Alfred Givens Kelso, Sr. came to Texas in 1829. He joined the Texas Army as First Corporal under the command of Captain William K....

Thomas Jefferson Rusk died on July 29, 1857. Rusk was a signor of the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos on...

On July 26, 1863, Sam Houston died at the age of 70. He was twice President of Texas, Governor of Tennessee, and Texas. He was a United...