Father of Texas
The “Father of Texas” Stephen F. Austin was born in Virginia on November 3, 1793. His father Moses Austin received permission from Spain...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
Alsey Silvanus Miller-1820-1885
Sixteen-year-old Alsey Silvanus Miller traveled alone to Texas in the fall of 1836. After a short stay in Washington County, he made Oak...
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
Charles DeMorse-1816-1887
Born Charles D. Morse in Massachusetts, he was educated in New Haven and New York City. In 1835, he joined Edwin Morehouse Volunteers to...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
Henry Clay Davis - 1814-1866
“Clay” as everyone called Henry Clay Davis was born in Georgia and raised in Kentucky. He came to San Antonio, Texas and joined the First...
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Oct 20, 20231 min read
U.S. Senator Henry S. Foote - 1804-1880
Senator Foote, a Virginian by birth, became the Democratic Governor of Mississippi 1852-1854. Then the Democratic U.S. Senator 1847-1852...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read
Angelina Eberly Hosts the President
On the evening of October 18, 1839, Angelina Eberly prepared a meal for the President of the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau Lamar, and his...
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Oct 17, 20231 min read
President Lamar Arrives in Austin
On October 17, 1839, President Mirabeau B. Lamar arrived in Austin with his cabinet and the records from Houston of the Republic of...
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Oct 13, 20231 min read
Over Yonder
“It’s right over yonder.” The person talking points towards a hill on the horizon. Will there be a sign when I get to yonder? I hope...
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Oct 11, 20231 min read
First Protestant Preacher in Texas
The first protestant to preach on Texas soil, Reverend Sumner Bacon, always carried his Bible and a loaded revolver. The Presbyterian...
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Oct 10, 20231 min read
Zane Grey
Literary experts estimated that author Zane Grey wrote 9M words during his lifetime. Like most writers, he had dry spells. When in the...
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Oct 6, 20231 min read
Thomas W. Ward – 1807-1872
Captain Thomas Ward was a hero of the Texas Revolution before it began. The Irish-born member of the New Orlean’s Greys lost a leg at the...
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David A Bowles
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Austin’s First Settler – Jacob M. Harrell – 1804-1853
Jacob M. Harrell, an early settler, was born in Tennessee in 1804. He married Mary McCutcheon, and they had four kids. Harrell came to...
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David A Bowles
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Why the A in my name?
I have been asked why I changed my name on the cover of my latest book Sheriff of Starr County? The other book covers have David Bowles...
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David A Bowles
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Jonesborough is the oldest town in Tennessee. Established 17 years before becoming the sixteenth state. The town had 5,860 residents as...
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David A Bowles
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Sarah Seely DeWitt 1789-1854
Sarah Seely and her husband Green DeWitt founded DeWitt Colony in the spring of 1825. Her husband Green would die in Monclova, Mexico on...
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David A Bowles
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Michael Ziller
First Footer of the Republic of Texas, Michael Ziller was a German immigrant and ex-soldier under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte. He...
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David A Bowles
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Austin’s First Capitol Building – 1839-1856
In the spring of 1839, lumber for the first permanent Capitol of Texas had been cut and hauled from Bastrop to the building site at West...
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David A Bowles
Sep 20, 20231 min read
Green DeWitt - 1787-1835
Before coming to Texas, Green DeWitt was the first sheriff of Ralls County, Missouri 1821-1824. He petitioned Mexico in 1822 for...
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David A Bowles
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Major James Kerr – 1790-1850
Major James Kerr was one of the “Old Three Hundred” who followed Moses Austin to Texas during the days of Colonial Mexico. He fought in...
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David A Bowles
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Joseph Lee – 1810-1891
Attorney Joseph Lee arrived in 1840 in Austin as the three centers of government; city, county and Republic of Texas were being...
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