Samuel A. Belden

Full Name: Samuel A. Belden
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 73 Nov 2, 1863 - May 8, 1864 10th (1)     Brownsville / Cameron   Cameron

(1) Belden did not attend the called sessions. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 73
Nov 2, 1863 - May 8, 1864
Legislatures: 10th (1)  
Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

(1) Belden did not attend the called sessions. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

  • Census of 1870 - Samuel Belden, Brownsville, Cameron County, age 32, born circa 1838 in Connecticut, customs clerk.
    Census of 1880 - Samuel Belden, Brownsville, Cameron County, age 42, born circa 1838 in Texas, mercantile clerk, wife Frances.
    Census of 1900 - Sam'l A. Belden, San Antonio, Bexar County, age 62, born April 1838 in New York, accountant.
    Sam A. Belden, age 37, married Francisca Garcia, age 21, on 1/6/1876 in Cameron County. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 1900 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977.
  • Possibly Samuel A. Belden, birth 1838, death date 2/25/1907, burial in Old City Cemetery, Brownsville, Cameron County. Includes obituary from Brownsville Daily Herald, 2/25/1907. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
  • Account of efforts of Valley landowners to create an independent territory between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers, pp. 115-117. I Would Rather Sleep in Texas: a History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the People of the Santa Anita Land Grant, 2003.
  • Obituary, "S.A. Belden Dies Here," The San Antonio Daily Express, 2/26/1907, p. 7, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Birth date 4/8/1838. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Committee Information top

10th R.S. - 1863
Public Buildings  
Retrenchment and Reform  
Stock and Stock Raising  

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