| Birth: | Feb. 20, 1835
Newnan
Coweta County
Georgia, USA | | Death: | Sep. 23, 1897
Ardmore
Carter County
Oklahoma, USA | 
US Congressman. During the Civil War, he served as a Captain in Company G, 10th Confederate Cavalry and later as adjutant general of Ector's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. After the war, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Rusk County, Texas. He was elected justice of the peace in 1869, member of the State constitutional convention in 1875 and elected to the State senate in 1884. In 1887, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1895. He was appointed United States judge for the southern district of Indian Territory, Oklahoma by President Cleveland in 1895 and served until his death. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Children:
Lula J. Kilgore (1871 - 1891)*
Eula I. Kilgore (1871 - 1889)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Constantine Kilgore | | | Burial:
White Rose Cemetery
Wills Point
Van Zandt County
Texas, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Aug 11, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 20897257 |
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Remembering you today.RIP
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Robin Jaggers
Added: Sep. 23, 2012 |
Happy Birthday Blessings!
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Thelma
Added: Feb. 20, 2012 |
Six generations ago you donated the land that became Kilgore, Texas. You made this 6th generation Texas proud. Thank you.
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Barry Kilgore
Added: Jun. 2, 2011 |
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