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James Donnegan Griffin Full Name: James Donnegan Griffin Date of birth: February 26, 1846 Date of death: November 30, 1923 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 69 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd (1)   Populist Alvarado / Johnson   Johnson (1) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, James Griffin listed in War Department memo as Sergeant, Company E, 49th Alabama Infantry, enlisted at Guntersville, Alabama, 1/2/1862. Full name James Donnegan Griffin, death date 11/30/1923 in Johnson County, widow Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Griffin, marriage date 2/16/1896 in Johnson County, Texas. Pension File No. 47622, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 Ancestry.com. Other Resources Census of 1880 - James D. Griffin, Alvarado, Johnson County, age 34, born circa 1846 in Alabama, farmer, wife Martha E., daughters Ada A. and Jeffie M. Census of 1900 - James D. Griffin, Alvarado, Johnson County, age 54, born February 1846 in Alabama, land owner, wife Martha E., son James F., daughter Montie L. Census of 1910 - J.D. Griffin, Alvarado, Johnson County, age 64, born circa 1846 in Alabama, tenant land, wife M.E., daughter M.L. Census of 1920 - J.D. Griffin, Alvarado, Johnson County, age 73, born in Alabama, wife Martha E. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920 James D. Griffin, birth date 2/26/1846 in Alabama; death date 11/30/1923 in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. J.D. Griffin's wife Martha E. Christian was sister of John W. Christian of Eddy and daughter of Hiram and Sarah (Burks) Christian. "Martha E., a twin of Samuel, is the wife of J.D. Griffin, of Alvarado, Texas." Volume II, pp. 860-862. A History of Central and Western Texas, 1911. 23rd Legislature (1893) - J.D. Griffin, postoffice Alvarado, nativity Alabama, age 47 (born circa 1847), farmer, 26 years in Texas, Populist. Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. J.D. Griffin, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. J.D. Griffin, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). 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. Committee Informationtop 23rd R.S. - 1893 Irrigation   Public Buildings and Grounds   Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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