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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... 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 is now Gholson Gap 1833 Charles Cocke ...
... Jackson family - Oct 28 1858 Frank with ranger party struck the trail of the Indians with the kidnapped Jackson children - Nov 6 1858 Jackson children recaptured in Nolan County, near Sweetwater - Nov 9 1858 Reached Camp Colorado with the ...
... Jackson Turner Many hunters had already passed through Cumberland Gap on the way to the good hunting grounds in Kentucky when Daniel Boone and his friend John Finley and four others left Boone's cabin on May 1, 1769. Daniel knew that ...
... Jackson was coming forth as the leader in the Southwest. Troops were paid more and legislation had been passed to make the army operate more efficiently.24 Micah Taul easily raised a company in Wayne County, which included Second ...
... Orleans was targeted with the intention of cutting off the back country of America from a seaport.59 Andrew Jackson had assumed command of the Gulf Coast region in May of 1814. In November, he attacked 81 GHOLSONROAD.
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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 |