Madison G. Whitaker family papers, 1839-1893, (bulk 1884-1893).

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Madison G. Whitaker family papers, 1839-1893, (bulk 1884-1893).

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Photographs, family documents, newspaper articles, a greeting card, poem, and an autograph album document the lives of Madison G. Whitaker, Sam McKneely, Thracian and Lavinia Dickson, and Mattie Olivia Whitaker. Of the 9 photographs only 2 people are identified, Madison G. Whitaker and Mattie Olivia Whitaker; it is likely another may be a member of the Dickson family. Family documents include a note from Hannah's teacher written in 1839, a handwritten funeral notice announcing services for Mrs. S.W. McKneely, Sam W. McKneely's Masonic Demit signed September 4, 1882, resolutions written on the death of Madison G. Whitaker by the representatives of Milam Lodge No. 2. A.F. and A.M. (1893), and a commercial letter written to the Whitaker family offering a clipping service. Newspaper articles include published letters from Moses Austin Bryan and Reuben M. Potter (1884); accounts of Texas Veterans Association and Daughters of the Republic of Texas meetings (1886, 1887, 1892); and obituaries for Madison G. Whitaker (5) and Walter P. Lane (1). A poem written possibly by Thracian McKneely in 1845 and copied by Lavinia McKneely in 1867 reveals 19th century attitudes toward the death of children. Of particular interest is the Jenny Lind autograph album (1857-1863) belonging to Lavinia Dickson McKneely. The album records the feelings of friends concerning separation and friendship. The album also includes clippings and a poem.

30 items.album 1 v. ; 19 x 23 cm.

San Jacinto Museum of History

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San Jacinto Museum of History

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Whitaker, Madison G., 1811-1893

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Texas state legislator and resident of Nacogdoches. From the description of Madison G. Whitaker papers, 1839-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956431 Madison G. Whitaker was born April 4, 1811, and moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, in 1835. He enlisted in the Texas army in October 1835 and fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. Whitaker served two terms as a state senator, was a member of the Masons, a member and officer in the Texas Veterans Association, and a trustee of Naco...

McKneely family

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Potter, Reuben M. (Reuben Marmaduke), 1802-1890

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Reuben M. Potter was born in New Jersey in 1802. From 1827 to 1833 he was an agent of a commercial house in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, after which he served as the customs comptroller at Galveston, Texas. In December 1846 Potter became secretary to Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Jessup, quartermaster general of the United States Army. He was made a prisoner of war in San Antonio during the Civil War. After his parole, he moved to New York to resume his quartermaster duties until his retirement in 1882....

Bryan, Moses Austin, 1817-1895

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Moses Austin Bryan, 1817-1895, became Stephen F. Austin's secretary in 1832. Bryan enlisted in the Texas army in 1836 and served at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was a member of the Somervell Expedition in 1842, and enlisted in the Third Texas Regiment during the Civil War. In 1873, Bryan helped organize the Texas Veterans Association and served as its secretary until 1886. From the description of Moses Austin Bryan papers, 1814-1930, (bulk 1836-1889). (San Jacinto Museum of History)...

Daughters of the Republic of Texas

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Whitaker family

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Texas Veterans Association.

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Lane, Walter P. (Walter Paye), 1817-1892

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McKneely, Sam W.

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