Joseph 'Jo' Abbott
Full Name: Joseph B. "Jo" AbbottDate of birth: January 15, 1840
Date of death: February 11, 1908
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 20 | Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Hillsboro / Hill | Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Abbott qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870, p. 9. Contested election resolved in his favor on 2/23/1870, pp. 57-58. House Journal. February 10, 1870 ↩ February 23, 1870 ↩
(2) Democrat. Representing Texas: A Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas, 2008. ↩
(3) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Abbott qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870, p. 9. Contested election resolved in his favor on 2/23/1870, pp. 57-58. House Journal. February 10, 1870 ↩ February 23, 1870 ↩
(2) Democrat. Representing Texas: A Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas, 2008. ↩
(3) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩
Biographical Information
- ABBOTT, Jo (Joseph) (1840-1908). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- ABBOTT, JOSEPH (1840-1908). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Jo. Abbott, pp. 136-137. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Biographical sketch, Jo Abbott, Representative, Sixth Congressional District, p. 176. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Hon. Jo Abbott. Born 1/15/1840 near Decatur, Alabama; parents William and Mary (McMillan) Abbott. "Recognizing his ability and peculiar fitness for legislative labors, the people of his county [Hill] elected him a member of the Assembly in 1869, and he served during 1870-'71." Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, pp. 225-227, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Joseph O. "Jo" Abbott, p. 13. Representing Texas: A Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas, 2008.
- Confederate States Army, enlisted as Private on 9/11/1861, Company B, 12th Cavalry. Joseph B. Abbott, born 1/15/1840 in Decatur, Alabama; died 2/11/1908 in Hillsboro, Texas; son of William and Mary McMillan Abbott; wife Rowena Sturges. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company B, 12th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Parson's Mounted Volunteers). J.B. Abbott. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.
- Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company B, 12th Texas Cavalry. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Joseph (Jo) Abbott. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
- Biographical sketch, p. 159. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.
- Census of 1860 - Joseph B. Abbot, Freestone County, age 21, born circa 1839 in Alabama, law student, living in household with Wm. and Mary L. Abot.
Census of 1870 - Joseph Abbott, Austin, Travis County, age 29, born circa 1841 in Alabama, lawyer, living in household with Ravena Abbott.
Census of 1880 - Jo Abbott, Hill County, age 39, born circa 1841 in Alabama, Judge Dist. Court, wife R.S. Abbott.
Census of 1900 - Jo Abbot, Hillsboro, Hill County, age 60, born January 1840 in Alabama, lawyer, wife Rowena S. Abbot. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 1880 1900 - Jo Abbott, birth date 1/16/1840, death date 2/11/1908, portrait, burial in Hillsboro City Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County, with wife Rowena Abbott. Find a Grave.
- ABBOTT, TEXAS, named for Jo Abbott. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Photograph. Joseph 'Jo' Abbott, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center
- Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.
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