A Brief Family History

A Brief Family History

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Descendants of William Sawyer

Generation No. 1

1. was born Abt. 1674 in Lancaster, Ma., and died 07 Jun 1718 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms.. He married (1) ABIGAIL LILLEY 1696 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms.. She was born 15 Aug 1672 WILLIAM¹ SAWYER in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms., and died 1698 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms.. He married (2) DORCSD BURNAP 30 Apr 1700 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms..

Child of WILLIAM SAWYER and ABIGAIL LILLEY is: 2. i. HENRY² SAWYER, b. 15 Feb 1696, Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms..

Generation No. 2

2. HENRY² SAWYER (WILLIAM¹) was born 15 Feb 1696 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms.. He married SARAH NURSE 18 Apr 1718 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms., daughter of FRANCIS JR.NURSE and SARAH CRAGGEN. She was born 27 Jan 1696 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms., and died 15 Jan 1755 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms..

Child of HENRY SAWYER and SARAH NURSE is: 3. i. CALEB³ SAWYER, b. 21 Apr 1732, Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms..

Generation No. 3

3. CALEB³ SAWYER (HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 21 Apr 1732 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms.. He married MARY GRIFFIN 04 Oct 1752 in Methuem, Essex Co., Ma.. She was born 1736 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Ms..

Child of CALEB SAWYER and MARY GRIFFIN is: 4. i. DEMPSEY⁴ SAWYER, b. 1745, N.Carolina; d. 1818, N.Carolina.

Generation No. 4

4. DEMPSEY⁴ SAWYER (CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 1745 in N.Carolina, and died 1818 in N.Carolina. He married LOVEY GREGORY, daughter of WILLIAM GREGORY and JUDITH MORGAN. She was born 1750 in N.Carolina, and died 1825 in N.Carolina.

Children of DEMPSEY SAWYER and LOVEY GREGORY are:

5. i. EDMUND⁵ SAWYER, b. 1785, Camden, N. Carolina; d. 1842, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx..

ii. MARGARET SAWYER, b. 03 Jan 1783, Camden, N. Carolina; d. N.Carolina.

Generation No. 5

5. EDMUND⁵ SAWYER (DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 1785 in Camden, N. Carolina, and died 1842 in Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.. He married UNKNOWN.

Child of EDMUND SAWYER and UNKNOWN is: 6. i. ROBERT⁶ SAWYER, b. 1820, Arkansas.

Generation No. 6

6. ROBERT⁶ SAWYER (EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 1820 in Arkansas. He married NANCY JEFFRIES. She was born 1833 in Tennessee.

Children of ROBERT SAWYER and NANCY JEFFRIES are:

7. i. ROBERT THOMAS⁷ SAWYER, b. 19 Mar 1844, Claiborne Parish, La.; d. 13 Feb 1927, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx..

ii. JAMES A. SAWYER, b. 1863.

iii. MAGGY M. SAWYER, b. 1867.

iv. ALICE SAWYER, b. 1871. v. WILLIAM EDMUND JR.SAWYER.

Generation No. 7

7. ROBERT THOMAS⁷ SAWYER (ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 19 Mar 1844 in Claiborne Parish, La., and died 13 Feb 1927 in Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.. He married (1) MARY ANN ?. She was born 23 Aug 1845. He married (2) ASENATH LOUISA SCALLORN in Fayette Co., Tx., daughter of WILLIAM SCALLORN and NANCY CHAMBLISS. She was born 05 Aug 1854 in Louisiana, and died 19 Sep 1914 in Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx..

Children of ROBERT SAWYER and MARY ? are:

8. i. EDGAR⁸ SAWYER, b. 20 Aug 1867, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.; d. 1954, Weslaco, Tx..

9. ii. CALVIN SAWYER, b. 03 Aug 1869; d. 07 Jul 1916, Oakwood Cem. Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx.. 10. iii. MEADORS FRANKLIN SAWYER, b. 22 Aug 1871; d. 19 Nov 1952.

iv. ANNIE SAWYER, b. 01 Jan 1873.

Children of ROBERT SAWYER and ASENATH SCALLORN are:

v. DANIEL JEFF⁸ SAWYER, b. 07 Sep 1875.

vi. MARY EVALINE SAWYER, b. 22 Dec 1879.

