INDEX

A

A. & M. College, 164Acock, Nathaniel D., 19Acree, Robert, 92Adair, Billy, 66Adair, Emma, 121Adair, George, 66Adair, Capt. Isaac, 31, 121, 145, 156Adair, John, 121Adair, Dr. W. W., 66Adams, Earl Porter, 93, 97Adams, Col. Earle, 87, 121-22; chil-

dren of, 122Adams, Mrs. Ida, 118Adams, Joe, 87, 93Adams, John, 8Adams, S., 201Adams, Rev. Thomas, 121Aiken, W. W., 61, 93Alabama School, The, 75Alabama, Texas, 17, 63, 64, 75, 126,

134

Alabama University, 178Alamo, The, 3Aldrich, Ann, 124Aldrich, Albert Augustus, 56, 65, 123Aldrich, Armistead Albert, 5, 45, 93,

96, 97, 122-23, 172Aldrich, Bettie (Kyle), 124Aldrich, Collin, 5, 8, 16, 17, 56, 63,

64, 65, 123, 125, 176, 200Aldrich, Collin, Jr., 123, 124; chil­

dren of, 124Aldrich, Elizabeth (Lawrence), 124,

125Aldrich, Eliza Jane (Masters), 122,

125 ,Aldrich, George, 16, 17, 18, 19, 30,

123

Aldrich, Julia (Kyle), 124Aldrich, Oliver Cromwell, 31, 48,

76, 122, 124, 125, 155, 178; chil­dren of, 125

Aldrich Post Office, 17Alexander, G. G., 81Alexander, Robert, 99Alford, George G., 18, 19, 20, 23.

82, 83, 84, 85Allbright, Albert, 8

205

Allbright vs. Aldrich, 176Allbright, George, 8Allbright, Jacob, 7, 16, 17, 19, 30,

63, 64, 125, 126, 139, 176, 177,200; children of, 126

Allbright, John, 7, 8Allbright, Solomon, 8, 31Allen, Clinton, 31, 34Allen, John, 35Allen, Mrs. Robert, 94Allen, R. D., 87Allhands, Rev. Edmund S., 116Alto, 42, 56Alto Springs, 47American Medical Association, The,

199Amite Countv, Miss., 196Anderson County, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23,

29, 47, 131, 163; boundaries of, 12;creation of, 12

Anderson Mail, The, 46Andrews Bishop, 41, 102Angeline County, 21, 22, 23Anglin, Elish, 8Anglin, William, 7Antioch Cemetery, 195Antrem Church, The, 46Antrim School, The, 80, 81Appomatox, 168, 169Arcangel San Miguel River, The, 3, 4Archer, B. T., 11Archer, Dr. F. W., 70Archer, Dr. P. W., 60Arledge, E. C., 93, 96, 97Arledge, Hattie, 109Arledge, Henry, 162Arledge, Florence (Johnson), 67Arledge, John F., 35, 66, 109, 110Arledge, Mrs. Johnson, 94Arledge, S. C., 34Arledge, Sam F., 95Armistice, The, 46Armstrong, A., 118Armstrong, J. B., IIIArnold, H., 9, 10Arnold, Rev. J. A., 116Arnold, L. H., 93, 97Arrington, Bunnie, 72Ash School, The, 79

HISTORY OF HOUSTON COUNTY INDEX

Athens Mission, The, 102Athens, Texas, 28, 29Atkinson, Mary, 109Atlanta, Ga., 129Augusta, 6, 55, 74, 75, 77, 92 ,124,

134 147, 166, 168, 169, 174Augusta Ga., 129Augusta, School, The, 74Austin, 5, 25, 26, 27, 32, 34, 42, 46,

80, 99, 159, 165, 178, 179, 180Austin College, 123Austin Statesman, The, 179Austin, The, 88Austin Theological Seminary, The,

1I5, 165Austonio, 79, 80, 192Austonio School, The, 79, 80

B

Bailey, Joseph W., 26Baker, Arch, 87Baker, John F., 93Baker, M. M., 61Baker, Mittie (Royall), 127Baker, Murdock Mclntosh, 126·27;

family of, 126·27Ballinger, Capt. Howard, 169Baptist Church, The, 49, 104·112,

114, 122, 129, 159, 160, 172, 182;school taught in, 68, in Grape·land, 78

Baptist Herald, The, 107Baptist Standard, The, 109Barbee, Belle, 118Barbee, C. H., 76Barbee Christopher, 127Barbee, Fannie Barker (Fifer), 128Barbee, Jack, 87Barbee, Dr. James G., 127, 128; chilo

dren of, 128Barbee's Reserve Company, 191Barbour, Reverand, 81Barksdale, William, 182Barnett, Albert G., 20Barns, Jas., 8Barrett, David, 19Barrett, H., 8Barrow, Allie, 69Barrow, Prof. J. W., 68Battle, Doctor, 128Baylor University, 118, 139, 142, 170;

oldest graduate of, 145Bayne, Elizabeth Jones (Long), 129Bayne, Fielding Harvey, 61, 128;

children of, 128

Beagle, J. A., 100Beasley, Elizabeth (Crook), 130Beasley, Grace (SmitR), 130Beasley, J. G., 87, 93Beasley, Louisa Edwards, 129Beasley, Dr. tSephen Thomas, 129-

