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Politician, Military Figure. José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois was a politician and leader of a military force against Spanish rule in Texas. Álvarez de Toledo was the son of Luis Álvarez de Toledo y L...

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Politician, Military Figure. José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois was a politician and leader of a military force against Spanish rule in Texas. Álvarez de Toledo was the son of Luis Álvarez de Toledo y L...

6/14/2024

John Frelan Winters (1814 - 1864)

John Winters came to Texas in 1832 with his brother William C. In Battle of San Jacinto, Capt Ware's Co. Sherman's Division. John was a rancher, owned 6,500 acres in Bexar, Polk, Jones, Kinney, San Jac...

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John Frelan Winters (1814 - 1864)

John Winters came to Texas in 1832 with his brother William C. In Battle of San Jacinto, Capt Ware's Co. Sherman's Division. John was a rancher, owned 6,500 acres in Bexar, Polk, Jones, Kinney, San Jac...

1/28/2024

Peter Cauble, Sr (1786 - 1870)

Peter Cauble, early Texas settler, was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, in 1786. He received a good education and taught school for many years. About 1811 he moved to Tennessee, where he met an...

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Peter Cauble, Sr (1786 - 1870)

Peter Cauble, early Texas settler, was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, in 1786. He received a good education and taught school for many years. About 1811 he moved to Tennessee, where he met an...

8/21/2023

William Stanhope Taylor (1819 - 1869)

William Stanhope Taylor, soldier and planter, was born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, in 1819, the son of Thomas and Sarah Hoyland (Bull) Taylor. William’s family moved to central Tennessee in the mid-...

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William Stanhope Taylor (1819 - 1869)

William Stanhope Taylor, soldier and planter, was born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, in 1819, the son of Thomas and Sarah Hoyland (Bull) Taylor. William’s family moved to central Tennessee in the mid-...

5/7/2023

TX Ranger Creed Taylor (1820 - 1906)

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TAYLOR (1820–1906). Creed Taylor, soldier and Texas Ranger, was born on April 20, 1820, in Alabama, one of nine children of Josiah and Hepzibeth (Luker) Taylor. Creed's father, Josiah Taylor, a relativ...

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5/7/2023
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TX Ranger Creed Taylor (1820 - 1906)

"CSA"

TAYLOR (1820–1906). Creed Taylor, soldier and Texas Ranger, was born on April 20, 1820, in Alabama, one of nine children of Josiah and Hepzibeth (Luker) Taylor. Creed's father, Josiah Taylor, a relativ...

5/7/2023

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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5/6/2023
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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

Alfred Henderson Wyly (1808 - 1867)

Alfred Henderson Wyly, soldier of the Texas Revolution, was born in Virginia in 1808, the son of Robert and Dorcas Balch Wyly. His arrival date in Texas is unknown, but he joined the Texas army at Groc...

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Alfred Henderson Wyly (1808 - 1867)

Alfred Henderson Wyly, soldier of the Texas Revolution, was born in Virginia in 1808, the son of Robert and Dorcas Balch Wyly. His arrival date in Texas is unknown, but he joined the Texas army at Groc...

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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5/2/2023
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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

John Jackson Tumlinson, Jr., DeWitt colonist, Texas Ranger, and participant in the Texas Revolution, was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina in 1804, the son of John Jackson Tumlinson and Elizabeth ...

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5/1/2023
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John Jackson Tumlinson, Jr., DeWitt colonist, Texas Ranger, and participant in the Texas Revolution, was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina in 1804, the son of John Jackson Tumlinson and Elizabeth ...

5/1/2023

James Gillenwaters Wright, physician and public servant, was born in Alabama in December 1809. He immigrated to Texas from Tennessee in May 1830, settling at Harrisburg, where he was elected clerk and ...

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James Gillenwaters Wright, physician and public servant, was born in Alabama in December 1809. He immigrated to Texas from Tennessee in May 1830, settling at Harrisburg, where he was elected clerk and ...

5/1/2023

Margaret Theresa Wright (1789 - 1878)

Margaret (Marguerite) Theresa Robertson Wright, Texas pioneer and patriot, was born in New Orleans in 1789, reputedly of a French mother and an English father. Around 1805 she married James Williams Ha...

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Margaret Theresa Wright (1789 - 1878)

Margaret (Marguerite) Theresa Robertson Wright, Texas pioneer and patriot, was born in New Orleans in 1789, reputedly of a French mother and an English father. Around 1805 she married James Williams Ha...

4/30/2023

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

Henry Gonzalvo Woods (1816 - 1869)

Henry Gonzalvo (Gon) Woods, early Texas colonist, son of Minerva (Cottle) and Zadock Woods, was born in Troy, Missouri, on February 18, 1816. His parents were among Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundre...

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4/27/2023
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Henry Gonzalvo Woods (1816 - 1869)

Henry Gonzalvo (Gon) Woods, early Texas colonist, son of Minerva (Cottle) and Zadock Woods, was born in Troy, Missouri, on February 18, 1816. His parents were among Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundre...

4/27/2023

John Howland Wood (1816 - 1904)

John Howland Wood, soldier, rancher, merchant, and civic leader, son of Humphrey and Maria (DeCantillon) Wood, was born at the family home between Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park, New York, on September 6, ...

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John Howland Wood (1816 - 1904)

John Howland Wood, soldier, rancher, merchant, and civic leader, son of Humphrey and Maria (DeCantillon) Wood, was born at the family home between Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park, New York, on September 6, ...

4/26/2023

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 Theodore Dudley Wilson, Houston mayor, banker, and soldier, son of Margaret (Pendergrast) and Robert Wilson, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 4, 1820. His mother died in 1823, and his fat...

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James Theodore Dudley Wilson, Houston mayor, banker, and soldier, son of Margaret (Pendergrast) and Robert Wilson, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 4, 1820. His mother died in 1823, and his fat...

4/21/2023

Younger Scott McKinney (1819 - 1907)

Obituary for Rev. Y.S. McKinney from the "Dallas Morning News" on March 16, 1907, P. 13. "DEATH OF A PIONEER. - Rev. Y.S. McKinney Dies at Van Alstyne, Aged Eighty-Seven. - Van Alstyne, Tex., March ...

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Younger Scott McKinney (1819 - 1907)

Obituary for Rev. Y.S. McKinney from the "Dallas Morning News" on March 16, 1907, P. 13. "DEATH OF A PIONEER. - Rev. Y.S. McKinney Dies at Van Alstyne, Aged Eighty-Seven. - Van Alstyne, Tex., March ...

4/19/2023

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