SIMMONS, CLEVELAND KINLOCH (1815–1836). Cleveland Kinloch Simmons, officer of the Alamo garrison, son of William and Sarah Clifford (Young) Simmons, was born at Charleston, South Carolina, on June 8, 1...

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RYAN, ISAAC (1805–1836). Isaac Ryan, Alamo defender, son of Jacob and Marie (Hartgrove) Ryan, was born at St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, on March 1, 1805. He took part in the siege of Bexar and served i...

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POLLARD, AMOS (1803–1836). Amos Pollard, chief surgeon of the Alamo garrison, son of Jonas and Martha (Martin) Pollard, was born at Ashburnham, Massachusetts, on October 29, 1803. He was raised in Surr...

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NELSON, ANDREW M. (1809–1836). Andrew M. Nelson, Alamo defender, son of John and Elizabeth (Mansfield) Nelson, was born in Tennessee in 1809. He was a single man. He served in the Alamo garrison and di...

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MILLSAPS, ISAAC (1795–1836). Isaac Millsaps, Alamo defender, son of Thomas and Bathsheba (Williams) Millsaps, was born in Tennessee in 1795. He entered the Tennessee militia on September 20, 1814, and ...

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MILLS, WILLIAM (1815–1836). William Mills, Alamo defender, son of John and Martha (Ewing) Mills, was born at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on October 6, 1815. He moved to Texas from Adamsville, Mississippi, ...

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LINDLEY, JONATHAN (1814?–1836). Jonathan Lindley, Alamo defender, was born, according to family tradition, on February 12, 1814, in Sangamon County, Illinois, the son of Samuel Washington and Elizabeth...

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KENT, ANDREW (ca. 1798–1836). Andrew Kent, Alamo defender, son of Isaac and Lucy (Hopkins) Kent, was born in Kentucky in the late 1790s. In 1816 he married Elizabeth Zumwalt of Kentucky in Montgomery C...

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Alamo Defender. He took part in the siege of Bexar as a member of Captain William R. Carey's artillery company and later served as secretary to Lieutenant Colonel James C. Neill, commander of the Texan...

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HERNDON, PATRICK HENRY (1802–1836). Patrick Henry Herndon, Alamo defender, son of John and Judith (Hampton) Herndon, was born in Virginia in March 1802. His family moved to Lexington, Kentucky, in 1811...

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Charles M. Heiskell was sent to the Alamo by General Sam Houston along with Bowie and Bonham. Heiskell arrived at the Alamo on January 19, 1836. He fought and died in the Alamo. After his death he was ...

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HANNUM, JAMES (1815–1836). James Hannum, Alamo defender, son of Washington Lee and Martha (Robertson) Hannum, was born in Pennsylvania on August 8, 1815. He served in the Alamo garrison and died in the...

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GRIMES, ALBERT CALVIN (1817–1836). Albert Calvin Grimes (listed incorrectly in some records as Alfred), Alamo defender, one of nine children of Martha (Smith) and Jesse Grimes, was born in Georgia on D...

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GOODRICH, JOHN C. (1809–1836). John C. Goodrich, Alamo defender, son of John Goodrich, was born in Virginia in 1809. His middle name is given as Calvin in one source and Camp in another. In 1826 he was...

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DEARDUFF, WILLIAM (?–1836). William Dearduff, Alamo defender, was born in Tennessee. He immigrated to Texas and, on November 5, 1831, registered for a quarter league of land in DeWitt's colony. He ente...

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GEORGE, JAMES (1802–1836). James George, Alamo defender, the son of William and Elizabeth (Bland) George, was born in 1802. At the time of the Texas Revolution he was a resident of Gonzales and was mar...

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FORSYTH, JOHN HUBBARD (1797–1836). John Hubbard Forsyth, defender of the Alamo, son of Alexander and Mary (Treat) Forsyth, was born at Avon, New York, on August 10, 1797. He was raised on his father's ...

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FLANDERS, JOHN (1800–1836). John Flanders, Alamo defender, son of Levi and Mary (Sargent) Flanders, was born in Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1800. He was in business with his father in Massachusetts un...

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EVANS, SAMUEL B. (1812–1836). Samuel B. Evans, Alamo defender, son of Musgrove and Abi (Brown) Evans, was born in Jefferson County, New York, on January 16, 1812. His grandfather, Samuel Evans, was a g...

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DILLARD, JOHN HENRY (1805–1836). John Henry Dillard, Alamo defender, son of William and Sarah Dillard, was born in Smith County, Tennessee, in 1805. He immigrated to Texas and settled at Nashville-on-t...

