#comancheindians

Joseph Lee – 1810-1891

Attorney Joseph Lee arrived in 1840 in Austin as the three centers of government; city, county and Republic of Texas were being...

Travis County Treasurer Killed in 1841

On August 7, 1841, the mutilated body of Travis County Treasurer, Thomas W. Smith was found outside the town limits of Austin. Sheriff...

Death of Sam Houston

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...

Joseph Lee – 1810-1891

Attorney Joseph Lee arrived in 1840 to Austin as the three centers of government, city, county and Republic of Texas, were being...

Judge James W. Smith

Searching for my earliest Austin family roots, I discovered this Austin Gazette article dated Jan 27, 1841. The old news story from...

Sam Houston’s Letter

This is a letter that Sam Houston wrote to his wife, Margaret the day after Fayette Smith was captured by Comanche Indians. Sam Houston...

Lewis Jones

While researching my earliest ancestors in Texas, I discovered a series of letters in the archives of “The Center for American History at...