11. vii. CYNTHIA MELISSA CATHERINE (KITTY) SAWYER, b. 26 Jul 1881, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.; d. 14 May 1970, Austin, Tx..

viii. LILLIE MAY SAWYER, b. 29 May 1884, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.; d. 15 Jun 1935, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx..

ix. ROBERT THOMAS JR. SAWYER, b. 09 Jul 1887, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.; m. AVA BELLE BERWICK.

x. MALLIE SAWYER, b. 04 Feb 1889, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx..

xi. JESSIE A. SAWYER, b. 15 Sep 1890, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.; m. THOMAS HENRY FLORIDA.

xii. ELIZABETH SAWYER, b. 06 Feb 1893, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.; m. DAVID BERWICK.

xiii. EVAN JONES SAWYER, b. 04 Jun 1895, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx..

xiv. WESLEY OWEN SAWYER, b. 06 Dec 1896, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.; d. Ft.Worth, Tx..

Generation No. 8

8. EDGAR⁸ SAWYER (ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 20 Aug 1867 in Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx., and died 1954 in Weslaco, Tx.. He married SALLIE LOU ALLEN 06 Jan 1892 in West Point, Tx., daughter of WILLIAM ALLEN and JOSEPHINE REAGAN. She was born 08 Aug 1871 in LaGrange, Tx., and died 1960 in Donna, Tx..

Children of EDGAR SAWYER and SALLIE ALLEN are:

12. i. HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, b. 15 Jan 1893, Wharton, Tx.; d. 02 Mar 1964, Ft.Worth, Tx..

13. ii. JOHN ELLIS SAWYER, b. 22 Aug 1908, San Saba, Tx.; d. 13 Oct 1969, Weslaco, Tx..

14. iii. WILLIAM (WILLIE) THOMAS SAWYER, b. 09 Nov 1898, Wharton, Tx.; d. 02 Mar 1962, Weslaco, Tx..

15. iv. ROBERT WILLIAM SAWYER, b. 14 Mar 1895, Wharton, Tx.; d. Feb 1970, Wharton, Tx..

16. v. LILLIE ESTELLE SAWYER, b. 13 Sep 1901, Wharton, Tx.; d. 19 Apr 1991, Austin, Tx..

vi. RUTH ODELA SAWYER, b. 29 May 1911, Wharton, Tx.; d. 05 Apr 1969, Floresville, Tx.; m. CHARLIE GRIER, 30 Aug 1930.

17. vii. RUSSELL MEDERS SAWYER, b. 25 Sep 1904, San Saba, Tx.; d. Houston, Tx..

18. viii. CALVIN EDGAR SAWYER, b. 26 Jul 1916; d. 30 Apr 1985.

9. CALVIN⁸ SAWYER (ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 03 Aug 1869, and died 07 Jul 1916 in Oakwood Cem. Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx.. He married MELLE PEARL TOLAND 01 Apr 1900 in Waco, McLennan Co., Tx., daughter of JOHN TOLAND and HARRIET HUTCHINSON. She was born Jun 1883 in Texas, and died 30 Nov 1969 in Oakwood Cem. Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx..Notes for CALVIN SAWYER:

Woodmen of the World

Run over by box car

Res. 1905 Brown St.

Ft.Worth, Tx.

Children of CALVIN SAWYER and MELLE TOLAND are:

i. CALVIN⁹ SAWYER, b. 1901, Tx..

19. ii. MOLLY AUDREY SAWYER, b. 1902, Tx.; d. 1937.

20. iii. ALICE (ROSE) SAWYER, b. 1905, Tx..

iv. THOMAS (JACKSON) SAWYER, b. 25 May 1910, Tx.; d. Jun 1983, Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx..

v. RICHARD ASHBY (DICKIE) SAWYER, b. 14 Aug 1912, Tx.; d. 24 Apr 1989, Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx. .

More About RICHARD ASHBY (DICKIE) SAWYER:

Burial: 28 Apr 1989, Oakwood Cem. Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx.

vi. DOUGLAS JEFFERY SAWYER, b. 29 Jun 1903, Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx.; d. 16 Dec 1904, Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx..

10. MEADORS FRANKLIN⁸ SAWYER (ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 22 Aug 1871, and died 19 Nov 1952. He married RHODA (ELIZABETH) HART. She was born in Alabama.

Children of MEADORS SAWYER and RHODA HART are:

i. FRANCIS W.⁹ SAWYER, b. Fayette Co., Tx..

ii. SARAH E. SAWYER, b. Fayette Co., Tx.. iii. DANIEL A. SAWYER, b. Fayette Co., Tx..