130; children of, 130Beasley, Dr. William Parks, 129Beaty, W. A., 93Beavers, Billy, 67Beavers, Joseph, 34Beavers, William B., 34Bedi, 47Beeson, Cal, 116Beeson, Mrs. Cal, 116Beeson, Horeston Wilson, 130·131

189; children of, 130·131 >

Beeson, Dr. Jehu Armistead, 131­132; family of, 131, 163

Beeson, John, 131Beeson, Pauline Catherine (Tatum),

131; also see P .C. JowersBeeson, Priscilla Saunders, 131Belew, George H., 84, 85Bell, James H., 53Bell, Peter H., 27Bell, Gov. P. H., 188Bell, Rev. Robert, 117Bennett, Miles, 8

Bennett, Stephen, 8Bennetts. 46Bennick, George E. W., 31Berglund, John V., 101Berry, Alice Lively, 115, 116, 133Berry, H. T., 93, 94, 95Berry, M. L., 95Berry, Mayes, 133Berry, W. H., 35Berry, William V., 115, 116, 132­

133, 137Bethel Church, The, 70Bethel Cumberland Church, The,

181Bettict, Frances, 8Bever, Jennie, 79Beverl 1', Ella J., 110Beverly, Ida A., 110Beverly, Lula, 110Beverlv, Mrs. R. A., 110Beverly, W. D., 1I0, IIIheverlY, Willie S., 110Bi; Brothers, The, 95Big Cleek, 79Big Pille Creek, 10B;lcwell, Dr. A. W., 6

Bishop, W. P., 87, 93, 94Bishop, Judge W. R., 29Bitner, Alfred, 162Bitner Susan, 162Blackstone, Prof. T. B., 78Blair, Jane, 122Blair, John, 20, 34, 36, 37, 44, 82, 85,

122Blair, R. J., 109, 110, 195Blakey, Joseph, 92Bland, Prof. Earle, 71Blandenship, Guy, 95Bledsoe, A. W., 113Blind Institute of Austin, The, 23Board of Land Commissioners, 17,

200Bodenhamer, F. D., 20, 31, 40Bodenhamer, J. W., 31Boise, Idaho, 187Bolton, B. R., 100BDnner, William N., 42Boude, Rev. H. B., 116Bowers, Col. Tom M., 61Bowles, Chief, 162Box, A. M., 100Box·Beeson Cemetery, The, 133Box, C., 100, 101Box, John, 7, 17, 192Box, John Andrew, 133Box, Nelson, 7, 133Box, R. W., 17Box, S., and Brother, 50Bo..: Samuel C., 13, 100, 101, 102Box, Stephen, 8Box, Stillwell, 8, 18, 31, 133BOA, Thomas G., 8, 133Boyles, F. M., 101Bracken, Ben M., 156Bracken, Charley W., 31, 133·134;

children of, 134Bracken, James R., 19, 20, 86, 90,

133, 134, 156, 201.Bradshaw, J. W., 92Branch, Mr., 9Braughton, Rev. D. W., 41Brauner Place, The, 201Brazier, Groves M., 23, 49Brazoria, 14, 15, 99Brazoria County, 15, 27Breckenridge, Mr. 46Briggs, Hon. Clay Stone, 28, 189Brightman, J. W., 116Brightman, Mrs. J. W., 1I6Bromberg, M., Jr., 87Bromberg, Mendel, 134·135; chilo

dren of, 135Bromberg, Mose, 93, 97Bromberg, Poland, 134Brooks, Prof. G. H., 80Brown, A. B., 87Brown, Albert G., 182Brown, Alfred, 121Brown, Claude, 97Brown, D. M., 91Brown, Jim, 87, 93Brown, Mrs. M. J., 60Brown, Robin, 7Browning, G. W., 16, 18Browning, Rev. Marion, 116Broxson, Enoch, 61Bryan, 60, 75Bryan, Earl, 95Bryan, Guy M., 27Bryan, W. D., 59Buge, Alfred, 8Burch, James, 34Burkes, Napoleon W., 103Burks, N. T., 100Burleson, Dr., R. C., 110Burnet County, 13Burnet, David G., 64, 153, 188Burnett House, The, 60Burnett, Judge James Russell, 23,

