Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	72	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Kosse / Falls	Falls, Milam, Williamson
H	61	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Kosse / Falls	Falls
H	55	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Kosse / Falls	Falls
H	55	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Kosse / Falls	Falls

(1) Falls County. House Journal.
(2) Kosse, Falls County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Kosse [in Limestone County]. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Kosse [in Limestone County]. House Journal.
(5) J.J. Davis, Kosse. "December, 1865, he removed to Falls Couny, Texas, where he still lives, near Bremond, successfully engaged in farming." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
(6) KOSSE, TEXAS. "Kosse is on State highways 14 and 7 near the Falls county line in southwestern Limestone County." Handbook of Texas Online.
(7) Falls County. House Journal.
(8) Kosse, Falls County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(9) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Jonathan Jackson Davis, p. 126. Native of Benton County, Alabama, born 2/16/1833. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Portrait and biographical sketch, J.J. Davis, pp. 328-329. Born 2/16/1833 in Benton County, Alabama. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch and reprint of article from the Marlin Democrat. "Born in Benton County, Alabama, February 16, 1833." Settled in Mustang Prairie, in the southeast corner of Falls County. Falls County, TXGenWeb Project.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Company D, 30th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Military grave marker, Jonathan J. Davis, birth date 2/17/1833, death date 9/13/1905, burial in Mustang Prairie Cemetery, Falls County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Jonathan J. Davis, member of the 20th, 22nd, and 23rd Legislatures, was pastor of the Mustang Prairie New Hope Baptist Church in Falls County, established in 1873. Interment at Mustang Prairie Cemetery, Mustang Prairie, Texas, birth date 2/17/1833, death date 9/13/1905. Mentioned in "History of Mustang Prairie." Mustang Prairie Website, 1996.

Photographs

Photograph. J.J. Davis, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.J. Davis, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.J. Davis, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

24th R.S. - 1895 Agricultural Affairs Bribery in Frost-O'Neal Case, Investigate Confederate Home, Special Federal Relations Judicial Districts Roads, Bridges and Ferries
23rd R.S. - 1893 Contingent Expenses County Government and County Finances (Chair) State Affairs
22nd R.S. - 1891 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses (Chair) Judicial Districts Revenue and Taxation
20th R.S. - 1887 Agricultural Affairs Counties and County Boundaries Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs

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