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Jack Hays, the Famous Texas Ranger

By Rex Wertenberg. Among the prominent men who made themselves conspicuous by their talents ...

Remarkable Story of a Very Old Man – Amasa Clark
By J. Marvin Hunter
Indeed, a remarkable story of a great ...

Desperate Fighting at Adobe Walls
What is known as the Adobe Walls fight on the Canadian River in Hutchinson County, 1874, ...

Gerome Shield, the Fearless Sheriff
Gerome W. Shield, Cattleman, resident of Tom Green county since 1883, hide and animal inspector from 1888 ...

Henry Nowlin Kerr County Pioneer
J. Marvin Hunter, Sr.
Account of the life of one of the Texas Hill country's ...

Captain Neal Coldwell
By A. J. Sowell
Account of Captain Neal Coldwell who was born in Dade county, Missouri, in ...

Some Early Settlements in Texas
By August Santleben
Account describes the earliest settlers and settlements of the region originally designated ...

Uncle Sam's Camels
Taylor-Trotwood Magazine
Several camel-laden vessels docked at Galveston during the years between 1856 and 1859. The camels were imported ...

Callahan County Pioneer Passes Away
[Note: This is exceptional early genealogy and history of Callahan County, TX]
Account of J. ...

Geo. W. Kendall in Tragic Enterprise
George W. Kendall
George W. Kendall, who founded the New Orleans Picayune in 1837, came ...

Moore's Defeat On The San Saba
In consequence if the repeated and continued inroads of the Indians through 1837 and 1838, at ...

The Glory That Was Belle Plain
By J. Marvin Hunter
Account of the historically significant old town of Belle Plain ...

Catherine Parkinson Marsden
By Mrs. M. Jones
Account of one of the most heroic characters of Texas pioneer days, Catherine ...

Early Day Tribes in Central Texas
by Frank E Simmons
Mentions early colonization and settlement of the area around Bosque ...

"Injun Fightin" With The Texas Rangers
Events of this account occurred in Mason Co., in 1875. This is excellent history of ...

Hauled A Big Meteor From Mexico
August Santleben
Pioneer Texas freighter, Mr. August Santleben was in Chihuahua, Mexico in the ...

The Beautiful Reincarnation Plate
Resides at Museum in Bandera from the Golden Temple to Krishna in Benares, India is more ...

 Adventures On The Old Cattle Trail
Veteran trail boss A. Collatt Sanders describes a cattle drive made in 1884, which, ...

Rural Free Delivery In Montague County
By Renne Allred, Sr.
Account details first establishment of rural mail delivery by the ...