29, 60, 135·136Burnett, John H., 21, 23, 33, 34, 36,

37, 91, 110, 135, 144, 189, 197Burnett, Joseph P., 19, 20Burnett, Malinda Howell, 135Burnett, Judge McCollum, 136Burnett, Mollie (McCollum), 135Burnett, Oscar, 69Burnett, Silas E., 135Burnett, W. E., 34Burton, D. L., 31Burton, Prof. F. H., 77Burton, Isaac W., 20Burton, John 1., 31, 35Burton, Nathaniel W., 31Burton, W. H. L., 31Burns, Senator Gordon M., 5, 6Butler, Dr. C. W., 79, 92Butler's Hospital, 79Butts, Andrew, 43Butts, James F., 51, 92Byrne, Bishop Christopher E., 5

C

Caddell, John W., 23Cain, Prof. A. W., 78

206 207

HISTOR Y OF HOUSTON COUNTY INDEX

Cairo, III., 152Caldwell, James M., 17Caldwell, Robert W., 20Calhoun, Thomas J., 34Callahan, E. J., 96, 97Callaway, C. H., 87, 93, 95Camp McCollough, 159Campbell County, Va., 175Campbell, ]. M., 87Campeche, Mexico, 88Canada, 1, 73Caney Creek, 79cannon barrel, Discovery of, 3, 199Cannon, Mr., 77Cantey, Sam B., 84Carl, Daniel, 99Carleton, ]. S., 91Carr, James, 63, 161, 176, 201Carr, Mary M., 161; also see M. M.

HunterCarthage, Texas, 176Cartwright, ]. S., 92Cartwright, James, 90Cartwright, W. G., 93, 95, 97Cary, A. ]., 79Cason, James, 109, 1I0Cason, Joseph, 8Cass County, 48Cassidy, Richard, 87, 93-Casteel, A. H., 92Castafieda, Prof. Carlos F., 2CCC Camp, 4Centenary College, The, 121Centennial Commission of Control,

The, 133, 158, 173, 189, 199, 201Center Hill Community, 73Center Hill School, The, 73Centerville, 47Centerville Herald, The, 54Centerville Mail, The, 47Chamberlain, B. F., 93, 162Chamberlain, Frank, 168Champion, W. A., 61Chappell Hill, N. Carolina, 127Chappell Hill University, 127, 128Cheairs, Elijah, 8Cheairs, Frances, 8Cheairs, John, 8Cheairs, John F., 8Cherokee, 101

Cherokee County, 2, 12, 21, 22, 23,42, 44, 104, 162, 195

Chicamauga, Battle of, 169Chillicothe, Mo., 147Chilton, Horace, 26

Chisolm, E. P., 103Christian Church, The, 1I5-1I6Christian, Prof., 77Church of Christ, The, 202Church Directory, The, 1890), 61Churches, see names ofCity Hotel, The, 49Clapp, Capt. Elisha, 7, 63, 64; Com-

pany of, 152, 176Clapp, John E., 8Clapp, Jowell, 8, 18Clapps Creek, 47Clark, Judge Amos, 28Clark, Barton, 7, 18Clark, John A., 31Clark, William, 63Clarksville, 12, 27, 124, 125Clarksville Standard, The, 15, 52Clay, Henry, 143Cleburne, 181Clerlosky, Samuel, 8Clinton Farm, The, 132Clinton, La., 121Coahuila, 2, 125Cochino Bayou, 55, 66Cochino School, The, 66, 71, 195Coke, Richard, 25, 26, 188"Cold-Blooded Homicide," 57-59Coleman, Daniel M., 123, 137, 178;

children of, 137Coleman, Josephine, 123Coleman, Louisa (Matlock), 137Coleman, Nancy Dean, 137Collard, E., 31Collard, James H., 100Collard, James R., 86Collins, A. C., 87Collins, A. D., & Brother, 42, 43Collins, Adaline (Bishop), 140Collins, Amelia, 127, 140, 142Collins, Amelia Vann, 139Collins & Douglas, 138, 140Collins, Emma (Bishop), 140Collins, Hattie Bond (Stokes), 1I4,138

Collins, James, 35, 137-138; childrenof, 138

Collins, James P., 54, 138; childrenof, 138

Collins, Jenny, 109Collins, Dr. John, 43, 139; children

of, 139

Collins, John, Jr., 18, 124, 139-140,142

Collins, Lucy (Atkinson), 68, 122,

140, 142; family of, 142Collins, Mildred, I18Collins, Dr. S. J., 194Collins, Thomas P., 17, 20, 31, 43,

53, 65, 68, 80, 138, 140-142, 145,148, 175; daughter of, 140-141

Collins, Rev. W. C., 48, 100Collins, W. P., 61Collins & Warden, 138Collison, Samuel C., 8Coltharps, 47Columbus, Christopher, 2Comer, Amelia, 176Concord Church, The, I16Concord Presbyterian Church, The,

