Download or read book Texas Graveyards written by Terry G. Jordan and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where more poignantly than in a small country graveyard can a traveler fathom the flow of history and tradition? During the past twenty years, Terry G. Jordan has traveled the back roads and hidden trails of rural Texas in search of such cemeteries. With camera in hand, he has visited more than one thousand cemeteries created and maintained by the Anglo-American, black, Indian, Mexican, and German settlers of Texas. His discoveries of sculptured stones and mounds, hex signs and epitaphs, intricate landscapes and unusual decorations represent a previously unstudied and unappreciated wealth of Texas folk art and tradition. Texas Graveyards not only marks the distinct ethnic and racial traditions in burial practices but also preserves a Texas legacy endangered by changing customs, rural depopulation, vandalism, and the erosion of time.
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Download or read book Sons of the Republic of Texas written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001-12-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sons of the Republic of Texas tells the story of the Republic of Texas beginning with its birth on April 21, 1836. Includes a brief history of the Sons of the Republic of Texas from 1893 to the present. The text is complemented by over 100 pages of family and ancestral biographies of members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas past and present. Indexed
Download or read book Our Time in History this Wood Family written by James Suddath Paget (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Wood was born in about 1700-1710 in Virginia. He married in about 1731 and had five known children. He died after 1770 in Granville County, North Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Texas.
Download or read book Mark Twain and 8100 Goggin Kin written by James Edward Bell and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Goggin was born in 1697 in Limerick, Ireland. He married Mary Pinchin in 1715. They probably had eight children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and California. The author hoped to find a connection to Mark Twain, whose family lived near Goggin Mountain in Missouri, but was not able to find any.
Download or read book Daughters of Republic of Texas Vol I written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1995-06-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic of Texas has a vivid past - its ancestors ventured west to settle an uneasy land - from exploration by the Spaniards to war with the Mexican government and its declaration of independence in 1836. Read about these ancestor's stories through hundreds of biographies with photographs of most. A comprehensive index provides easy reference for genealogical research.
Download or read book Sinkler Sinclair St Clair written by Jean Grigsby and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scott Franks written by and published by N Two S Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Jefferson Scott, Sr. (1814-1856) was born in Georgia and married Margaret (Peggy) Ray in about 1833. They were the parents of eleven children. In 1850 they lived for a short time in Arkansas before settling in Texas. The children of Thomas and Peggy settled in Texas and Mississippi. Descendants lived in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, California and elsewhere.
Download or read book Little River Pioneers written by Miles Kenan Womack and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes early allied families of Douglas, Lewis, Rogers, Little, Scott, Browning, Shelfer, Long, Emanuel, Barnes; also includes links to Dilworth, Bostick, Smith and Wilcox families.
Download or read book Springs of Texas written by Gunnar M. Brune and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna.
Download or read book Johann Carl Ludwig Jauer and His Descendants written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johann Carl Ludwig Jauer was born 11 August 1812 in Hanover, Germany. He married Anna Caroline Ahlemeier (1824-1868) 16 November 1851. They had sixteen children. He died 20 October 1901 in Yorktown, Texas. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Texas.
Download or read book Gunfights Sites in Texas Ranger History written by Mike Cox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since colonizer Stephen F. Austin proposed hiring ten rangers "for the common defense" in 1823, the Texas Rangers have protected the Lone Star State from its enemies with dedication and fortitude. All across Texas are places where Rangers made history. From the Alamo to nearly forgotten graves and battle sites, important landmarks in the story of these legendary lawmen lie in every corner of the state. Historian and author Mike Cox reveals history hiding in plain sight and true tall tales of the world-famous Texas Rangers.
Download or read book Cemeteries of Ambivalent Desire written by Marie Theresa Hernández and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From San Isidro Cemetery, a burial place for Latino workers, the author pieces together a narrative of the lives and struggles of the Mexican American community that formed her heritage. She also provides visual images to spur the reader's imagination and anchor the narrative in historical reality.
Download or read book Texas Cemeteries written by Bill Harvey and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Journalistic Achievement Award, Texas Historical Foundation, 2004 From the simplest slab of weathered stone to the most imposing mausoleum, every marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to a life that—in ways small or large—helped shape the history and culture of the state. Telling the stories of some of these significant lives is the purpose of this book. Within its pages, you'll meet not only the heroes of the Texas Revolution, for example, but also one of the great African American cowboys of the traildriving era (Bose Ikard) and the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office (Annie Webb Blanton). Visiting cemeteries from every era and all regions of the state, Bill Harvey recounts the histories of famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Texans who lie at rest in Texas cemeteries. The book is organized alphabetically by city for easy reference. For each city, Harvey lists one or more cemeteries, giving their location and history, if significant. At the heart of the book are his profiles of the noteworthy people buried in each cemetery. They include not only famous but also lesser-known and even unknown Texans who made important contributions to the state in the arts, sports, business, military service, politics—truly every area of communal life. For those who want to visit these resting places, Harvey also includes tips on finding cemeteries, locating gravesites, and taking good photographs. Spend time with him in the graveyards of Texas, and you'll soon appreciate what fascinating stories the silent stones can tell.
Download or read book Captain John R Hughes Lone Star Ranger written by Chuck Parsons and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full and complete modern biography of Texas Ranger Captain Hughes, who served as a Texas Ranger from 1887 until early 1915--longer than any other on the force. He first came to the attention of the Rangers after trailing horse thieves and recovering his stock. In his golden years he became a national celebrity, receiving more awards and honors than any other Texas Ranger.
Download or read book The Civil War in New Mexico written by F. Stanley and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With limited money or free time, Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola wrote and published 177 books and booklets pertaining to the southwest. He published this work after 19 years of researching the Civil War as the Volunteers of New Mexico lived and fought it.
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