Tannehill, Jesse C., 1797-1863

Born in Kentucky, Jesse Cornelius Tannehill (1797-1863), moved with his wife, Jane Richardson, and two children from Tennessee to Matagorda County, Texas, in 1827. A year later, the family relocated to Bastrop County where they lived in a tent comprised of buffalo hides and pinewood until the town of Bastrop was established. As one of the first landowners in Bastrop, Tannehill was appointed judge in 1831. In 1836, the family fled to Huntsville, and eventually La Grange, after repeated threats from Mexican forces in the area. With his family, including seven children, he obtained a land grant on the Colorado River in present-day Travis County. Tannehill earned recognition for his efforts to develop land throughout Travis County, including founding the town of Montopolis.

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Jesse C. Tannehill. Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Stephen F. Austin Chapter. Accessed March 4, 2011. http://www.stephenfaustindrt.org/jesse-c-tannehill/ .

Born in Kentucky, Jesse Cornelius Tannehill (1797-1863), moved with his wife, Jane Richardson, and two children from Tennessee to Matagorda County, Texas, in 1827.

A year later, the family relocated to Bastrop County where they lived in a tent comprised of buffalo hides and pinewood until the town of Bastrop was established. As one of the first landowners in Bastrop, Tannehill was appointed judge in 1831. In 1836, the family fled to Huntsville, and eventually La Grange, after repeated threats from Mexican forces in the area. With his family, including seven children, he obtained a land grant on the Colorado River in present-day Travis County. Tannehill earned recognition for his efforts to develop land throughout Travis County, including founding the town of Montopolis.