Wallingford/Jarlov Family Trees

Anderson J. Dorris was elected Coroner of Caldwell County on August 7, 1854 and was commissioned (approved) as qualified on August 24, 1854. He was subsequently appointed as Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, by Order # 195 on November 6, 1867 and replaced by Champion Cown on June 14, 1869 (Order # 140) in order to run for State Representative from Caldwell County.

Anderson Dorris served one term in the Texas Legislature (12th Session - 1870/71) as Representative of the 27th District from Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas. He later was a postman in Caldwell County.

From http://www.usgennet.org/usa/tx/county/mclennan/dorris/:

Anderson Dorris and his family lived in Davidson County Tennessee until the 1840's when they migrated to Montgomery County Texas. In 1850 Anderson served on a committee to draft articles of faith for the church they attended in December 1850 at the Montgomery Baptist church.

In 1853 Anderson moved to Caldwell County Texas where he and his sons took work building the road leading from the public square in the city of Lockhart to the Austin County line. Anderson presented his bond to become County Coroner and was confirmed into office in August 1854. He served as bailiff in the county court and was paid seven dollars and fifty cents for his services.
the Texas Legislature during the reconstruction government for the 1870-1871 Term and was successful in passing into law the concealed weapons act making it illegal to carry handguns, bowie knives and daggers.

Anderson made his living as a mechanic and a carpenter and was considered to be the best chair maker in Texas from 1852 until his death. He and his sons made hide bottom chairs and sold them for a dollar and a half each. Later in life he served as the mail carrier in Lockhart.

Anderson was born about 1811 in Nashville, Davidson County Tennessee. He married Elizabeth Homes on December 6, 1870 in Davidson County. She was the daughter of William Homes who immigrated to America as an indentured servant from Ireland in the later part of the 1700's. Elizabeth was born about 1812 in Davidson County Tennessee.

Anderson Dorris died about November 19, 1888 in Lockhart, Caldwell County Texas, leaving his widow and grandchildren as his only survivors as all his children had died before he did. The Luling Signal wrote of his death in the November 29, 1888 issue and described him as erratic and sometimes fanatical in his prejudices, was deemed honest in all his dealings with his fellow man.

Family is in Montgomery County in 1850:

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: Texas COUNTY: Montgomery DIVISION: No 1 REEL NO: M432-913 PAGE NO: 63
REFERENCE: Enumerated on 3 Oct 1850; Enumerated by C R Bell; Sheet 31B

from http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/montgomery/census/1850/pg00063.txt