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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... acres . 1739 Anthony! and his wife Jane sold the 200 acres to Zachary Lewis 1740 Anthony i bought 400 acres from John Chew and wife 1744 Anthony i named as guardian to Hannah Durram 1744 Anthony i sold 120 acres 1747-1774 William bought ...
... acres 1779 Anthony2 had sold the 374 acres and moved to Botetourt County - court martial summons issued for Anthony2, for missing musters in Augusta County 1780 Anthony2 Gholson received a grant of 992 acres in Kentucky 1780 Virginia ...
... acre tract in Wayne County 1 803 Louisiana purchase ratified 1804 Anthony2 helped organize Big Sinking Baptist Church 1 807 Anthony2 purchased 220-acre tract 1812 War declared against Britain June 18 1812 Kentucky volunteers reported ...
... acres he owned on the east side of the Little Brazos because of his failure to pay his 1853 taxes - Sept 28 1856 Indians investigated the location of settlers along the streams 1 856 Tribal council near the forks of the Brazos - Nov ...
... acres from Sam Sneed for $400 cash- Oct 12 1 870 Sam, 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 ...
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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 |