[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1861 May 21.

Lewis, Samuel Hance, 1794-1869

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Clark, Edward, 1815-1880

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Edward Clark, attorney, legislator, and governor of Texas (spring 1861-winter 1862), was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1815. In 1841, Clark, by this point a lawyer, moved to Marshall, Texas from Mobile, Alabama. Clark served the state of Texas as a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1845, as a staff member to General J. Pinckney Henderson during the Mexican War, as secretary of state (1853-1857), as state commissioner of claims (1858-1859), and as li...

White, Francis Menefee, 1811-1897

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Born in Pulaski, Tennessee, Francis Menefee White (1811-1897) was the son of Jesse White and Mary Menefee. After moving with his family to Tuscumbia, Alabama, White relocated to Jackson County, Texas, in 1830. During the Texas Revolution, he was appointed a lieutenant in the Texas army in 1835, fighting in several engagements, including the Grass Fight and the siege of Bexar. That same year, White married Rosanna K. McNutt, with whom he had four children. After her death in 1845, he...

Texas. General Land Office

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The Texas General Land Office, established in 1836, administered land grants and public lands of Texas. From the description of Texas. : General Land Office, index of letters received, 1837-1854. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39089216 Jack Giberson (1919- 2007) retired from the General Land Office after 41 years of service. Giberson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised on a ranch near Alice, Texas. After earning a degree in Economics from The Un...