Judge S. N. Braswell-Pioneer Citizen of the State and City, Legal Author, and Confederate Veteran Passes Away.
Lived in Dallas for 35 years.
Judge Samuel Newton Braswell was born in Newton County, Georgia January 23, 1827. He married Mary Alethia Anderson December 19, 1854. She was born December 9, 1836 in Upson County, Georgia.
Prior to the census of 1860 they arrived in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas where he established a successful law practice.
When the civil war commenced, Judge Braswell enlisted as a private in Company K of the 23rd Texas Calvary Regiment
composed of men from the northeast Texas area. The unit was formed in the spring of 1862. [Unconfirmed records indicate that he may have also served in the 2nd Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company C.] His Texas unit saw action in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department primarily in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and the Red River Valley. It fought in the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill.
After the war, Judge Braswell returned to Titus County to resume his law practice. He was elected State Senator from the 8th District in 1865, and served in the 11th Texas Legislature during the important post-war session August 6, 1866 to November 13, 1866.
After his senate term ended, he left Titus County, and moved to Corsicana in Ellis County where he operated a mercantile business until moving to Dallas in ca 1873.
By 1875, Judge Braswell was listed in the Dallas city directory with a law office at 1030 Main Street. He wrote a legal guide for attorneys entitled "Texas Forms" which was in general use by the legal profession during the period. In 1878, he was listed as a teamster in the city directory. In 1886, he was listed as a carpenter. However, he continued to practice law. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Precinct one in 1886. He was reelected again in 1888, and again in 1890, serving three consecutive terms.
He married many couples in Dallas during this period. He and his wife were active members of the Trinity Methodist Church. He was also active in the Confederate Veteran Organization as a member of the Camp Sterling Price Chapter.
Mary Braswell gave birth to nine children during the marriage and by 1900 four were still alive. At least two daughters were school teachers in the Dallas school system for several years. Mary Braswell passed away January 16, 1908. She was survived by three daughters, her husband and a brother. A few months later, Judge Braswell passed away June 11, 1908. He was survived by three daughters.
Both were buried in Greenwood Cemetery, the second oldest cemetery in the city. At least one of the children is buried near them. (contributed by C. B. Mays)
Samuel Newton Braswell is my great great grandfather.
Children not listed on Find A Grave:
DeWitt Braswell (1855-1857)
James Williamson Braswell (1857-1864)
Mary Alethea Braswell, Jr. (1864-1864)
Marvin Lamar Braswell (1872-1873)
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BRASWELL, SAMUEL N.
Samuel N. Braswell, Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1, Dallas, was born in Georgia, January 23, 1827, a son of Samuel Braswell, a farmer who was born in north Carolina and removed to Georgia at an early day. Botht he parents died in Georgia. Mr. Braswell, the youngest of four children, received his education in excellent private schools and became a successful teacher in his native State; read law and began practice in Barnesbille, Georgia.
In 1858 he moved to this State, settling in Mount Pleasant, Titus county, where he was in 1866 elected State Senator, to represent the Eighth district. This being the first election after the war, he took an active part in the stirring scenes incident to reconstruction. In 1871 he moved to Corsicana, this State, and finally, in 1874, to Dallas. In 1886 he was elected Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1, this county, and served with such fidelity that he was re-elected in 1888 and again in 1890. He is noted for the equity of his decisions and promptness in the execution of business. The "Judge," as he is called, is one of the old-school Southern gentleman, - honest, affable and able. He has been a member of the Masonic order for forty years, and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for twenty-five years. Politically he is a Democrat of the Jacksonian school.
He was married in Georgia, to Miss Mary A. Anderson, and they have living four children and two grandchildren - all in this State. ["Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas:..."; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892 )
Lived in Dallas for 35 years.
Judge Samuel Newton Braswell was born in Newton County, Georgia January 23, 1827. He married Mary Alethia Anderson December 19, 1854. She was born December 9, 1836 in Upson County, Georgia.
Prior to the census of 1860 they arrived in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas where he established a successful law practice.
When the civil war commenced, Judge Braswell enlisted as a private in Company K of the 23rd Texas Calvary Regiment
composed of men from the northeast Texas area. The unit was formed in the spring of 1862. [Unconfirmed records indicate that he may have also served in the 2nd Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company C.] His Texas unit saw action in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department primarily in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and the Red River Valley. It fought in the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill.
After the war, Judge Braswell returned to Titus County to resume his law practice. He was elected State Senator from the 8th District in 1865, and served in the 11th Texas Legislature during the important post-war session August 6, 1866 to November 13, 1866.
After his senate term ended, he left Titus County, and moved to Corsicana in Ellis County where he operated a mercantile business until moving to Dallas in ca 1873.
