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Captain Henry W. Wade

Quinlan, Hunt County

Marker Text

(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)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description
Marker # 7833
Dedicated 1971
Size, Type grave marker
Code Civil War; pioneers; military topics
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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