Riddle and Eagar Families Papers 1840-1945

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Riddle and Eagar Families Papers 1840-1945

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The roots of the Eagar family go back to the early days of Anglo-American settlement in San Antonio, Texas. Wilson I. Riddle first came to the city in 1839, returning in 1841 with his wife, Elizabeth Mary Menafee. The couple's first child, Sarah, was reputedly the first Anglo child born in San Antonio. Sarah Riddle married Robert Eagar in 1866 and had three children. Mrs. Eagar and her daughters were early members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and among the first Custodians of the Alamo after the DRT was granted custody of the site in 1905. Correspondence, property records, legal and financial documents, and personal material in the Riddle-Eagar family papers are associated with several family members, dating from soon after the arrival of Wilson I. Riddle in San Antonio, Texas.

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Riddle family.

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Daughters of the Republic of Texas

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Eagar, Sarah, 1842-1947

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Florence Eagar and her twin sister Blanche were born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1867. Their father Robert Eagar (1830-1883), a native of Canada who had lived in San Antonio since 1850, was involved in a number of business ventures in the city. Florence's mother Sarah Riddle Eagar (1842-1847) was reputedly the first Anglo child born in San Antonio. Sarah Eagar and her daughters were early members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) and active in the organizatio...

Riddle, Wilson I., 1812-1847

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Roberts, Florence Eagar, 1867-1969

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San Antonio, Texas resident, and Custodian of the Alamo for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. From the description of Florence Eagar Roberts papers, 1905-1944. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 310355840 Florence Eagar and her twin sister Blanche were born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1867. Their father Robert Eagar (1830-1883), a native of Canada who had lived in San Antonio since 1850, was involved in a number of business ven...

Eagar family.

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Eagar, Robert, 1830-1883

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Riddle and Eagar Families

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The roots of the Eagar family go back to the early days of Anglo-American settlement in San Antonio, Texas. Wilson I. Riddle, born in Ireland about 1812, immigrated to the United States as a child with his family and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Riddle moved to Tennessee and from there went to Texas in 1839, working as a merchant and land speculator. He returned to Tennessee briefly in 1840 and while there married Elizabeth Mary Menafee (1820-1890). The couple returned to ...

Riddle, James Wilson, b. 1845

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