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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I began to search for information about my father's family, and discovered new information about my Gholson ancestors in almost every library I visited. This is not a genealogy or a family history in the traditional sense.
There are many different spellings of the name in references used, but in this book, the spelling Gholson was used for ease in reading. THE CALENDAR Until 1752, the new year began March 25th. January, February, and the first twenty four ...
... 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 ...
1 660 Virginia and Maryland began passing laws banning interracial marriages and forbidding blacks to own property; also forbade blacks to bear arms or travel without written permission 1 670 Increase in the number of slaves 1 670 Plows ...
... 1833 Charles Cocke hanged in Arkansas - April 29 1834 Samuel's son Alhanon convicted of counterfeiting in Arkansas 1834 Santa Anna assumed authority in Mexico and began dismantling the federal government 1835 William Travis gathered ...
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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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