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Titus Howard Mundine

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Titus Howard Mundine

Birth
Shelby County, Alabama, USA
Death
3 Jan 1873 (aged 46)
Lee County, Texas, USA
Burial
Lexington, Lee County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Served as Rep. in 8th Legislature, voted for women right to vote.

Titus received land in Lee Co.,TX, from his father in 1855. He was a merchant and owned the first store in Lexington. He was also a surveyor there and helped lay out and choose the name of the town. In 1856 he was Mayor. In 1860 Titus sold lots to R.M. Dickson & more importantly served as Rep. in the 8th Legislature. This is an excerpt from his address to the people of Texas: "The undersigned delegates to the Convention and members of the Legislature believe that it would be unwise for the people of Texas to give their approbation to the Ordinance of Secession" . Feb 6, 1861 . He lost 2 brothers and 1 cousin to the War. Titus and Catherine, along with several of their young children who died young, are buried in the Mundine Cemetery. This cemetery is near the old mill site on land he once owned.

Additional family members:
Parents & Siblings
Father: John Chapman Mundine (1804-1887) Mother: Elizabeth Maria Yourie (1808-1900)
Francis Marion Mundine (1829-1907) Rispah Ann Mundine (1832-) Patrick Alexander Mundine (1834-1878) Charles Mundine (1836-) Eliza Mundine (1838-1900) John Chapman Mundine (1841-) Mary Caroline Mundine (1842-1918) Jessie W Mundine (1844-)
Spouse & Children
Catherine B. Merrill (1832-1884) William Howard Mundine (1852-1880) Frances A Mundine (1853-1864) Emily Cornelia Mundine (1855-1864) Joseph M Mundine (1857-1861) Maria Cornelia Mundine (1859-1884) Samuel Houston Mundine (1861-1936) Mary Jane Mundine (1864-1935) Charles Patrick Mundine (1866-1938) Nettie Susan Mundine (1868-1952) Jessie Mundine (1870-1878) Eva T Mundine (1873-1874)
Served as Rep. in 8th Legislature, voted for women right to vote.

Titus received land in Lee Co.,TX, from his father in 1855. He was a merchant and owned the first store in Lexington. He was also a surveyor there and helped lay out and choose the name of the town. In 1856 he was Mayor. In 1860 Titus sold lots to R.M. Dickson & more importantly served as Rep. in the 8th Legislature. This is an excerpt from his address to the people of Texas: "The undersigned delegates to the Convention and members of the Legislature believe that it would be unwise for the people of Texas to give their approbation to the Ordinance of Secession" . Feb 6, 1861 . He lost 2 brothers and 1 cousin to the War. Titus and Catherine, along with several of their young children who died young, are buried in the Mundine Cemetery. This cemetery is near the old mill site on land he once owned.

Additional family members:
Parents & Siblings
Father: John Chapman Mundine (1804-1887) Mother: Elizabeth Maria Yourie (1808-1900)
Francis Marion Mundine (1829-1907) Rispah Ann Mundine (1832-) Patrick Alexander Mundine (1834-1878) Charles Mundine (1836-) Eliza Mundine (1838-1900) John Chapman Mundine (1841-) Mary Caroline Mundine (1842-1918) Jessie W Mundine (1844-)
Spouse & Children
Catherine B. Merrill (1832-1884) William Howard Mundine (1852-1880) Frances A Mundine (1853-1864) Emily Cornelia Mundine (1855-1864) Joseph M Mundine (1857-1861) Maria Cornelia Mundine (1859-1884) Samuel Houston Mundine (1861-1936) Mary Jane Mundine (1864-1935) Charles Patrick Mundine (1866-1938) Nettie Susan Mundine (1868-1952) Jessie Mundine (1870-1878) Eva T Mundine (1873-1874)


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