I16-I17, 195Cone, Mr. M. E., I18Conklin, Roscoe, 144Connally, Tom, 26Conner, A. ]., 92Conner's Ferry, 50Constitutional Convention, 136Cook, G. L., 87Cook, J. S., 93Cook, John T., 59Cook, Loch, 95, 97Cook, T. J., 34Cook, Mrs. T. S., 4Cookstown, Ireland, 138, 139, 140Cooper, Colonel, 49Cooper, Judge Leroy W., 23, 36, 48,

76, 142-144; children of, 143, 144Cooper, Mrs. R_ A., 143Cooper, Samuel B., 28Cordova-Kickapoo Expedition, The,

ix

Corley, Dr., James A., 47, 48, 195Corley, Dr. W. F., 40, 47, 144-145;

children of, 144-145Coronado, 2, 5Corsicana, 26Cortes, 2Cotton, Senator Clay, 6Cotton Gin, Texas, 114Court Directory, The, (1890), 61Courthouse, Burning of, 33, 34, 35,

36, 37Cox, R., 92Craddock, Angeline, 117Craddock, H. F., 50, 155, 178Craddock, Minnie, 155Craddock, T. D., 93Craddock, T. W., 51, 59Craddock's Wheelwright Shop, 51Crawford, E. L., 100

Crawford, Jacob, 100Crawford, Robert, 99Creek Community, The, 79Creek School, The, 79Crist, Capt. John, 16Crist, Reason, 7Crist, Stephen, 7Crockett: Incorporation of, 14, 68;

selection as county seat, 14, 17Crockett, Academy, The, 67, 68, 69,

185Crockett Argus, The, 51-54, 74, 141Crockett Baptist Church, The, 107,

108, 109, I10Crockett Bar Association, 140, 142

186, 192Crockett Cemetery, The, 43, 123Crockett Chamber of Commerce, 4,

5, 6, 80, 96-98, 123Crockett City School, The, 186Crockett Courier, The, 61, 68, 142,

185Crockett, David, 153, 154Crockett, Democrat, The, 62Crockett Economist, The, 169Crockett, Enterprise, The, 61Crockett, Dr. George L., 149Crockett High School, The, 68, 69;

Auditorium of, 4Crockett Hotel, The, 42, 95, 140Crockett House, The, 49-50Crockett Lions Club, The, 93-95Crockett Methodist Church, The, 99-

104, 133; Pastors of, 100-101Crockett Methodist Episcopal

Church, The, 99Crockett Patron, The, 60, 155Crockett Presbyterian Church, The,

I17, 164, 194Crockett Printer, The, 38-51, 52, 54,

74, 75, 89, 90, 91, 92, 104, 193Crockett Rotary Club, The, 95Crockett Sentinel, The, 55-60, 68, 70,

151Crockett Shrine Club, The, 96, 97Crockett State Bank, The, 43, 189Crockett Weekly Courier, The, 61Crook, George W., 87, 162, 172, 178Crowson, Henry P., 8Culberson, Chas. A., 26Culberson, Governor, 169Cullen, Rev. D. P., 100, 102, I17Cumberland Presbyterian Church,

The, 41, 1I2, I13, 127, 181, 195;Sessional Record Book of, 112

208 209

HISTORY OF HOUSTON COUNTYINDEX

Cundiff, W. H., 35, 107Currie, Mrs. E., 116Currie, Edward, 35, 49, 106, 108,

109, 140Currie & Ford, 49Currie's Company of Volunteers, 123Cutler, T. N., 92

DDailey, Addie, 109Dailey, Daniel, 31Dailey, Sydney, 34Dallas, 5, 46Dallas County, 12Dalton, Mary, 109Dalton, Oscar, 38, 40, 48, 51, 76,

89, 92Dalton, Rosa, 109Daniel, Rep. Albert K., 5Daniel, Augusta, 117Daniel, Prof. J. Buford, 80, 81Daniel, James M., 145-146; children

of, 145Daniel, Sallie (Platt), 145Danville, Va., 196Daughters of the Confederacy, The,

147, 183, 184Daughters of the Republic of Texas,

The, 163Daughters and Sons of the Heroes of

the Republic of Texas, The, 147David Crockett Memorial Associa-

tion, The, 97, 98David, Jesse, 31Davidson County, Tenn., 102Davis, B. F., 51Davis, Capt. B. W., 16Davis, Bradford, 81, 146; children of,

146Davis, C. H., 55, 65, 66, 67Davis, Elizabeth, 146Davis, George W., 101Davis, Jefferson, 135, 182, 184Davis, John A., 81Davis, Lucy Margaret (Penick), 147Davis, W. A., 61Davis, Wm. P., 146Davis, William W., 23, 90, 146-147,

