Overton Fletcher Davenport
Full Name: Overton Fletcher DavenportDate of birth: February 10, 1820
Date of death: June 22, 1909
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 28 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th (1) | Democrat | Eagle Springs / Coryell | Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson |
(1) Eagle Springs was in the southeastern corner of Coryell County. The community began to decline in the 1890s, and the post office was discontinued in 1901. Handbook of Texas Online.
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House District 28
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Eagle Springs / Coryell Counties in district: Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson |
(1) Eagle Springs was in the southeastern corner of Coryell County. The community began to decline in the 1890s, and the post office was discontinued in 1901. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- DAVENPORT, OVERTON FLETCHER (1820-1909). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Obituary, Overton Fletcher Davenport, Texas Christian Advocate (Dallas, Texas), 7/22/1909, p. 14, crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission. "Born in Oglethorp County, Georgia, February 10, 1820, removed to Texas in 1855, and settled on Station Creek, Coryell County, and lived there until 1892, when he moved to Eastland County, Texas, and died at his home in Ranger, June 22, 1909." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company H, 10th Texas Infantry; 1st Lieutenant then elected Captain, Company K, 10th Texas Infantry, per widow's application and interrogatories. Overton Fletcher Davenport, death date 8/5/1909 [sic] in Eastland; widow Mrs. E.A. Davenport, marriage date 8/5/1852 in Campbell County, Georgia. Pension File No. 23488, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company A, 10th Texas Infantry Regiment. Also served in Company H and Company K. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- O.F. Davenport, birth date 2/10/1820, death date 6/22/1909, burial in Pioneer Cemetery, Ranger, Eastland County. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.
Photographs
- Photograph. Overton Davenport, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Overton Davenport, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
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13th R.S. - 1873
Indian Affairs Public Lands and Land Office Towns and City Corporations |
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