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Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) —
also known as F. C. Allen —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., July 30,
1869.
Son of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen.
Republican. Dentist;
postmaster; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Belle Atkinson. |
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Stephen William Blount (1808-1890) —
also known as Stephen W. Blount —
of Burke
County, Ga.; San Augustine, San
Augustine County, Tex.
Born in Burke
County, Ga., February
13, 1808.
Son of Stephen Blount and Elizabeth Blount.
Democrat. Burke
County Sheriff; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of San Augustine, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; postmaster; San
Augustine County Clerk.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in San Augustine, San
Augustine County, Tex., February
7, 1890 (age 81 years, 359
days).
Interment at San
Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine, Tex.
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Covey M. Hughes —
of Wharton, Wharton
County, Tex.
Republican. Sheriff;
postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1912,
1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Wharton
City Cemetery, Wharton, Tex.
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Relatives:
Married to Fannie Barbee Hughes. |
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Burris C. Jackson (1906-1967) —
of Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex.
Born January
27, 1906.
Son of William E. Jackson and Willie (Hall) Jackson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1932,
1936;
chair
of Hill County Democratic Party, 1932-38; postmaster;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Died December
25, 1967 (age 61 years, 332
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex.
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Jed Joseph Johnson (1888-1963) —
also known as Jed Johnson —
of Anadarko, Caddo
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., July 31,
1888.
Son of La Fayette D. Johnson and Evalyn (Carlin) Johnson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mail
carrier; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1920-27, 1925-26 (17th District 1920-27, 15th
District 1925-26); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1927-47; federal
judge, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions.
Died May 8,
1963 (age 74 years, 281
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Okla.
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John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) —
of Bellville, Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Lagrange, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 8,
1826.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1884.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belton, Bell
County, Tex., 1903
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Junia Roberts (died 1897). |
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