172, 174; children of, 147Dawson, Dr. A. J., 49Dawson, Rev. F. D., 99, 101Dawson, J. L., 100Dawson, J. T., 61Dawson, James B., 90Dawson, Moore & Chapman, 48

Dean, Dr. John L., 193Deck, 1. J., 68Decuir, A. M., 144Delong, John, 34Dembrinski, Doctor, 121Denman, W. L., 23Dennis, Mr., 75Denny, Judge Sam A., 170Denny, W. H., Jr., 95Denny, William, 91Denson, John, 8Denson, Shedrick, 8Denson, Thomas, 7Dent, Judge B. F., 29, 77Descendants of the Signers of Texas

Declaration of Independence, The,147

De Sota, 5Deupree, T. R., 87De Zavala, Adina, 3, 4, 5, 6, 147-148De Zavala, Augustine, 147De Zavala, Julia Tyrell, 147De Zavala, Lorenzo, 147De Zavala's Point, 147Dickerson, Waller, 18, 19, 20Dickerson, William, 148, 172; chil-

dren of, 148-149Dill, Capt. Sam H., 135Dillard, William, 7, 16, 17Dillingham, Mrs. H. B., 65, 67Dodson, George, 66Dollahite, Y. G., 18Donecker, Frances, 5, 6Dorsett, E. L., 57Doubt, D., 201Douglas, Mary, 114Douglas, Texas, 42Douglass, ]. P., 22, 90Douglass, John, 35Douglass, Richard, 86, 90, 91, 140Down, James W., 101Downes, Frank E., 34Downes, ]. F., 93Downes, James E., 35, 112, 172Downes, L. E., 30, 31, 33, 43, 65, 67,

156, 168Downs, Lodovik E., 19Drake, John H., 34Driskill, Henry T., 57-59Duke, James, ixDunlap, Mrs. W. C. (Gregg), 112Dunlap, Rev. W. C., 112, 113Dunman, A. J. C., 61Dunstan, Stephen, 8Dupree, James C., 31

Dupuy, Cicero, 66Dwight, G. E., 8

E

Early, Bishop, 103Eason, E. 0., 77, 78East Texas Patron, The, 70Eaton, Richard, 7Economist, The, 60, 61Edens, B. F., 81, 132Edens, Emily, ixEdens, Judge D. H., ixEdens, John, ixEdens, Mrs. John, ixEdinburgh, Scotland, 165Edmiston, C. L., 93, 94, 95, 96, 97Edmiston, Prof. C. W., 69Edmiston, Jos. F., 31Edmiston, Rev. Matt ]., 31, 43, 81Edwards, Peyton F., 22, 28Edwards, Dr. W. H., 49, 90Egbert, Dan, 124Elam, A. D., 55Elam, A. D., & Company, 55Elam, Roland, 76Elam, Sarah ]., 76Election results (1860), 46Elizabeth, Queen of England, 186Elkhart Creek, 175Ellis, Christopher, 19Ellis County, 41Ellis, H. L., 87, 93, 97Elwood, 47English, Arch H., 44, 66, 149; chil-

dren of, 149-150English, Elizabeth (Choate), 150English, Col. George, 149English, James, 31, 150English, James D., 34English, Capt. John, 66, 150·151;

children of, 151English's Ferry, Va., 150Erwin, Chas., 8Erwin, John, 8, 30, 109Erwin, William, 30Evans, J. R., 31Evans, Lemuel D., 27Everett, Mr., 46

F

Fain, Hon. Clem, 74, HIFannin County, 13Fifer, F. F., 93First Methodist Church, The, 170

First Methodist Society, The, 99First Presbyterian Church, The, 71,

111, 112-115, 138; also see Ten­ney Memorial Church

First Presbyterian Church of Mar­lin, The, 115

First Presbyterian Church of Waco,The, 115, 164

First State Bank of Kerrville, The,136

Flannagan, James W., 25Floyd, General, 130Flynn, Robert, 35Foik, Father Edward ]., 5Fontaine, Edward, 100Foot, H. G., 35Ford, C. E., 49, 92Forest, Gen. Nathan B., 121Forrester, Prof., 81Fort Craig, N. Mexico, 183Fort Houston, 13, 16, 39, 131, 160,

161Fort Lacy, 162Fort St. Louis, 1, 2Fortune, James, 201Foster, Samuel 0., 91Foster, W. ]., 56Foster, W. ]., & Brother, 50Fowler, L. M., 100Fowler, Littleton, 99Francis, E. M., IIIFranciscan monks, 5Frazier, Martha, 102Fredericksburg, Battle of, 123Fredericksburg, Va., 160Free Church, The, 40Freeman, B. G., 118French Claims, 2, 3French, W. A. R., 93, 186Fryar, David, 34Frymier, B. F., 24, 59, 86, 87Furlough, R. H., 79Furlow, Robert, 34

