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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... Land Office for their expertise and assistance in helping me to obtain copies of early Texas land grants and related maps. To John Anderson and Eddie Williams at the Texas State Archives for their help with photographs and documents. Ms ...
... land on Blue Ridge and moved to the west side of the Brazos 1 852 Albert charged in Falls County on two counts of ... office established in the town of Gholson 1858 Albert moved from Mills County back to Coryell - August 1858 Frank and ...
... land grant to Anthony Gholston for 1000 acres by King George II. State Records, Land Office (RG4) Register of the Land Office, Original Patents and Grants 1728- 1933, Patent Book 13: 1725-1730 [Microfilm Reel 12] 1000 acre grant to ...
... office as governor of Kentucky, which became the fifteenth state of the union in 1792.21 Shelby decided that the ... land, wrote to the Governor to ask for the job.27 Daniel had never been paid for the original job and hoped to earn the ...
... office of Captain Bullock.19 Wayne County was established in the 1800-1801 legislative session from portions of the ... land and plantation five miles N.E. of Monticello on the road to Pulaski. His son John and his youngest daughter ...
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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 |