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Allen Kenedy Swan
Full Name: Allen Kenedy Swan
Date of birth: May 5, 1848
Date of death: January 17, 1918
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, A.K. Swan, pp. 808-809. Born 5/5/1848 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. First marriage in 1869 to Alice Brown, who died in December 1872, second marriage to Inez Harston on 11/21/1876.
Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Obituary, "Hon. A.K. Swan Dead," The Duncan Weekly Eagle (Duncan, Oklahoma), 1/24/1918, p. 4. Married Inez Hartson on 11/21/1867. Death date 1/17/1918. "In 1880 he was again elected to the same office [county attorney of Clay county, Texas] but resigned after 18 months to enter the 18th session of the state legislature . . . He was the author of Sec. 5, of the Land Bill, that was passed during that session which entitled people who had settled on school lands to purchase them for $1.00 per acre . . . "
Newspapers.com.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Allen Kenedy Swan, pp. 303-306. Born 8/5/1848 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, Allen K. Swan, p. 260.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
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Military Service Notes |
Confederate States Army, Company F, Arkansas volunteers, under Colonel Cooper, in Jackman's brigade.
Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
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Other Resources |
Census of 1880 - Allen K. Swan, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas, age 31, born circa 1849 in Tennessee, attorney at law, wife Inez.
Census of 1900 - Allen K. Swan, Duncan town, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, age 52, lawyer, born May 1848 in Tennessee, wife Inez A.
FamilySearch. 1880
1900
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Photographs |
Photograph.
A.K. Swan, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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