G

Gaddy, W. M., 61, Ill, 118Gage, David, 21Gallahery, Peter, 8Galveston, 5, 28, 29, 40, 41, 46, 100,

136, 152, 157, 172, 177, 198Galveston Mail The, 47, 50"Gammel's Laws of Texas," 153Gant, Mr., 9Gardner, Judge B. H., 29, 163

210 211

HISTORY OF HOUSTON COUNTY INDEX

Garfield, James A., I, 154Garner, Thomas, 8Garrett, C. B., 101Gaston, M. A., 23Gatewood, George S., 100Gause & Aldrich, 61Gause, Catherine Neal (Hall), 154Gause, Edward Alexander, 60, 69,

70, 154-155; children of, 155George VI, King of England, 186George, William E., 100, 101Georgia University, 129Gettysburg, Battle of, 123Gill, Judge W. H., 29Gillespie, James H., 20, 31, 40, 43,

155, 163Glen co, 47Glenwood Cemetery, 94, 133, 162,

169, 185, 187, 193, 198Glover School, The, 75, 134Godbey, C. E., 68Golman, Henry, 12Gooch, Judge John Young, 29Goodgoin, Nora, 81Goodrum, Burton, Place, 81Goodwin, J. W., 79Goolsbee, T. B., 87Goolsby, Gus, 61Gossett, Andrew Edwards, 8, 18, 35,

44, 90, 146, 152, 153, 154, 187,200, 201; children of, 154

Gossett, Elijah, 8, 16, 17, 18, 63, 64,152, 153, 154

Gossett, Elizabeth Stone Edwards,152

Gossett, James L., 7, 8Gossett, John V. D., 7Gossett, Mary Margaret (Murchi-

son), 154Gossett, Rhoda E. (Mulder), 154Gossett, "\\'m. L., 7Gould's Battalion, 159Grabenheimer, Henry, 132Grand Encore, 42Grant, George W., 19, 20, 63Grant, Ulysses S., 59, 60Grapeland, 61, 80, 81, 132Grapeland High School, The, 78Grapeland Independent School Dis-

trict, 78Grapeland Messenger, The, 62Grapeland School, The, 77-78Graves, Mrs. 72Graves, N. B., IIIGraves, Rev., 115

212

Greely, Horace, 60Green Parrot Tea Room, The, 94Green, R. G., 20Green's Cavalry, 129Greenville, Tenn, 162Gregg, Alexander W., 28Gregg, John, 17Grey, Jim, 81Griffin, Ga., 143Grigsby, John, 17Grimes, Mr., 32Grimes County, 22, 47Grimes, Jesse, 9, IIGroveton, 73, 191Grumbles, L. T., IIIGuilford County, N. C., 131Guy tor, C. C., 35Gwinnett County, Ga., 142

H

Hail, James W., 194Hail, Nan, 68Hail, W. E., 34Haile, S. C., 34Hale, Miss Eugene, II7Haley, J., 8Halifax, N. C., 154, 196Hall, C. W., 34Hall, Charles, 55Hall, Cornelia A. (Bracken), 156Hall, Frank, 38Hall, J. B., 100Hall, James Madison, 43, 52, 86, 155­

156, 157Hall, Capt. John L., 8, 31, 134, 145,

156-157; children of, 157Hall, Joshua J., 155" 156, 157-158;

children of, 157Hall, Mrs., 38Hall, Mahala L., 156, 157Hall, Ma~garet, 122Hall, Mary, 38Hallmark, A. T., 18Hallmark, Alfred M., 8, 158Hallmark, George Sr., 8, 17, 18, 20,

158, 191, 192; children of, 158;Will of, 158, 192

Hallmark, George W., 8Hallmark, James M., 8Hallmark, John, 7Hallmark, John B., 8Hallmark, S. B., 79Hallmark, W., 18Hallmark, Wm. C., 79, 158, 159

Hall's Bluff, 42, 157Hall's Hotel, 44, 49, 157Haltom, Giles, 61Hamilton, Andrew, J., 27Hamilton, Rev. Harry H., 115Hamilton, Gov. Jack, 194Hamilton, Morgan C., 25Hancock, Maj. J. R., 192Hannah, Mrs., 76Hardwick, Benjamin G., 31Harper's Ferry, 129Harring, John G., 96Harris, H. W., 1I IHarrison Circuit, The, 99Harrison County, 175Harrison Family, 73Harrison, G. H., 21Harrison, Hyman, 87Harrison, Thomas, 34Harrison, Co!. Tom, 169Hassell, Rev. A. P., 72Hassell, Andrew, 71, 72Hassell, Charles, 7IHassell, J. Woodrow, 72Hatten, Stephen H., 19Hatton, Hugh, 79Haughton, Cecil, 94Haupt, Edward, 34Hawkins, Commander, 88Hayes, John R., 31Hayes, W. P., 34Haynie, John, 99Heflin, J. R. G., 109, 159Heflin, James T., 31, 90, 104,