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Alamo Defender. He enlisted in the Texas Army in October 1835, served until December 26, as a artilleryman under Colonel James C. Neill and took part in the siege of Bexar. He reenlisted on February 11...

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Son of Daniel Cloud and Nancy (Owens) Cloud, he was a lawyer who traveled to Texas, through Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. He enlisted in the Volunteer Auxiliary Corps of Texas on Janua...

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Alamo Defender. He graduated from Transylvania University with a degree in law in 1834. In January 1836 he came to Texas with others from Logan County, Kentucky. They took the oath of allegiance before...

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RUTHERFORD, JOSEPH (1798–1836). Joseph Rutherford, Alamo defender, son of Julius and Rhoda Rutherford, was born in Kentucky in 1798. He lived in Texas as a married man with a small daughter, who was ra...

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LINN, WILLIAM (?–1836). William Linn, Alamo defender, was at one time a resident of Boston, Massachusetts. He traveled to Texas from New Orleans as a member of Capt. Thomas H. Breece's company of New O...

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LIGHTFOOT, WILLIAM JOHN (1805–1836). William John Lightfoot, Alamo defender, son of Henry Taylor and Nancy (Webster) Lightfoot, was born in Mercer County, Kentucky on September 8, 1805. The family move...

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CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT W. (1804?–1836). Robert W. Cunningham, Alamo defender, the oldest of seven children of David and Anna (Jennison) Cunningham, was born in Ontario County, New York, on October 18, 1804...

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CUMMINGS, DAVID P. (1809–1836). David P. Cummings, surveyor and Alamo defender, son of David and Elizabeth (Cathers) Cummings, was born at Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in 1809. His father was an officer in...

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Gordon C. Jennings was an Alamo defender. He was the oldest Alamo hero.

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CROSSMAN, ROBERT (1810–1836). Robert Crossman, Alamo defender, son of Samuel V. Crossman, was born in Pennsylvania in 1810. He traveled to Texas by way of New Orleans as a member of Capt. Thomas H. Bre...

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James Buchanan came to Texas with his wife Mary "Polly" McGee Buchanan and a son, William as a colonist with Stephen F. Austin in 1834. He died as a defender at the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836

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James Madison Rose was a nephew of President James Madison. He died with the other defenders of the Alamo.

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WASHINGTON, JOSEPH G. (1808–1836). Joseph G. Washington, Alamo defender, son of Andrew and Margaret (Bridger) Washington, was born in Logan County, Kentucky, in 1808. He traveled to Texas in late 1835 ...

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Richard Lucius Stockton , Alamo defender, born in 1817 in Newark, New Jersey. He reached Nacogdoches, Texas, at about the same time as David Crockett and other Tennessee volunteers and enlisted in the ...

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Jesse McCoy, 32, born 1804 in Gyrosburg, Tennessee, a resident of Gonzales and Private rifleman in the Gonzales Rangers. He was son of John and Martha Dunbar McCoy who were among the first settlers of ...

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The DeWitt Colony Alamo Defenders, The Immortal 32 Gonzales Rangers: Thomas J. Jackson is often cited as having been born in Ireland. He was a resident of Gonzales and Private rifleman in the Gonza...

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James Clinton Neill (c. 1790 – 1845)[1] was a 19th-century American soldier and politician, most noted for his role in the Texas Revolution and the early defense of the Alamo. He was born in Nort...

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Erastus "Deaf" Smith (April 19, 1787– November 30, 1837) was an American frontiersman noted for his part in the Texas Revolution and the army of the Republic of Texas. He fought at the Grass Fight ...

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Philip Dimmitt (1801–1841) was an officer in the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution. Born in Kentucky, Dimmitt moved to Texas in 1823 and soon operated a series of trading posts. After learnin...

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See link below: Maria Gertrudis Navarro was was a civilian noncombatant at the Battle of the Alamo. She was the sister of Juana Navarro Alsbury. She entered the Alamo for protection at the invitation...

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Samuel Augustus Maverick (July 23, 1803–September 2, 1870) was a Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. His name is the source of the term "mave...

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See link below: Juana Navarro Alsbury (1812 – July 23, 1888) was one of the few Texian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution in 1836. As Mexican forces entered her home...

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Byrd Lockhart (1782–1839), was a 19th-century Texas surveyor, Alamo defender, courier, and Texian officer during the Texas Revolution. Early life and family Lockhart was born in Virginia in...

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Andrew Jackson Sowell (1815-1883) was a 19th century lifelong soldier extraordinaire. He was a participant in the Texas Revolution, Mexican American War, and Civil War. He was a frontier defender, ...

