Officials of the General Land Office, their title and their annual salary Source: The Texas Almanac for 1860, with Statistics, Historical and Biographical Sketches, etc, Relating to Texas. Published by the Galveston News-Weekly and Tri-Weekly, 1860, W. & D. Richardson. F. M White Commissioner $2000 R. M Elgin Chief Clerk $1400 Fred W. Moore Receiver …
Month: June 2020
The Consular Service of the Republic of Texas
New Orleans William Bryan first agent Thomas Toby appointed June 1836 Nathaniel Townsend appointed April 1837 D.E. Colton appointed Vice Consul in Townsend’s absence Thomas Toby appointed September 1838 William Bryan appointed by President Lamar December 1838 P. Edmonds appointed by President Houston January 1842. He resigned April…
Commissioners of Deeds for Texas
Commissioners of Deeds for Texas THE MYSTERY UNFOLDS In Nineteenth Century America most people likely knew what a Commissioner of Deeds was. They probably knew what his duties were and they probably knew how to locate a commissioner if needed. By the Twenty-First Century, however, the office of Commissioner of Deeds had virtually been eliminated,…
A Mystery Begins…… A Mystery Solved….
How and Why This Mystery Came About…. While studying FPC found Peter Allen, a FMC, being killed at Goliad Discovered he was a fifer He arrived in Texas with Shackelford’s Red Rovers from Huntsville, AL, His compatriots and friends in Huntsville were devastated he died Found innuendos in research that he may have been a…
Mic’s Observations at Evacuee Center 2005 and 2017
Mic Barnette PO Box 57 Corsicanna, TX 75151 September 16, 2017 Following are some basic observations of my experiences serving as a volunteer at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Downtown Dallas for both Hurricane Katrine in 2005 and Hurricane Harvey in 2017. It is not intended to be a history of or tell…
Those Who Died-Surnames X-Y-Z
YEATES Child of J.K.YEAGER WilliamYOUENS Hy George 5 yearsYOUENS Miss Lillian20 yearsYOUNG FrancisYOUNG FerdinandYOUNG Mrs Mary LamarqueYOUNG Mrs Paul LamarqueYOUNG Mrs —& 2 daughters &1 son LamarqueYOUNGBLOOD L.J. & wife & childYOUNGER Eveline Evelina & 2 children ColoredZICKLER Mrs. Fred & 2 childrenZIPP Mrs. & DaughterZURPANIN Mrs. N. & 8 childrenZWANZIG Adolph SrZWANZIG RichardZWANZIG HermanZWANZIG …
ThoseWho Died-Surnames W
WADE Mrs Hillie Colored 48th & GWADE Wife & 2 children Down the IslandWADE Hettie & Husband ColoredWAGNER (–) & wife FarmerWAKELEE Mrs DavisWALDEN Sam, son of H.W.ColoredWALDGREN Mr.WALLACE Scott & EarlWALLACE (–) & wife Mud BridgeWALLACE GEo & Wife, Mother & Childrn Bertha,Tom, Fred & Florence 4017 T 1/2WALLACE (–) & wife & 4…
Those Who Died-Surname UV
UDELL Oliver & wife & child 45th & UUHL Mrs Chris & 4 Children 45th & KUNDERHILL Carpenter & wife 2 weeks from El Paso-Formerly from MichiganUNGER E & wife & 4 children:Frank,Eddie& Sophie saved45th & BroadwayUITT Mary HoustonULRIDGE Adelaide ColoredVALETON Mrs & Miss Marie Lost at Glozza residenceVAMEY Mrs. B ColoredVAN BUREN Herman &…
Those Who Died-Surnames T
TARPLEY JosephTAVINETT AntonetTAYLOR Mrs. ColoredTAYLOR Mrs. J.W. 46th & KTAYLOR Calvin Colored 2314 28thTAYLOR Sarah Colored 2314 28thTAYLOR Costilla Colored 2314 28thTEAGUE Lavinia Colored & 3 children bet P1/2 & Q 27thTENBUSCH George & JohnTENBUSCH Steve butcher 44th & RTENTENBERG Mrs. A.. & ChildTERRELL Columbus & wife&3 children 4117 S?TERRELL Mrs Q.V. & 4 children…
Those Who Died-Surnames S
SANSOR Ernest LongshoremanSARGEANT Thomas & 2 children:Arthur&Alice13th & 14thAve M1/2SARME Mrs George 4513 K bet 45th & 46thSAWYER Dr. John BSCARBOROUGH Harry a fishermanSCHADERMANTLE MaudSCHADERMANTLE RandleSCHAF Mrs. & 3 childrenSCHALEA Richard & wife & son Frank 43rd & T1/2SCHELLER Charles & Mrs& 4 children35th &QSCHIERHOLZ W. & wife & 5 childrenSCHILKE Mrs. Julius & 2…