Charles S. DeMontel Papers 1852-1863

DeMontel, Charles S., 1812-1882

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An immigrant from Germany, Charles DeMontel was involved in the settlement of Castro's Colony and other communities in Texas. From the description of Charles S. DeMontel papers [manuscript], 1844-1947. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 310370093 Born in Königsberg, Prussia; colonizer, lawyer, engineer, soldier, and public servant, of Texas. From the description of Papers, 1844-1947. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). Wo...

Bee, Hamilton Prioleau, 1822-1897

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Hamilton P. Bee held several public offices for the Republic of Texas and served in the Texas state legislature from 1849 to 1859. He was a Confederate brigadier general, first as administrator of the lower Rio Grande district, then as a field commander during the Red River campaign under Lieutenant General Richard Taylor. From the description of Hamilton P. Bee certificate, 1838. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 76968492 Bee (1822-1897) was a lieutenant in ...

Lubbock, Francis Richard, 1815-1905

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Francis Richard Lubbock (1815-1905) was an influential Texas businessman and politician, who held many public offices during his life, including a term as governor of Texas (161-1863). Born in South Carolina on October 16, 1815, Lubbock moved to Texas in 1836. Beginning in 1837, he ran a general store in Houston, before beginning ranching operations in the 1840s. Lubbock was a staunch Democrat and became active in politics in 1832 during the nullification crisis in South Carolina. In Texas, he c...

Gray, Edwin Fairfax, 1829-1884

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Castro, Henri, 1786-1865

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Henry Castro, born in France of Portugese ancestry, contracted to bring emigrants from France to settle in Southwest Texas. Between 1843 and 1847 he brought 485 families and 457 single men, mainly from Alsace and across the border in Germany, to establish the earliest permanent settlements between San Antonio and the Rio Grande. From the description of Papers of Henri Castro, 1825-1866 (bulk 1845-1847). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id...

Herndon, John H. (John Hunter), 1813-1878

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Born and educated in Kentucky, John Hunter Herndon arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1838. He studied law in Kentucky and Houston, and was admitted to the bar in Fort Bend County in November 1838. In 1839, Herndon married Barbara Makall Wilkinson Calvit, heir to the Calvit sugar plantation in Brazoria County, and by 1860 he had become one of the wealthiest landowners in Texas. Although he was not in active military service during the Civil War, the war and Reconstruction depleted most of his fortu...

James, John, 1819-1877

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John James (1819-1877) was an early land surveyor and developer in Texas, arriving in 1837 from Nova Scotia . His work reestablished the borders of the land grant of San Antonio, platted the town of Castroville, and surveyed numerous properties in unsettled areas, among other activities. James was also involved in the development of Fort Davis, Fort Stockton, and Bandera . From the guide to the John James Papers, 1849-1868, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University o...