Gholson Road: Revolutionaries and Texas RangersGHOLSON ROAD is the well-documented story of one family's role in American history, from early Virginia through early Texas during the period of the Old West. Anthony2 fought with the Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War and leased land from George Washington. In 1801, at age 68, he moved his family west to Kentucky. Samuel, son of Anthony2, fought in the War of 1812, participating in the Battle of the Thames and the Battle of New Orleans, moved to Arkansas Territory, then to Texas, arriving in 1832 with his son Albert. They were members of Robertson's Colony while Texas was still a part of Mexico and were among the early Texas Rangers. Albert fought in most of the battles of the Texas Revolution and survived many Indian fights, only to be killed by a neighbor. His sons, Sam and Frank, were also Texas Rangers, protecting the settlers and helping to retrieve several Indian captives. The brothers were persuaded to become Confederate soldiers by a lynch mob that threatened to kill them and their young wives if they did not. After the Civil War, they were involved in the cattle industry and the trail drives of the late 1800s. |
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... Arkansas History Commission; Central Texas Genealogical Society; Coryell County Genealogical Society; Daughters of the Republic of Texas; Falls County Historical Commission; The Filson Club; Hamilton County Genealogical Society ...
... Arkansas Territory - Dec 1823-4 Military districts were formed in Texas and militia units were composed of all males between eighteen and fifty-five 1 824 Samuel lived at Cadron in Arkansas Territory around this time 1826 Isaac West, Jr ...
... Arkansas 1832 Samuel and son Albert left Jackson, Tennessee, for Texas - April 3 1 832 Samuel and Albert reached San Felipe - July 29 1832 Charles Cocke apprehended in Texas and extradicted to Arkansas 1 832 Pack train robbery at what ...
... Arkansas? 1837 Robertson County established - Dec 14 1837- 8 Albert was in Capt. Barron's company, one year enlistment 1838 Samuel and other citizens of Robertson's Colony signed a petition to the government for protection from the ...
... Arkansas - Aug 1865 Lee surrendered to Grant - Apr 9; Sam was in Lampasas on furlough 1865 Frank given an honorable discharge - May 4; apparently he returned to the army after he deserted 1865-6 Sam was sheriff of Hamilton County 1866 ...
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TEXAS BECOMES A STATERESTLESS YEARS | 163 |
TEXAS RANGERS AND INDIANS | 176 |
10 Indian Battlefield monument author and father | 188 |
2 Fort Belknap | 201 |
4 Population of an Indian Village Moving | 207 |
8 Cynthia Ann Parker and child | 225 |
VIGILANTE JUSTICE MOB RULE AND CIVIL | 245 |
1 Attack of Rebels upon our gunboat flotilla Galveston | 250 |
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1 Covered wagon | 94 |
ROBERTSONS COLONY | 102 |
THE REPUBLIC OF TEXASEARLY TEXAS | 113 |
1 Brazos River near the falls | 118 |
4 Alamo Texas 1849 | 125 |
7 Sam Houston | 132 |
8 Inside the walls of the restored Fort Parker | 143 |
THE STOCKMAN AND THE DROVER | 259 |
1 A Drove of Texas Cattle Crossing a Stream | 279 |
B F GHOLSON HOME FAMILY | 281 |
6 B F Gholson house 1998 Conner Gholson | 294 |
EPILOGUE | 298 |
APPENDIX 1 | 305 |
APPENDIX 2 | 316 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 357 |
INDEX | 366 |