106, 109, IIO, 159, 160; childrenof, 159, 160; speech by, 104-106

Heflin, Lutitia E., 109Heflin School, The, 71, 72Heidelberg University, 121Helms, E. R., IIOHelms, John E., 164Helms, M., 57, 58Hemphill, John, 25Henchett, G. W., 16Henderson, 44, 46, 61, 101, 103, 104Henderson County, II, 12, 29, 139Henderson Era, The, 54Henderson, J. Pinckney, 24, 25Henderson, Judge, 75Henderson, Thomas B., 31, 86, 90Herndon, William S., 27Herrin, J. R., 93Hester, Addison P., 79Hickey, N. A., 78Hicks, T. C., 92

213

Hicks, W. D., 49Hill, A. J., IIIHill, F. H., 31Hill Robert, 99Historical Foundation, The, Mon­

treat, N. C., 116"History and Legends of the Alamo

and other Missions of San An­tonio," 148

"History of Texas," 176, 193"History of Texas," by Father Morfi,

2, 3Hodge, H. A., 100Hogg, Dr. H. L., II8Hogg, Joseph L., 21, 26Holcomb, Willie, 133Holder, John H., 8Holland, Judge Sam, 29Hollis, Mr., 79Holly Springs, Miss., 181Holly, Wash., 24, 129Holmes, Sarah, 76Hood, Gen. John B., 56, 168; TexasBrigade, 56, 65, 123, 164, 168, 197Hooper, O. W., 101Hopkins County, 12Hord, Jesse, 100Horton, Gov. Albert C., 188Horton, Mr., 9Hotchkiss, D. H., 101Hough, S. A., 92Houston, 5, 26, 40, 41, 46, 47, 84,

100; incorporated, 14, 86Houston, Andrew Jackson, 26Houston County: boundaries of, II;

committees, 9, la, 31, 32; Courts,32, 36, 37, 44, 48, 76; enactmentof bill for, 10, ll; first officersof, 17, 18, 19, 20; mail service in,17; petition for, 7, 8; petition torebuild courthouse, 30, 31, 32;(1871), 35-37; petition for remissionof state tax, 33-35; signers of peti­tion for, 7, 8; State Representa­tives from, 22-24; State Senatorsfrom, 21-22; U. S. Senators from24-26

Houston County Bar Association,The, 122

Houston County Courthouse, des­tnlction of, 22, 24

Houston County, Deed Records of,155; Book "A," 30; Book "I," 158;Book "S," 107

Houston County Herald, The, 60

HISTORY OF HOUSTON COUNTY INDEX

Houston County Times, The, 4, 5, 6,61

Houston & Great Northern Rail­road, 76

Houston, Gen. Sam, II, 12, 14, 24,54, 110, Ill, 153, 163, 177, 188,194, 199, 200

Houston's Mound, 11, 12, 13, 59Howard Hospital, The, 199Howard, J. A., IIHoward, John, 73Howard, Volmey E., 27Howell, A. P., 35Hughes, C. W., 101Hughes, Fannie Mae Barbee, 127Humphreys, Prof., 75, 76, 77Hunt County, 12.Hunter, Archibald Russell Spence,

160

Hunter, Elizabeth Wyche Lucas, 160Hunter, G. M., 113Hunter, Dr. James, 160-161; chil-

dren of, 160Hunter, James (R. M. T.), 160Hunter, Martha (Taliaferro), 160Hunter, Mary Kate, 161, 163Hunter, Mary M. (Smith), 160Hunter, Nathaniel Wyche, 160Hunter, William, 160Huntington, W. Va., 187Huntsville, 5, 24, 42, 44, 46, 47, 67,

136, 186, 193Huntsville Item, The 54,Hurricane Bayou, 131, 152Hyde, James, 35Hyde, S. V., 35

II. & G. N. Railway Company, 136"Ida Reese," 191"Independence, The," 88Independent Order of Odd Fellows,

91-92Indianola Courier, The, 54Indians: attack by, ix; Cherokees, 39,

160, 162; Choctaws, 182; Coshat­tas, 39; Prairie, 39; request mis­sion, 2; Tejas 2; trouble with, 173

Indian Wars, The, 191Informant, The, 196Ingram, J. C., 161, 191Ingram, Tilman, 161Inman, Johnson & Company, 40lonie Village, II, 13Irion, R. A., 10, 200

Iron-eye Village, 13Isbell, Miss, 80

J

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, 150, 182Jackson, La., 121Janes, J. A., 34Jasper, 99Jasper County, 27Jasper, Selden L. B., 21, 82, 84, 85,