By 1875, Judge Braswell was listed in the Dallas city directory with a law office at 1030 Main Street. He wrote a legal guide for attorneys entitled "Texas Forms" which was in general use by the legal profession during the period. In 1878, he was listed as a teamster in the city directory. In 1886, he was listed as a carpenter. However, he continued to practice law. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Precinct one in 1886. He was reelected again in 1888, and again in 1890, serving three consecutive terms.
He married many couples in Dallas during this period. He and his wife were active members of the Trinity Methodist Church. He was also active in the Confederate Veteran Organization as a member of the Camp Sterling Price Chapter.
Mary Braswell gave birth to nine children during the marriage and by 1900 four were still alive. At least two daughters were school teachers in the Dallas school system for several years. Mary Braswell passed away January 16, 1908. She was survived by three daughters, her husband and a brother. A few months later, Judge Braswell passed away June 11, 1908. He was survived by three daughters.
Both were buried in Greenwood Cemetery, the second oldest cemetery in the city. At least one of the children is buried near them. (contributed by C. B. Mays)
Samuel Newton Braswell is my great great grandfather.
Children not listed on Find A Grave:
DeWitt Braswell (1855-1857)
James Williamson Braswell (1857-1864)
Mary Alethea Braswell, Jr. (1864-1864)
Marvin Lamar Braswell (1872-1873)
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BRASWELL, SAMUEL N.
Samuel N. Braswell, Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1, Dallas, was born in Georgia, January 23, 1827, a son of Samuel Braswell, a farmer who was born in north Carolina and removed to Georgia at an early day. Botht he parents died in Georgia. Mr. Braswell, the youngest of four children, received his education in excellent private schools and became a successful teacher in his native State; read law and began practice in Barnesbille, Georgia.
In 1858 he moved to this State, settling in Mount Pleasant, Titus county, where he was in 1866 elected State Senator, to represent the Eighth district. This being the first election after the war, he took an active part in the stirring scenes incident to reconstruction. In 1871 he moved to Corsicana, this State, and finally, in 1874, to Dallas. In 1886 he was elected Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1, this county, and served with such fidelity that he was re-elected in 1888 and again in 1890. He is noted for the equity of his decisions and promptness in the execution of business. The "Judge," as he is called, is one of the old-school Southern gentleman, - honest, affable and able. He has been a member of the Masonic order for forty years, and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for twenty-five years. Politically he is a Democrat of the Jacksonian school.
He was married in Georgia, to Miss Mary A. Anderson, and they have living four children and two grandchildren - all in this State. ["Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas:..."; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892 )
Judge S. N. Braswell-Pioneer Citizen of the State and City, Legal Author, and Confederate Veteran Passes Away.
Lived in Dallas for 35 years.
Judge Samuel Newton Braswell was born in Newton County, Georgia January 23, 1827. He married Mary Alethia Anderson December 19, 1854. She was born December 9, 1836 in Upson County, Georgia.
Prior to the census of 1860 they arrived in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas where he established a successful law practice.
When the civil war commenced, Judge Braswell enlisted as a private in Company K of the 23rd Texas Calvary Regiment
composed of men from the northeast Texas area. The unit was formed in the spring of 1862. [Unconfirmed records indicate that he may have also served in the 2nd Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company C.] His Texas unit saw action in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department primarily in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and the Red River Valley. It fought in the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill.
After the war, Judge Braswell returned to Titus County to resume his law practice. He was elected State Senator from the 8th District in 1865, and served in the 11th Texas Legislature during the important post-war session August 6, 1866 to November 13, 1866.
After his senate term ended, he left Titus County, and moved to Corsicana in Ellis County where he operated a mercantile business until moving to Dallas in ca 1873.
By 1875, Judge Braswell was listed in the Dallas city directory with a law office at 1030 Main Street. He wrote a legal guide for attorneys entitled "Texas Forms" which was in general use by the legal profession during the period. In 1878, he was listed as a teamster in the city directory. In 1886, he was listed as a carpenter. However, he continued to practice law. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Precinct one in 1886. He was reelected again in 1888, and again in 1890, serving three consecutive terms.
He married many couples in Dallas during this period. He and his wife were active members of the Trinity Methodist Church. He was also active in the Confederate Veteran Organization as a member of the Camp Sterling Price Chapter.
Mary Braswell gave birth to nine children during the marriage and by 1900 four were still alive. At least two daughters were school teachers in the Dallas school system for several years. Mary Braswell passed away January 16, 1908. She was survived by three daughters, her husband and a brother. A few months later, Judge Braswell passed away June 11, 1908. He was survived by three daughters.
Both were buried in Greenwood Cemetery, the second oldest cemetery in the city. At least one of the children is buried near them. (contributed by C. B. Mays)
Samuel Newton Braswell is my great great grandfather.
Children not listed on Find A Grave:
DeWitt Braswell (1855-1857)
James Williamson Braswell (1857-1864)
Mary Alethea Braswell, Jr. (1864-1864)
Marvin Lamar Braswell (1872-1873)
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BRASWELL, SAMUEL N.
