The Last Roll: Judge L. J. Storey

Confederate Veteran
Volume 18, Number 6, Page 292
June, 1910

Judge L. J. Storey, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, died at his home in Austin, Tex., late in March, 1910. He was born in Chattooga County, Ga., on October 6, 1834.

He was of Scotch Irish ancestry, his immediate ancestors coming to America. His father and grandfather were in the War of 1812. His father, John T. Storey, was born in Virginia July 1, 1796, and was married to Miss Lucy McLester, of North Carolina, in 1818. Colonel Storey served several terms in the Georgia State Senate. He commanded the regiment that moved the Cherokees west of the Mississippi in 1838. In 1839 he visited Texas and bought land near Seguin, and later removed there. It was then the Republic of Texas. In 1847 he Settled at Lockhart Springs, now Lockhart.

L. J. Storey, the son and comrade to whom this tribute is written, was educated at Austin College, in Huntsville, and was admitted to the bar in 1858 at the age of twenty four years. He practiced law for twenty eight years, leaving the practice proper upon his appointment as a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas in 1894. He served in the war with the 26th Texas Cavalry, Debray's Brigade, TransMississippi Department. His family was well represented in the Confederate army. Capt. James G. Storey commanded a company in Wood's 18th Texas Regiment, while Col. R. L. Storey was colonel of Storey's 2d Regiment Georgia State Troops, and the youngest brother, H. E. Storey, a lieutenant in Terry's Texas Rangers, was fatally wounded at Shiloh.

Before becoming Railroad Commissioner L. J. Storey served as special judge, and he was a member for eight years of the Texas Legislature, four years in each House.
In 1859 he was married to Miss Lou J, Ellison, of Caldwell County. He is survived by his wife and eight children.

His funeral was largely attended the Governor and his official family, the Lieutenant Governor and members of both Houses of the Legislature, and a large gathering of friends. A special train was furnished for the burial at Lockhart.

A gratefully remembered event is that when the Sam Davis monument fund was being raised a joint letter, beautifully written and signed by Judges L. J. Storey, John H. Reagan, and H. C. Askew, was received by the VETERAN with inclosure.