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George Jefferson Woodruff I Full Name: George Jefferson Woodruff I Date of birth: January 8, 1837 Date of death: November 29, 1926 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 23 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Racetrack / Delta   Delta, Fannin, Lamar (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) Racetrack post office discontinued in 1904. Handbook of Texas Online. (3) J.G. Woodruff, Cooper. Roster of representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Included in biographical sketch of son Eugene E. Woodruff, M.D., Volume V, pp. 2235-2236. George J. Woodruff "was one of the early teachers of Delta and Lamar counties . . . He at one time represented Delta county in the State Legislature." Born 1/8/1837 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914. Biographical sketch, George Jefferson Woodruff, pp. 285-286. Born 1/8/1837 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Obituary, George J. Woodruff, "Many Attend G.J. Woodruff's Funeral: Pioneer Citizen Laid to Rest in Oak Lawn Cemetery," Cooper Review (Cooper, Delta County, Texas), 12/3/1926, p. 1, crediting Delta County Public Library. "He always took a keen interest in public affairs and served as representative in the Twenty-First Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Private, Company I, 21st Regiment Mississippi Infantry, enlisted 7/2/1861 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, and discharged 10/25/1863. George J. Woodruff, death date 11/29/1926 in Cooper, Delta County. Pension File No. 29599, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com. Confederate States Army, 21st Mississippi Infantry in Longstreet's Division. George Jefferson Woodruff, I. No plot assigned. Biographical information provided by family. Texas State Cemetery. Other Resources George J. Woodruff, birth date 1/8/1837, death date 11/29/1926, burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Delta County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. G.J. Woodruff, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 21st R.S. - 1889 Agricultural Affairs   Federal Relations   Private Land Claims   Public Debt

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