Leroy Tillman Kelso
Leroy T. Kelso was born in Mississippi in 1847 and his family arrived in Texas in 1850. In 1873, the Comanches were raiding in the Hill...
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David A. Bowles
david921866
- Nov 27
- 1 min
Alfred Givens Kelso, Sr.
Alfred Givens Kelso, Sr. came to Texas in 1829. He joined the Texas Army as First Corporal under the command of Captain William K....
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david921866
- Nov 22
- 2 min
Never in the Dark
I was fortunate to have grown up in the forties under one of Austin’s famous moonlight towers. Austin originally purchased thirty-one...
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david921866
- Nov 15
- 1 min
Code of the Cow Country
The following poem is something I found in a barn many years ago on a feed sack. I tore it off and have since found the poem in various...
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david921866
- Nov 13
- 2 min
Talkin' Texan
Being a fifth generation Texan, I have often been told I talk funny. When I travel I sometimes feel intimidated by the comments on my...
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david921866
- Nov 7
- 1 min
Texas Book Festival
It was a schoolteacher from Midland, Texas, and her friend Mary Margaret Farabee that started the Texas Book Festival (TBF) in 1995....
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david921866
- Nov 3
- 1 min
Father of Texas
The “Father of Texas” Stephen F. Austin was born in Virginia on November 3, 1793. His father Moses Austin received permission from Spain...
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david921866
- Oct 30
- 1 min
Alsey Silvanus Miller-1820-1885
Sixteen-year-old Alsey Silvanus Miller traveled alone to Texas in the fall of 1836. After a short stay in Washington County, he made Oak...
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david921866
- Oct 25
- 1 min
Charles DeMorse-1816-1887
Born Charles D. Morse in Massachusetts, he was educated in New Haven and New York City. In 1835, he joined Edwin Morehouse Volunteers to...
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david921866
- Oct 23
- 1 min
Henry Clay Davis - 1814-1866
“Clay” as everyone called Henry Clay Davis was born in Georgia and raised in Kentucky. He came to San Antonio, Texas and joined the First...
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david921866
- Oct 20
- 1 min
U.S. Senator Henry S. Foote - 1804-1880
Senator Foote, a Virginian by birth, became the Democratic Governor of Mississippi 1852-1854. Then the Democratic U.S. Senator 1847-1852...
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david921866
- Oct 18
- 1 min
Angelina Eberly Hosts the President
On the evening of October 18, 1839, Angelina Eberly prepared a meal for the President of the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau Lamar, and his...
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david921866
- Oct 17
- 1 min
President Lamar Arrives in Austin
On October 17, 1839, President Mirabeau B. Lamar arrived in Austin with his cabinet and the records from Houston of the Republic of...
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david921866
- Oct 13
- 1 min
Over Yonder
“It’s right over yonder.” The person talking points towards a hill on the horizon. Will there be a sign when I get to yonder? I hope...
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david921866
- Oct 11
- 1 min
First Protestant Preacher in Texas
The first protestant to preach on Texas soil, Reverend Sumner Bacon, always carried his Bible and a loaded revolver. The Presbyterian...
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david921866
- Oct 9
- 1 min
Zane Grey
Literary experts estimated that author Zane Grey wrote 9M words during his lifetime. Like most writers, he had dry spells. When in the...
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david921866
- Oct 5
- 1 min
Thomas W. Ward – 1807-1872
Captain Thomas Ward was a hero of the Texas Revolution before it began. The Irish-born member of the New Orlean’s Greys lost a leg at the...
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David A Bowles
- Oct 4
- 1 min
Austin’s First Settler – Jacob M. Harrell – 1804-1853
Jacob M. Harrell, an early settler, was born in Tennessee in 1804. He married Mary McCutcheon, and they had four kids. Harrell came to...
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David A Bowles
- Oct 3
- 1 min
Why the A in my name?
I have been asked why I changed my name on the cover of my latest book Sheriff of Starr County? The other book covers have David Bowles...
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David A Bowles
- Oct 3
- 1 min
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Jonesborough is the oldest town in Tennessee. Established 17 years before becoming the sixteenth state. The town had 5,860 residents as...
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