Texas History and genealogy, written by those who lived it.

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, January, 1930] Smoke signals of war, couriers of disaster, galloping their horses to death, while over the rolling horizon came the pursuing ...

Captain Hughes, of the Texas Rangers

Published October 13th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, October, 1927] CAPTAIN JOHN R. HUGHES, now passing the evening of his life in quiet retirement at his home in Ysleta, near ...

The Name of Andrews in Texas History - By Marjorie Rogers, Marlin, Texas

Published October 12th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, January, 1936] THE NAME of Andrews is listed with the great pioneer builders of Texas. The last statement of Big Dick Andrews, ...

Fabian A.Hicks, a Bandera County Pioneer - By J. Marvin Hunter

Published October 9th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, August, 1937] On July 7th, 1937, there passed from this life a real pioneer—a man born and raised in Bandera county, ...

Dan Budd, a Texas Cowboy - Cora Melton Cross

Published October 7th, 2014 by Unknown

Cattlemen and Drives

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, June, 1928] "They're building towns and railroads now, where we used to bed ow' cows.And men with mule ...

Some Early Bell County History - L. A. Chanslor

Published October 7th, 2014 by Unknown

County Specific History

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, March, 1928] THREE YEARS after the organization of Bell county and in the fall of the year 1856, there was a decided movement ...

Uncle Ben Dragoo Has Colorful History - E. V. S., in Junction Eagle

Published October 7th, 2014 by Unknown

Civil War and Reconstruction

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, February, 1928] THE SUBJECT of this sketch is Benjamin Crawford Dragoo who was born in Washington County, Illinois, December 9, 1835. He came with ...

Reconstruction Days in San Antonio - Taylor Thompson

Published October 3rd, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, November, 1923] During the period that has passed into history as the reconstruction days, the people of the southern states and especially ...

Texas Rangers Were First to Use Six-Shooters. - W. P. Webb

Published October 3rd, 2014 by Unknown

Civil War and Reconstruction

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, November, 1923] (Editor's Note.—W. P. Webb holds the position of adjunct professor of history at the University of Texas. ...

The Story of Whitfield Chalk - By Houston Wade

Published September 30th, 2014 by Unknown

Texas Independence

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, November, 1940] The information shown here really belongs at the beginning of this biography, but as is always the case, the printing ...

Gerome Shield, Typical Texas Sheriff

Published September 29th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, March, 1932] GEROME W. SHIELD, whose death occurred at San Angelo, Texas, January 3rd, 1932, was a typical Texas sheriff of the old ...

Capt. Shapley P. Ross Kills Old Big Foot

Published September 26th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, November, 1928] Among the most noted frontiersmen and Indian fighters whose deeds of daring are recorded in the annals of Texas, the ...

The Capture of the Horrells - By Captain Dan W. Roberts

Published September 22nd, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, January, 1944] In 1867, when Texas was trying to rebuild her torn up government under a guard of United States soldiers, Edmund J. ...

MRS. JOSEPHINE JOHNSON - By Her Son, Adam Johnson

Published September 17th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, November, 1940] My mother was reared by a wealthy step-father, an extensive plantation operator and owner of a considerable number of negroes. ...

Recalls the Whitlock Massacre

Published September 17th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, February, 1924] Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brooks of Burnet, Texas, recently celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. It was also the anniversary ...

Henry Taylor, A Pioneer - By J. Marvin Hunter

Published September 17th, 2014 by Unknown

A FEW weeks ago it was my pleasure to visit one of the grand old pioneers of the Sabinal Valley in Bandera county, Texas, Captain Henry Taylor, early day ranchman, ...

Creed Taylor Was An Early Texas Ranger - A.J.Sowell

Published September 14th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, November, 1937] Creed Taylor was born in Tennessee in 1820, on the 10th of April. His father, Josiah Taylor, was born and raised ...

THE HORRIFIC SCALPING OF JOSIAH WILBARGER

Published September 12th, 2014 by Unknown

[From J. Marvin Hunter's Frontier Times Magazine, February, 1950] Many incidents in Texas history illustrate the verity of the saying that, "Truth is stranger than fiction," but none ...

Jno. O. Allen

Published September 9th, 2014 by Unknown