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BAYLISS, JOSEPH (1808–1836). Joseph Bayliss, Alamo defender, son of John and Patience Bayliss, was born in Tennessee in 1808. He traveled as a single man to Texas in January 1836 and enlisted in the Vo...

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BAUGH, JOHN J. (1803–1836). John J. Baugh, adjutant of the Alamo garrison, was born in Virginia in 1803. He traveled to Texas in 1835 as a first lieutenant of Thomas H. Breece's company of New Orleans ...

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BALLENTINE, RICHARD W. (1814–1836). Richard W. Ballentine, Alamo defender, was born in Scotland in 1814. He traveled to Texas from Alabama aboard the Santiago and disembarked on December 9, 1835. He an...

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BALLENTINE, JOHN J. (?–1836). John J. Ballentine, Alamo defender, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a single man and lived several years in Bastrop before the Texas Revolution. He served in the Alamo ga...

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BAKER, WILLIAM CHARLES M. (?–1836). William Baker, Alamo defender, was born in Missouri. He came to Texas as a volunteer from Mississippi during the Texas Revolution. He joined Capt. Thomas F. L. Parro...

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Native Texan Alamo Defender. He was one of twenty-four native Texans known as Tejanos, who enlisted for six months' service during the Texas Revolution. Under the command of Captain Juan N. Seguin, he ...

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Miles DeForest Andross, Alamo defender, was born in Vermont in 1809. He moved to Texas and settled in San Patricio. He took part in the siege of Bexar, became ill afterwards, and remained in Bexar as p...

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Robert Allen, Alamo defender, was born in Virginia. He was a member of Capt. John H. Forsyth's cavalry company, which accompanied Lt. Col. William B. Travis to the Alamo in January 1836. He died in the...

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He was one of twenty-four native Texans who enlisted during the Texas Revolution under the command of Juan Sequin. He took part in the siege of Bexar. He entered the Alamo with the rest of the Texan ga...

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Many stories have been written about Micajah Autry of Alamo Fame. The following are some of the sources used for this story: Billy Arthur, The State Magazine Walter Lord, A Time to Stand George T. Barr...

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William Barret Travis (August 9, 1809 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th century American lawyer and soldier. At the age of 26, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Texian Army, and commanded the Republic of ...

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James Butler Bonham (February 20, 1807 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th century American soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. His younger brother, Milledge Luke Bonham,...

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MELTON, ELIEL (1798–1836). Eliel Melton, quartermaster of the Alamo garrison, son of Jonathan and Tibatha Melton, was born in Georgia in 1798. He registered in Texas as a single man on January 25, 1830...

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Albert Martin, 28, born 6 Jan 1808 in Rhode Island, a resident of Gonzales and storeowner. He was the son of Joseph S. and Abbey B. Martin. He came to the DeWitt Colony in 1835 from Tennessee via New O...

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FLOYD, DOLPHIN WARD (1804–1836). Dolphin Ward Floyd, Alamo defender, son of Thomas Penuel and Sarah (Beckwith) Floyd, was born in Nash County, North Carolina, on March 6, 1804. He immigrated to Texas a...

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The DeWitt Colony Alamo Defenders, The Immortal 32 Gonzales Rangers: George Washington Cottle , 25, was born in 1811 (some records say 1798) in Hurricane Twp, LincolnCo, MO and a member of the Gonz...

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John Davis was a Private and rifleman in the Gonzales Rangers. A John Davis who arrived in the DeWitt Colony in 1830 received title to one quarter sitio as a single men on the west bank of the Lavaca R...

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The DeWitt Colony Alamo Defenders, The Immortal 32 Gonzales Rangers: Isaac G. Baker , 21 was born 15 Sep 1814, probably in Lawrence County, Alabama. He was a Private in the Gonzales Ranging Company...

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SUMMERLIN, A. SPAIN (1817–1836). A. Spain Summerlin, Alamo defender, son of Thomas and Susan Summerlin, was born in Tennessee in 1817. He immigrated to Texas from Arkansas with his parents and settled ...

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David Stern "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) Son of John M. Crockett and Rebecca Sullivan Hawkins Birth : August 17, 1786 Near Nolichucky River in Free Republic of Franklin (in ...

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A member of the Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers, which entered the Alamo March 1, 1836. Jacob C. Darst, 42, was a farmer born 22 Dec 1793 in Woodford County, KY, a Private in the Gonza...

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James "Jim" Bowie (April 10, 1796 – March 6, 1836), a 19th-century American pioneer and soldier, played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, culminating in his death at the Battle of the Alamo. ...

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