Hood
County Texas Genealogical Society
REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MILITARY VETERANS
1836 - 1845
HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS
Updated 02/20/2005
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Researched by Virginia Hale ~
Contributions
by Kenneth Hendricks, Frank Saffarrans & Jay L. Robertson
1836 was the defining year for Texas. On
March 2nd, Texas declared itself independent from Mexico and adopted a
constitution at Washington-on-the-Brazos (northeast of present-day Brenham).
David G. Burnet was named Provisional President. Sam Houston was chosen
Commander in Chief of the Texas Army.
At the same time in March, a force of only
187 men held the Alamo for five days against the Mexican Army under the command
of General Santa Anna. An extraordinary army of 4,000 - 5,000 Mexican soldiers
surrounded the Alamo. On March 6th, all Texas defenders died fighting to the
last man. The only survivors were the wife of one slain defender, a few
children, and the slaves and Mexicans who were in the service of the Texans.
Among those who died were William Barrett Travis, James Bowie, David Crockett,
and James B. Bonham.
Battles erupted across Texas: San Patricio,
Agua Dulce, Coleto, Goliad, Rufugio, and Victoria. All captured Texans were
slaughtered by the orders of General Santa Anna.
On April 21st, General Sam Houston and 700 -
800 men of the Texas Army gloriously defeated General Santa Anna's army of
about 1,600 men at the Battle of San Jacinto (at present-day Deer Park).
The Treaty of Velasco (at present-day
Freeport) was signed on May 14th with the Mexican government agreeing to
retreat beyond the Rio Grande. Texas was recognized as an independent nation by
the United States, France, Great Britain, Holland, and some German states.
Like our current U. S. system, presidents of
the Republic of Texas were elected in national elections. These men were: Sam
Houston, Maribeau B. Lamar, Sam Houston (re-election), and Anson Jones.
The Republic of Texas had a navy and an army.
The navy operated along the Texas gulf coast until 1843 and was comprised of
four small vessels: the Invincible, the Brutus, the Independence, and the
Liberty.
The total number of men recruited in the army
of the Republic of Texas was approximately 2,000 with an additional 1,000 men
available, according to the records of the General Land Office of Texas.
Primary and on-going military concerns were
skirmishes with the Mexicans, Indians, and the westward push of settlers into
Indian country.
By 1844, due to enormous Texas debt and
monetary difficulties, most Texans believed the future development of Texas
would be greater under the government of the United States.
Annexation was approved in a special session
of the Texas Congress on June 21, 1845 at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
Texas officially became the 28th state of the
United States of America on February 19, 1846.
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NAME |
DATE OF BIRTH |
DATE OF DEATH |
PLACE OF BURIAL |
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Texan Santa Fe Expedition Republic of Texas |
09/18/1818 Hartford, Connecticut |
03/06/1883 |
Died in Waco, Texas McLennan County, Texas |
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Republic of Texas |
* 1816 |
1889 |
Acton Cemetery Hood County, Texas Son of Elizabeth & David Crockett - Joined the Texas Army about a year after his father was killed at the Alamo |
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Army of the Republic of Texas AND 21st Texas Cavalry 1st
Lancers CSA |
1816 Tennessee |
06/05/1903 |
Rough Creek Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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3rd LT Liberty Volunteers Republic of Texas |
11/04/1813 Maury County, Tennessee |
09/18/1894 |
Liberty City Cemetery Liberty, Texas Liberty County, Texas |
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Captain for General Tarrant Republic of Texas |
03/10/1800 Kentucky |
12/31/1867 |
Long Creek Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Colonel, Morehouse Expedition Republic of Texas |
08/12/1809 Virginia |
09/11/1890 |
Thorp Spring Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Walters, George T. ** Service in 1836 Republic of Texas |
~1795 |
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Probably in an unmarked grave in the family plot at Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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* Elizabeth and David Crockett were
married in Lawrence County, Tennessee in 1815. Robert Patton Crockett was
born in 1816 (date unknown). Given the propensity for the Crocketts to move
around, he could have been born in one of several of the mid-southern
Tennessee counties. There is no record I have found. Lawrence County was
where they lost all their belongings in a flood. Kenneth W. Hendricks, HCGS Member, 08/30/1999 |
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** In 1875 George T. Walters, age
80, was a resident of Hood County, Texas. Source: "A Texas
Scrap-Book" written in 1875 by D.W.C. Baker; copyright 1991 |
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1845 Independent Texas Though Texas had obtained recognition by a number of leading world powers, most Texans believed the future development of the country would be greater under United States sovereignty. |
1845 North America Texas shown as an independent country on a little French map |
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Maps reprinted with the most gracious permission of Mr. Fred Smoot on behalf of the Tennessee GenWeb Project |
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If you have information regarding a Hood County
military veteran of the Republic of Texas, please contact the Hood County
Genealogical Society.
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