86

Jefferson County, Miss., 146Jefferson Medical School, The, 129Jefferson, Texas, 24, 25, 37, 48Jefferson, Thomas, 164Jensen, M. P., 87Jensen, S. E., 116Jensen, Mrs. S. E., 116Jett, Rev. I. N., 116Jim Smith Memorial Hospital, The,65

John, Z. B., 55Johnson, Pres. Andrew, J61, 162Johnson, Florence Josephine, 161Johnson, H. C., 8Johnson, J. W., 100Johnson, Mary Isabella (Dun-

woodie), 162Johnson, R. S., 90, 92Johnson, William M., 8, 18, 19, 34,

161-162; children of, 162Johnston, Albert Sidney, 124Johnston, Rienzi M., 26, 155Jones, Anson, 64, 153, 188Jones, J. R., 110Jones, John, 31Jones, M. H., 100Jones, S. J., 34Jones, School House, The, 73Jones, T. H., 87Jordan, H. R., 35Jordan, W. L., 68Jorden, Joseph, 8Jowers, Ann (Lacy), 162Jowers, Bettie A. Lamon Hill, 163Jowers, Mrs. E. W. Gardner, 163Jowers, Pauline Catherine, 163; also

see Pauline C. T. BeesonJowers, W. G. W., 21, 22, 41, 132,162-164; children of, 163

Judges, District, 28, 29Judicial Districts, 28, 29Julian Family, 73Julian, W. D.. 93

KKaufman, David S., 27, 64, 153Kavanaugh, Alfred Leroy, 100, 102,

103

Kavanaugh, Bishop H. H., 102Keechi, 46Keechi Mail, The, 46Keel, C. B., 36, 37Kelley, Mrs. M. J., 116Kennard, 71, 73Kennard, J. R., 29Kennard Schol, The, 71, 73Kennard State Bank, The, 66Kennedy, C. U., 95Kennedy, D. C., 93, 97Kennedy, Mrs., 49Kennedy, Rough, 66Kennedy, S. E., 16, 17, 19, 31Kent, T. J., 35Kerrville, 136

Kickapoo Creek, 10Kidd's Mills, 47Kiessling, D.O., 93, 94, 96, 97Kiessling, Mrs. D.O., 94Kilpatrick, Rev., 74Kimberly, James R., 31King, Adams, 164King, Adam Columbus, 31, 44, 113,

164, 165; children of, 164King, Athelia Ann, 114, 165King, Fanny Glass, 164King, G. Q., 93King, Jane Catherine (Bone), 164,

165

King, Lucy Woodson, 164King, R. L., 95King, Rev. Samuel Alexander, 113,

114, 115, 138, 164-165King, Walker, 68, 93King, Rev. William M., 164Kingsborough's "Antiquities of

Mexico," 148Kirby Lumber Co., 136Kirclloffer, Dr., 41Kirchoffer, John H., 17, 18, 31Kirkland, , 88Kirkpatrick, John, 36Kitchens, Mr., 66Knight, Richard W., 4, 5, 6Knights and Ladies of Honor, The,

118

Knights of Pythias, 44, 92-93, 123,157

Knights Templar, Palestine Com­mandery, 172

Kone, W. W., IIIKosse, Texas, 144Ku Klux Klan, 128, 202

Kyle & Aldrich, 55, 124Kyle, John, 165Kyle, J. H. B., 81, 165, 166; chil­

dren of, 166Kyle, Lou Spencer, 166Kyle, Matthew G., 124, 165, 166;

children of, 166Kyle, S. B., 166Kyle, T. J. M., 166Kyle, W. R. W., 165, 166

LLacey, William Y., 82, 85La Clere, George A., 100Lacy, Helena, 109Lacy, J. C., 35Lacy, M. A., 109Lacy, Martin, 162Lacy, W. H. B., 34La-Fayette Guards, The, 135La Grande Ga., 129Lamar, Maribeau B., 14Lamar, President, 162Lancaster, Ohio, 193Landrum, James L., 47Lane, William, 19, 20Lansford, C. Gershom, 79Lapus, Enaske, 8Lapus, Joseph, 8Larissa, 195Larue, E. E., 118La Salle, 1, 2, 3Latexo, 132Lavaca River, The,Lawrence, Ben, 81Lawrence County, Ala., 195Leagon, William, 8Leathers, Joel F., 146Leaverton, G. W., 34, 55, 109Leaverton & Hall, 55Lebanon, Tenn., 182Lee, A. S., 93, IIILee, .1. H., 34Lee, John, 31, 109Lee, Gen. Robert E., 130, 168LeGory, A.. 166-167, 172; children

of, 167LeGory, C. W., 87, 93LeGory, Eliza Hortense (Wortham),

167

LeGory, J. G., 95LeGory, John, 87

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