A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas Page: 491
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LIMESTONE, FREESTONE AND LEON COUNTIES.
and by hard work and careful management
was'rewarded with success. In 1883, he
laid out the town of Armour on his land,
which has since become a thriving village,
to which he donated thirteen acres for
church property. He still owns 900 acres
of land, highly cultivated and improved,
with all the latest conveniences for farming.
In 1879 he removed his family to
Mount Calm, for the purpose of affording
his children superior educational advantages,
and remained there five years, during
which his children were under the instruction
of the educators, Major Kirkpatrick
and Prof. Chambers.
In politics, Mr. Armour is Democratic,
but, aside from desiring the election of
good and able nlen, takes no active part in
public affairs, his personal matters absorbing
his attention. Fraternally he affiliates
with the A. F. & A. M., which he joined
in 1851, and is also an honored member
of the I. 0. O. F. In religion, both Mr.
Armour and his worthy wife are useful
members of the Baptist Church, with
which they united in 1851, being baptized
by Rev. J. R. Han, of Alabama. They
have since taken an active part in ev-3 -I
thing pertaining to its advancement, Mr.
Armour having held the office of Deacon
for many years. They are the only
surviving members of the Sandy Creek
Church, of pioneer times, which derived
its name from its location at the head
of Sandy creek.
Mr. Armour has been prominently identified
with the best interests of Limestone
county for thirty years, during which
time he contributed liberally of his means
to every public enterprise calculated tobenefit his community and thie country at
large, taking especial interest in church,
Sunday-school and educational advancement.SUDGE E. J. SIMKINS was born and
reared in Edgefield district, South
Carolina, and educated at Beaufort,
graduating from South Carolina College
in 1859. He entered the Confederate
army in 1861, and served in the Hampton
Legion until 1862, when he was appointed
to the First regular Artillery Regiment
and served during the war at Fort Sumter
and the post around Charleston. In 1867
he removed to Florida and began the practice
of law with his brother under the firn
name of Simkins & Simkins. In 1868 lie
was elected chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Jefferson county.
In 1871 he came to Texas and located at
Corsicana, where he engaged in the practice
of his profession. In 1872 he was
elected District Attorney of the Thirtyfifth
Judicial District, and about the same
time was chosen chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Navarro
county, which position he held until 1877.
He was a competitor for the Democratic
nomination for Attorney-General against
Hon. John D. Templeton in 1879. In
1882 he was appointed one of the Regents
of the State University, and was twice reappointed
and confirmed. In 1884 he
was a member of the National Democratic
Convention, representing in that body the
Ninth Congressional District of Texas.
In 1886 he was re-elected by 2,800 to the
Twentieth and Twenty-first Legislatures,-
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Lewis Publishing Company. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, book, 1893; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46827/m1/493/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palestine Public Library.