James family papers 1835, 1863

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James family papers 1835, 1863

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/sjmh/00119/00119-P.html

A marriage bond and a power of attorney illustrate the legal affairs of William B. James and his parents John and Sarah Cowan James of Texas.

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Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,

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James, John

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James family

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John James married Sarah Ann Cowan in 1835, with whom he had four children, including William B. James. William Bradley James was born on October 22, 1839 in Brazoria County, Texas. In 1861 he enrolled in Captain George Hampton's company of Texas Mounted Volunteers which later came to be Company C, Fourth Regiment Texas Cavalry, of the Confederate Army. James served the entire war in this company and was a part of the New Mexico Campaign, the Battles of Val Verde and Glorietta Pass, the Battle o...

James, Sarah Ann Cowan

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James, William B., 1839-1911

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Hunter, Robert Hancock, 1813-1902

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Robert Hancock Hunter (1813-1902) was born in Circleville, Ohio, to Mary Martha (Harbert) and Dr. Johnson Calhoun Hunter. The Hunters moved to Texas in 1822, settling in Fort Bend County in 1829. Robert Hancock Hunter served during the Texas Revolution, participating in the Grass Fight and the siege of Bexar in both Captain James Franklin Perry’s volunteer company and Captain John Bird’s company. Upon receipt of the news that the Alamo had fallen, Hunter’s unit retreated, and though...