Samuel N. Braswell, Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1, Dallas, was born in Georgia, January 23, 1827, a son of Samuel Braswell, a farmer who was born in north Carolina and removed to Georgia at an early day. Botht he parents died in Georgia. Mr. Braswell, the youngest of four children, received his education in excellent private schools and became a successful teacher in his native State; read law and began practice in Barnesbille, Georgia.
In 1858 he moved to this State, settling in Mount Pleasant, Titus county, where he was in 1866 elected State Senator, to represent the Eighth district. This being the first election after the war, he took an active part in the stirring scenes incident to reconstruction. In 1871 he moved to Corsicana, this State, and finally, in 1874, to Dallas. In 1886 he was elected Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1, this county, and served with such fidelity that he was re-elected in 1888 and again in 1890. He is noted for the equity of his decisions and promptness in the execution of business. The "Judge," as he is called, is one of the old-school Southern gentleman, - honest, affable and able. He has been a member of the Masonic order for forty years, and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for twenty-five years. Politically he is a Democrat of the Jacksonian school.
He was married in Georgia, to Miss Mary A. Anderson, and they have living four children and two grandchildren - all in this State. ["Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas:..."; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892 )
Lived in Dallas for 35 years.
Judge Samuel Newton Braswell was born in Newton County, Georgia January 23, 1827. He married Mary Alethia Anderson December 19, 1854. She was born December 9, 1836 in Upson County, Georgia.
Prior to the census of 1860 they arrived in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas where he established a successful law practice.
When the civil war commenced, Judge Braswell enlisted as a private in Company K of the 23rd Texas Calvary Regiment
composed of men from the northeast Texas area. The unit was formed in the spring of 1862. [Unconfirmed records indicate that he may have also served in the 2nd Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company C.] His Texas unit saw action in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department primarily in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and the Red River Valley. It fought in the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill.
After the war, Judge Braswell returned to Titus County to resume his law practice. He was elected State Senator from the 8th District in 1865, and served in the 11th Texas Legislature during the important post-war session August 6, 1866 to November 13, 1866.
After his senate term ended, he left Titus County, and moved to Corsicana in Ellis County where he operated a mercantile business until moving to Dallas in ca 1873.
By 1875, Judge Braswell was listed in the Dallas city directory with a law office at 1030 Main Street. He wrote a legal guide for attorneys entitled "Texas Forms" which was in general use by the legal profession during the period. In 1878, he was listed as a teamster in the city directory. In 1886, he was listed as a carpenter. However, he continued to practice law. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Precinct one in 1886. He was reelected again in 1888, and again in 1890, serving three consecutive terms.
He married many couples in Dallas during this period. He and his wife were active members of the Trinity Methodist Church. He was also active in the Confederate Veteran Organization as a member of the Camp Sterling Price Chapter.
Mary Braswell gave birth to nine children during the marriage and by 1900 four were still alive. At least two daughters were school teachers in the Dallas school system for several years. Mary Braswell passed away January 16, 1908. She was survived by three daughters, her husband and a brother. A few months later, Judge Braswell passed away June 11, 1908. He was survived by three daughters.
Both were buried in Greenwood Cemetery, the second oldest cemetery in the city. At least one of the children is buried near them. (contributed by C. B. Mays)
Samuel Newton Braswell is my great great grandfather.
Children not listed on Find A Grave:
DeWitt Braswell (1855-1857)
James Williamson Braswell (1857-1864)
Mary Alethea Braswell, Jr. (1864-1864)
Marvin Lamar Braswell (1872-1873)
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BRASWELL, SAMUEL N.
Samuel N. Braswell, Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1, Dallas, was born in Georgia, January 23, 1827, a son of Samuel Braswell, a farmer who was born in north Carolina and removed to Georgia at an early day. Botht he parents died in Georgia. Mr. Braswell, the youngest of four children, received his education in excellent private schools and became a successful teacher in his native State; read law and began practice in Barnesbille, Georgia.
In 1858 he moved to this State, settling in Mount Pleasant, Titus county, where he was in 1866 elected State Senator, to represent the Eighth district. This being the first election after the war, he took an active part in the stirring scenes incident to reconstruction. In 1871 he moved to Corsicana, this State, and finally, in 1874, to Dallas. In 1886 he was elected Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1, this county, and served with such fidelity that he was re-elected in 1888 and again in 1890. He is noted for the equity of his decisions and promptness in the execution of business. The "Judge," as he is called, is one of the old-school Southern gentleman, - honest, affable and able. He has been a member of the Masonic order for forty years, and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for twenty-five years. Politically he is a Democrat of the Jacksonian school.
He was married in Georgia, to Miss Mary A. Anderson, and they have living four children and two grandchildren - all in this State. ["Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas:..."; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892 )
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