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William Whitaker (c.1785 - c.1836)

Birth: 1785 Kentucky, USA Death: 1836Citizen of Republic of TexasWilliam Whitaker, son of Elder John and Mrs. Martha Wilcox Wilson Whitaker, was born about 1785 in Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Hamm...

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William Whitaker (c.1785 - c.1836)

Birth: 1785 Kentucky, USA Death: 1836Citizen of Republic of TexasWilliam Whitaker, son of Elder John and Mrs. Martha Wilcox Wilson Whitaker, was born about 1785 in Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Hamm...

4/11/2024

Adolphus Sterne, Texas colonist, financier of the Texas Revolution, merchant, and legislator, the eldest son of Emmanuel Sterne and his second wife, Helen, was born on April 5, 1801, in Cologne, althou...

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Adolphus Sterne, Texas colonist, financier of the Texas Revolution, merchant, and legislator, the eldest son of Emmanuel Sterne and his second wife, Helen, was born on April 5, 1801, in Cologne, althou...

5/6/2023

Charles Stanfield Taylor (1808 - 1865)

Charles Stanfield Taylor, member of the Texas Revolutionary Committee of Correspondence and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born in London, England, in 1808. His parents died while...

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Charles Stanfield Taylor (1808 - 1865)

Charles Stanfield Taylor, member of the Texas Revolutionary Committee of Correspondence and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born in London, England, in 1808. His parents died while...

5/6/2023

Archibald Wynns (1807 - 1859)

Archibald Wynns, lawyer and statesman, was born in Henry County, Tennessee, on December 25, 1807. He was the son of Thomas and Winnifred (Outlaw) Wynns. He married Martha Elizabeth Edmunds in Tennessee...

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Archibald Wynns (1807 - 1859)

Archibald Wynns, lawyer and statesman, was born in Henry County, Tennessee, on December 25, 1807. He was the son of Thomas and Winnifred (Outlaw) Wynns. He married Martha Elizabeth Edmunds in Tennessee...

5/2/2023

Peyton Sterling Wyatt (1804 - 1847)

Peyton Sterling Wyatt, soldier and Republic of Texas legislator, was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, on December 16, 1804. In the fall of 1835 Wyatt was employed as clerk of the United States Distr...

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Peyton Sterling Wyatt (1804 - 1847)

Peyton Sterling Wyatt, soldier and Republic of Texas legislator, was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, on December 16, 1804. In the fall of 1835 Wyatt was employed as clerk of the United States Distr...

5/2/2023

George Washington Wright (1809 - 1877)

George Washington Wright, merchant and Republic of Texas legislator, was born near Carthage, Tennessee, on December 11, 1809, the son of Elizabeth (Travis) and Claiborne Wright. In 1816 Claiborne broug...

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George Washington Wright (1809 - 1877)

George Washington Wright, merchant and Republic of Texas legislator, was born near Carthage, Tennessee, on December 11, 1809, the son of Elizabeth (Travis) and Claiborne Wright. In 1816 Claiborne broug...

4/30/2023

Israel Worsham (1820 - 1882)

Israel Worsham, early Texas settler and legislator, was born in 1820, the son of Jeremiah and Catherine (Landrum) Worsham, who moved from Alabama to Texas, crossing the Sabine River on December 31, 182...

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Israel Worsham (1820 - 1882)

Israel Worsham, early Texas settler and legislator, was born in 1820, the son of Jeremiah and Catherine (Landrum) Worsham, who moved from Alabama to Texas, crossing the Sabine River on December 31, 182...

4/29/2023

Milvern Harrell, Sr (1824 - 1910)

Milvern Harrell, survivor of the Dawson Massacre (during Mexican Invasions of Republic of Texas in1842), was born in Troy, Missouri, on March 24, 1824, the son of William and Minerva (Woods) Harrell, a...

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Milvern Harrell, Sr (1824 - 1910)

Milvern Harrell, survivor of the Dawson Massacre (during Mexican Invasions of Republic of Texas in1842), was born in Troy, Missouri, on March 24, 1824, the son of William and Minerva (Woods) Harrell, a...

4/27/2023

James Washington Winters, Jr., soldier, was born in Giles County, Tennessee, on January 21, 1817, the son of James Washington Winters, Sr., and Rhoda Creel (Beal) Winters. After sojourning in Memphis f...

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James Washington Winters, Jr., soldier, was born in Giles County, Tennessee, on January 21, 1817, the son of James Washington Winters, Sr., and Rhoda Creel (Beal) Winters. After sojourning in Memphis f...

