Home City/County: De Leon / Comanche
Counties in district: Comanche

(1) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Private, Company H, 4th Arkansas Infantry, Ben McCulloch's Brigade, Price's Division, VanDorn's Corps, Western Army. Made Corporal in 1862 and Sergeant in 1863. William Howard, Brownfield, Texas, born 6/3/1842 in Pickens, South Carolina. Yeary, Mamie, 1876-. Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, 1861-1865, 1912, pp. 355-358. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

  • Census of 1900 - Wm. M. Howard, Comanche County, age 58, born June 1842 in South Carolina, farmer, spouse Elizabeth (age 53, born in South Carolina), daughters Elizabeth U., Martha L., Ella F., and Abbie L., son Marrian F.
    Census of 1910 - William Howard, Terry County, age 67, born circa 1843 in South Carolina, farm operator, spouse Bettie (age 62, born in South Carolina), daughters Eula E., Ella F., and Abbie L.
    Census of 1920 - William N. Howard, Terry County, age 77, born circa 1843 in South Carolina, farmer, spouse Elizabeth (age 72, born in South Carolina), daughters Elizabeth E. and Ella. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920
  • Wm. Howard, birth date 6/3/1842 in South Carolina; death date 12/10/1929 in Brownfield, Terry County, Texas; stock farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • William Howard, birth date 6/3/1842, death date 12/10/1929, burial in Brownfield Cemetery, Brownfield, Terry County, with spouse Betty Howard. Find a Grave.
  • 26th Legislature (1899) - Wm. Howard, postoffice DeLeon, nativity South Carolina, age 56 (born circa 1843), 33 years in Texas, farmer, Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.M. Howard, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899
Agricultural Affairs  
Claims and Accounts  
Counties and County Boundaries  

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