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J.C. Jenkins

Judson Cicero Jenkins

Full Name: Judson Cicero Jenkins
Date of death: November 22, 1891

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 28 Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 12th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Gatesville / Coryell   Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

Terms of service footnotes


(1) J. Cicero Jenkins, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/9/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920. ↩
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal. ↩
(3) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
12th (1) (2) (3)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Gatesville / Coryell
Counties in district:
Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

Terms of service notes


(1) J. Cicero Jenkins, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/9/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920. ↩
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal. ↩
(3) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Baylor Class of 1857: Judson Cicero Jenkins, Waco. Born Mississippi. Entered Baylor Preparatory Department 1851. A.B. 1857, LLB 1859, A.M. 1866. Waco U. Board of Visitors 1865-1884. CSA Colonel; 12th Texas State Legislature, 1870-1873; Lawyer. Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas. Phi Gamma Delta.

  • Confederate States Army, Company K, 8th Texas Cavalry, J.C. Jenkins, death date 11/22/1891, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Find a Grave.

  • Mentioned in biographical sketch of Judge W. H. [Warwick Hoxie] Jenkins, half brother of J.C. Jenkins, p. 530. Davis, Ellis Arthur & Grobe, Edwin H., Encyclopedia of Texas, [1921-1922]. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.

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