4/23/2023

Martin Carroll Wing (c.1812 - 1843)

Martin Carrol Wing, journalist and soldier, was born in Vermont, where he received training as a printer. He later moved to New York, where in the winter of 1835–36 he joined Maj. Edwin Morehouse's bat...

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Martin Carroll Wing (c.1812 - 1843)

Martin Carrol Wing, journalist and soldier, was born in Vermont, where he received training as a printer. He later moved to New York, where in the winter of 1835–36 he joined Maj. Edwin Morehouse's bat...

4/22/2023

Robert Wilson (1793 - 1856)

Robert Wilson, entrepreneur and politician, son of James and Elizabeth (Hardcastle) Wilson, was born on December 7, 1793, in Talbot County, Maryland. His academic education was supplemented by training...

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Robert Wilson (1793 - 1856)

Robert Wilson, entrepreneur and politician, son of James and Elizabeth (Hardcastle) Wilson, was born on December 7, 1793, in Talbot County, Maryland. His academic education was supplemented by training...

4/21/2023

James Charles Wilson (1818 - 1861)

Wilson, Texas state senator, was born in Yorkshire, England, on August 24, 1818. He attended Oxford University before he moved to Texas in 1837. He joined Charles K. Reese's company for the Somervell e...

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James Charles Wilson (1818 - 1861)

Wilson, Texas state senator, was born in Yorkshire, England, on August 24, 1818. He attended Oxford University before he moved to Texas in 1837. He joined Charles K. Reese's company for the Somervell e...

4/20/2023

Asa Hoxey (1800 - 1863)

Asa Hoxey, physician, planter, and soldier of the Republic of Texas, was born in Savannah, Georgia, on February 22, 1800, the son of Asa and Sarah Ann Hoxey. Soon thereafter his family moved to Wilkes ...

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Asa Hoxey (1800 - 1863)

Asa Hoxey, physician, planter, and soldier of the Republic of Texas, was born in Savannah, Georgia, on February 22, 1800, the son of Asa and Sarah Ann Hoxey. Soon thereafter his family moved to Wilkes ...

4/17/2023

William M. (Buckskin) Williams, soldier, lawyer, and Texas Repubic and state legislator, the son of James Mastin and Wilmoth (Walker) Williams, was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on March 28, 1...

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William M. (Buckskin) Williams, soldier, lawyer, and Texas Repubic and state legislator, the son of James Mastin and Wilmoth (Walker) Williams, was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on March 28, 1...

4/16/2023

Nathaniel Felton Williams, merchant and sugar planter, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 6, 1800, the fourth child of Howell and Dorothy (Wheat) Williams. Like his older brother, Samuel M...

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Nathaniel Felton Williams, merchant and sugar planter, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 6, 1800, the fourth child of Howell and Dorothy (Wheat) Williams. Like his older brother, Samuel M...

4/15/2023

Henry Howell Williams (1796 - 1873)

Henry Howell Williams, merchant, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1796, the second son of Howell and Dorothy (Wheat) Williams. Williams went to sea at an early age, probably with his father, a ...

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Henry Howell Williams (1796 - 1873)

Henry Howell Williams, merchant, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1796, the second son of Howell and Dorothy (Wheat) Williams. Williams went to sea at an early age, probably with his father, a ...

4/15/2023

Samuel May Williams (1795 - 1858)

Samuel May Williams, entrepreneur and associate of Stephen F. Austin, was the eldest child of Howell and Dorothy (Wheat) Williams. He was born on October 4, 1795, in Providence, Rhode Island, where his...

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Samuel May Williams (1795 - 1858)

Samuel May Williams, entrepreneur and associate of Stephen F. Austin, was the eldest child of Howell and Dorothy (Wheat) Williams. He was born on October 4, 1795, in Providence, Rhode Island, where his...

4/15/2023

Catherine Hillyard (c.1825 - 1858)

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James Hillyard (c.1818 - 1860)

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William Jefferson Williams (1803 - 1894)

"Old Bill", "Cinderella Jane Shaw"

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1803–1894).William (Bill) Williams, settler and soldier, son of Maria Priscilla and Thomas Williams, was born in Tennessee on October 25, 1803. By 1818 the family had moved to Missou...

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William Jefferson Williams (1803 - 1894)

"Old Bill", "Cinderella Jane Shaw"

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1803–1894).William (Bill) Williams, settler and soldier, son of Maria Priscilla and Thomas Williams, was born in Tennessee on October 25, 1803. By 1818 the family had moved to Missou...

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