Bruno Durst
Full Name: Bruno DurstDate of birth: October 11, 1832
Date of death: January 12, 1905
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 39 | Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 | 11th (1) | Leona / Leon | Leon, Madison |
(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Terms of Service top
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House District 39
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 Legislatures: 11th (1) Home City/County: Leona / Leon Counties in district: Leon, Madison |
(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 29th Legislature, 2/8/1905, p. 335. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- DURST, BRUNO (1832-1905). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Hon. Bruno Durst and father John Durst, Leon County, pp. 448-450. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1893.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company A, 13th Texas Dismounted Cavalry, Burnett's Regiment, Walker's Regiment, per widow's application. Bruno Durst, death date 1/12/1905 in Leon County, widow Mrs. Texana M. Durst, marriage date 2/5/1868 in Leon County. Pension File No. 25686, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Texas Rangers; Texas State Troops, Captain, 18th Brigade; Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company A, 13th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Bruno Durst, age 72; death date 1/12/1905 in Middleton, Leon County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Bruno Durst, birth date 10/11/1832, "married Miss Lusk of Leon county" and "represented his district in the State Legislature," p. 19. Biographical sketch of father Colonel John Durst, "Interesting Life Story of an Early Texan," Frontier Times, Volume 1, Number 3, December 1923, December 1923, Bandera, Texas, crediting Westbank Community Library District. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Bruno Durst, 2nd Lt. Co. A. 13th Tex Cav C.S.A., husband of Neillana M. Durst, burial in Durst Cemetery. No dates. Leon County, TXGenWeb Project.
Photographs
- Photograph. B. Durst, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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11th R.S. - 1866
Finance Internal Improvement Penitentiary |
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