Russell Latimer Moore

Full Name: Russell Latimer Moore
Date of birth: October 23, 1837
Date of death: August 5, 1911

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	9	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Unknown	Clarksville / Red River		Red River, Titus

(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 9
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Unknown
Home City/County: Clarksville / Red River
Counties in district: Red River, Titus

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Other Resources

Russell Latimer Moore, son, in the will of Samuel Finley Moore, signed 11/9/1859 in Red River County. Ancestry.com.
Census of 1870 - R.L. Moores, Red River County, age 33, born circa 1837 in Texas, farmer.
Census of 1880 - R.L. More, Red River County, age 42, born circa 1838 in Texas, farmer.
Census of 1900 - R.L. Moore Sr., Red River County, age 63, born October 1837 in Texas, farmer. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 1900
R.L. Moore, birth date 10/23/1837, death date 8/5/1911, burial in Madras Cemetery, Red River County. Includes list of biographical references. Find a Grave.
Hon. R.L. Moore mentioned in "Capt. J.L. Bryarly, Relates Some Interesting Facts of Early Days," and "Early Times in Red River," by R.L. Moore, The Clarksville News, 6/1/1899, p. 6, crediting Red River County Public Library. Birth date 10/24/1837. "On the 24th day of October 1837, I first saw the light in a little log cabin near what is now known as Madras." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. R.L. Moore, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.

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12th Adjourned - 1871 Immigration
12th R.S. - 1871 Counties and County Boundaries Finance Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair)
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Huntsville Penitentiary, Select Penitentiary Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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