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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... made peace treaty with Spain 1606 Virginia Company of London created 1 607 Settlement of Jamestown began 1610 Dr. Gulston received doctor's degree at Oxford 1616 Dr. Gulston entertained Sir Thomas Dale and Powhatan's counsellor 1618 ...
1826 Isaac West, Jr., purchased Samuel's interest in the firm of Gholson and Bradberry in Arkansas 1 826 Micah moved his family to Alabama 1827 Micah' s wife Dorothy died 1829 Micah' s son Thomas was murdered 1829 Samuel's son Alvades ...
... John M. Elkins, and others in Indian fight in Taylor County 1871 Frank and Asa Langford, Sr., posted bond for Thomas Holly 1871 Sam joins John M. Elkins to hunt Indians on Jim Ned Creek 1872 Frank's cowhands in confrontation with ...
In 1616 he frequently entertained Sir Thomas Dale and Uttomakin, Powhatan's counsellor, who had been sent to England. On June 14, 1619, Dr. Gulston was appointed on the committee of the Virginia Company in regard to the college. On Dec.
According to Thomas Jefferson in his Notes on Virginia, The poor who have neither property, friends, nor strength to labor, are boarded in the houses of good farmers, to whom a stipulated sum is annually paid.
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Contents
TEXAS RANGERS AND INDIANS | 176 |
VIGILANTE JUSTICE MOB RULE AND CIVIL | 245 |
THE STOCKMAN AND THE DROVER | 259 |
B F GHOLSON HOME FAMILY | 281 |
EPILOGUE | 298 |
APPENDIX 1 | 305 |
APPENDIX 2 | 316 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 357 |
ROBERTSONS COLONY | 102 |
THE REPUBLIC OF TEXASEARLY TEXAS | 113 |
TEXAS BECOMES A STATERESTLESS YEARS | 163 |
INDEX | 366 |
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| Title | Gholson Road: Revolutionaries and Texas Rangers |
| Author | Donna Gholson Cook |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | AuthorHouse, 2003 |
| ISBN | 1414004761, 9781414004761 |
| Length | 428 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General |
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