Biography -- Duval, John C.
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Duval, John C. (John Crittenden), 1816-1897
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Soldier, surveyor, and writer John Crittenden "Texas John" Duval (1816-1891) was born to William Pope and Nancy (Hynes) Duval in Bardstown, Kentucky. The family moved to Tallahassee, Florida Territory, in 1821, and ten years later, Duval returned to Bardstown to study at St. Joseph College. In 1835, he joined his brother Burr H. Duval’s company to fight in the Texas Revolution. The next year, Burr died in the Goliad Massacre, but John Duval escaped and soon after entered the Univers...
