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George Allen. (April 12, 1812 - June 5, 1854). Texas War for Independence soldier; served also in Somervell Expedition against aggressors in Republic of Texas. . . Born in New York state. Came to Texas in 1830s. Settled 1838 in Houston, to help…
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The daughter of Texas Revolutionary War general Sidney Sherman and Catherine Isabell (Cox), Belle Sherman (1847-1919) was born in Harrisburg and married William E. Kendall in 1867. After making Houston her home in 1878, Belle S. Kendall became a n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B89_darius-gregg_Houston-TX.html
Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky. Arrived in Texas, 1827. Received land grant in Austin's second colony, 1831. Fought (Oct.-Dec. 1835) in Siege of Bexar, including the Grass Fight (Nov. 26). Married Susan Speed Bowen, 1840. Was a survey…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B7K_irvin-capers-lord_Houston-TX.html
South Carolina native Irvin Capers Lord (1827-1914) came to Houston with his family in 1854. A machinist by trade, he was co-owner of Lord and Richardson's Eagle Iron Works. In 1858 he was elected alderman, representing the First Ward until 1863 w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B7E_caspar-braun_Houston-TX.html
A native of Germany, Caspar Braun was educated in Switzerland. A physician and teacher as well as a Lutheran clergyman, he was sent to Pennsylvania as a missionary in 1847. He arrived in Houston in 1850. The following year he organized the first G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B7A_ellis-benson_Houston-TX.html
Ellis Benson (1813-1896), a veteran of the Texas Revolution and participant in the Battle of San Jacinto, was born in Vermont. Before immigrating to Texas, he fought in the Black Hawk War (1832) in Illinois. By 1835, Benson was in New Orleans, whe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B79_james-s-and-alfred-t-lucas_Houston-TX.html
James Sherwood Lucas (1836-1888) and his son Alfred T. Lucas (1863-1922) immigrated to the United States and became influential brick masons and contractors who helped develop the city of Houston. James Lucas was born in Nottingham, England, to re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B77_archibald-wynns_Houston-TX.html
Archibald Wynns was born in Henry County, Tennessee to Thomas Henry and Winniford (Outlaw) Wynns. Archibald married Martha Elizabeth Edmunds in January 1836, and the couple soon set out for Texas. The Wynns constructed their first home on the corn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B76_edwin-fairfax-gray_Houston-TX.html
Midshipman in the Texas Navy, 1841 Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, 1857 Lieutenant Colonel 4th Texas Infantry C. S. A., 1862-65 Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia March 15, 1829 Died Aug. 19, 1884
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B75_james-robert-cade_Houston-TX.html
Born in England in 1845, James Robert Cade immigrated to the United States in mid-1869, arriving in Harrisburg, Texas, in 1873 with his new bride, Annie Mortimer, also of English descent. James Robert previously trained in England as a railroad ca…
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