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Captain Henry W. Wade

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Quinlan, TX, USA
 
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     (1832-1912) Served with distinction in Civil War (1861-65) as captain in Confederate army, Co. B., 6th Texas Cavalry, Ross' Brigade. A native of Kentucky, he came to Hunt County as a young man. In 1859 married Elizabeth J. Kuykendall and made home on 640-acre tract of which this cemetery is a part. Represented county in Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875. In private life raised and sold livestock throughout state. Descendants include noted Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade (b. 1914)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008


 
   
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