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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David A. Bowles
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 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
- Sep 25
- 1 min
Austin’s First Capitol Building – 1839-1856
In the spring of 1839, lumber for the first permanent Capitol of Texas had been cut and hauled from Bastrop to the building site at West...
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David A Bowles
- Sep 18
- 1 min
Major James Kerr – 1790-1850
Major James Kerr was one of the “Old Three Hundred” who followed Moses Austin to Texas during the days of Colonial Mexico. He fought in...
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David A Bowles
- Aug 30
- 1 min
San Antonio Mayor – Francois Guilbeau Jr.
Francois Guilbeau, Jr. (1813-1879) moved to San Antonio in 1839 during the early years of the Republic of Texas. The French-born...
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David A Bowles
- Aug 28
- 2 min
Austin’s First Cabinet Maker
Lorenzo Van Cleve arrived in the spring of 1839, months before the town of Austin was founded. Newly elected President Mirabeau Lamar had...
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David A Bowles
- Aug 15
- 1 min
John A. Rowland
The owner of the Taos Trading Post, John A. Rowland, paid sixty dollars in silver for the return of nine-year-old Fayette Smith. The boy...
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David A Bowles
- Aug 5
- 1 min
James Burke
James Burke of Natchez, Mississippi caught Texas fever in 1837. Burke sold his thriving business and headed to Texas. First clerking for...
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David A Bowles
- Jun 20
- 1 min
Where Does the West Begin?
Where the West begins depends on where you are, in time and place. People frequently say, “Your first book in the Westward Sagas Series®...
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David A Bowles
- May 3
- 1 min
Austin’s First Federal Buildings
In the spring of 1839, lumber for the first permanent Capitol of Texas had been cut and hauled from Bastrop to the building site at West...
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Aimee Ravichandran
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Elnora’s Birthday
On April 14, 1841, Elnora Van Cleve was born in a cabin near Sixth and Congress in Austin, Texas. She would be recorded as the first...
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David A Bowles
- Feb 21
- 1 min
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...
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David A Bowles
- Feb 19
- 1 min
28th State is Born
One hundred seventy-seven years ago, the City of Austin stopped at Noon on February 19, 1846. The town of several hundred residents and...
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David A Bowles
- Feb 17
- 1 min
Last Vice President of the Republic of Texas Dies
Kenneth Lewis Anderson of San Augustine County was elected to The Texas House of Representatives in 1841. A protégé of President Sam...
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David A Bowles
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
How Names Change
I mentioned in my last post that Van Cleave Drive in South Dallas was named for my great great Grandfather Lorenzo Van Cleve. He received...
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David A Bowles
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Van Cleve or Van Cleave
I wrote about my great great Grandfather Lorenzo Van Cleve in my last post. I have been asked many times about the different spellings of...
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David A Bowles
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Lorenzo Van Cleve
Lorenzo Van Cleve arrived in the spring of 1839, months before the town of Austin was founded. Newly elected President Mirabeau Lamar had...
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David A Bowles
- Nov 23, 2022
- 1 min
An Empire Is Born
On a cold November day in 1838, Mirabeau Lamar discovered the location he desired to establish his empire.
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David A Bowles
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
Good Samaritans Save Fayette Smith
Taos merchant, John A. Rowland, paid $60 in silver to Mexican Comancheros, to barter with Comanche Indians for the return of...
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