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Joseph Massey Full Name: Joseph Vincent Massey Date of birth: December 8, 1841 Date of death: February 1, 1885 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 2 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th (1)   Democrat Ashton / San Augustine   Nacogdoches, Panola, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby (1) BENINA, TEXAS. Benina was twenty miles south of San Augustine in southeastern San Augustine County. The settlement was granted a post office named Ashton in 1871, and the name was changed to Boren's Mills in 1874. Handbook of Texas Online.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches MASSEY, JOSEPH VINCENT (1841-1885). Handbook of Texas Online. Photographs Photograph. Joseph Massey, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 14th R.S. - 1874 Agriculture and Stock Raising   Counties and County Boundaries   Internal Improvements   Private Land Claims   Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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