david921866Oct 25, 20231 minCharles DeMorse-1816-1887Born Charles D. Morse in Massachusetts, he was educated in New Haven and New York City. In 1835, he joined Edwin Morehouse Volunteers to...
David A BowlesOct 2, 20231 minSarah Seely DeWitt 1789-1854Sarah Seely and her husband Green DeWitt founded DeWitt Colony in the spring of 1825. Her husband Green would die in Monclova, Mexico on...
David A BowlesSep 18, 20231 minMajor James Kerr – 1790-1850Major James Kerr was one of the “Old Three Hundred” who followed Moses Austin to Texas during the days of Colonial Mexico. He fought in...
David A BowlesJul 29, 20231 minTexas First U.S. Senator DiesThomas Jefferson Rusk died on July 29, 1857. Rusk was a signor of the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos on...