S.G. Tankersley

Samuel Green Tankersley

Full Name: Samuel Green "Sam" Tankersley
Date of birth: December 1855
Date of death: September 1, 1932

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 11 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Wise

Terms of Service top

House District 11
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Wise

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Other Resources

  • Samuel G. Tankersley (1855-1932), burial in Squaw Creek Cemetery, Rainbow, Somervell County. Includes obituary in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9/2/1932. Find a Grave.
  • Sam G. Tankersley. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
  • Obituaries, "S.G. Tankersley Funeral Friday," The Fort Worth Press, 9/1/1932, p. 12, crediting Fort Worth Public Library, and "Rites Said for Aged Attorney at Glen Rose," The Fort Worth Press, 9/2/1932, p. 4, crediting Fort Worth Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 9/1/1932 9/2/1932
  • Death notice, "Local Personal," Thursday, 9/8/1932, p. 5. "Judge S.G. Tankersley, 76, who made his home in Quanah at one time, died Thursday at Glen Rose." Newspaper is "published once each week on Thursday." Quanah Tribune-Chief.
  • Samuel Green Tankersley, born December 1855 in Mountain Twp., Washington County, Arkansas; died 1932 in Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas. My Elusive Ancestors, by Debra McCann, Descendant Register No. 2. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
  • 23rd Legislature (1893) - S.G. Tankersley, postoffice Washington, nativity Arkansas, age 37, teacher. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

23rd R.S. - 1893
Constitutional Amendments  
Education  
Engrossed Bills (Chair) 
State Asylums  

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