11. CYNTHIA MELISSA CATHERINE (KITTY)⁸ SAWYER (ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 26 Jul 1881 in Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx., and died 14 May 1970 in Austin, Tx.. She married JOHN FAWCETT BURLESON 17 Dec 1902 in Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx., son of JOHN BURLESON and MARTHA ROBBINS. He was born 11 Apr 1866 in Fords Prairie, Bastrop Co., Tx., and died 17 Nov 1953 in Dallas, Tx..

Children of CYNTHIA SAWYER and JOHN BURLESON are:

i. JOHN FAWCETT JR.⁹ BURLESON, b. 07 Nov 1919, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Tx.; d. 07 Feb 1985, Clifton, Bastrop Co., Tx.; m. ERNESTINE WILSON.

ii. EDITH E. BURLESON, m. EVERETTE S. SR. SAUNDERS.

iii. MILTON LEE BURLESON.

iv. CARL BURLESON, b. Austin, Tx.. v. LETT BURLESON, d. Philadelphia.

Generation No. 9

12. HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER (EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 15 Jan 1893 in Wharton, Tx., and died 02 Mar 1964 in Ft.Worth, Tx.. She married DALTON ANDREW PATTERSON 21 Nov 1917 in Wharton, Tx., son of ANDREW PATTERSON and ANNIE THOMASON. He was born Dec 1888 in Pontotoc, Mason Co., Tx., and died 14 Sep 1936 in Pampa, Gray Co., Tx..More About HATTIE MAE SAWYER:

Burial: 04 Mar 1964, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx.

More About DALTON ANDREW PATTERSON:

Burial: 15 Sep 1936, Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Gray Co.,, Tx.

Children of HATTIE SAWYER and DALTON PATTERSON are:

21. i. MORTON BAXTER¹⁰ PATTERSON, b. 20 Apr 1920, Wharton, Tx.; d. 13 Mar 1974, Burleson, Johnson Co. Tx..

22. ii. THELMA FAYE PATTERSON, b. 04 Dec 1929, Wharton, Tx.; d. 18 Mar 1996, Ft.Worth, Tx..

23. iii. NADA PATTERSON, b. 16 Apr 1926, Wharton, Tx.; d. 08 Mar 2004, Baytown, Tx..

iv. ANNA LUE PATTERSON, b. 20 Nov 1921, Ft.Worth, Tx.; d. 18 Mar 1922, Ft.Worth, Tx.. v. HARVEY MAURICE PATTERSON, b. 21 Apr 1927, Ft.Worth, Tx.; d. 19 Jan 1929, Ft.Worth, Tx..

13. JOHN ELLIS⁹ SAWYER (EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 22 Aug 1908 in San Saba, Tx., and died 13 Oct 1969 in Weslaco, Tx.. He married MILDRED PAULINE WILLIAMS 15 May 1928 in Donna, Tx., daughter of ALVIN WILLIAMS and ELSIE NOLAN. She was born 01 Oct 1910 in Wellington, Ks., and died 23 Mar 2006 in Tarzana, Ca..

Children of JOHN SAWYER and MILDRED WILLIAMS are:

24. i. JOHN ELLIS JR.¹⁰ SAWYER, b. 26 Nov 1929, Weslaco, Tx..

25. ii. CHARLES KENNETH SAWYER, b. 29 Dec 1932, Weslaco, Tx.; d. 06 Dec 1993, San Antonio, Tx.. 26. iii. CAROLE JEAN SAWYER, b. 17 Dec 1934, Weslaco, Tx..

14. WILLIAM (WILLIE) THOMAS⁹ SAWYER (EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 09 Nov 1898 in Wharton, Tx., and died 02 Mar 1962 in Weslaco, Tx.. He married (1) MARY SINIPAKA. He married (2) BESSIE LEE MOORE 13 Jul 1918 in Lampasas, Tx..

Children of WILLIAM SAWYER and MARY SINIPAKA are: i. LOUISE MARIE¹⁰ SAWYER, b. 25 Apr 1933.

ii. THOMAS EUGENE SAWYER, b. 06 Feb 1937.

Children of WILLIAM SAWYER and BESSIE MOORE are:

27. iii. LILLIAN BEATRICE¹⁰ SAWYER, b. 15 May 1919, Bend, San Saba Co., Tx..

28. iv. EDITH SAWYER, b. 21 Feb 1921.

29. v. ANNIE MYRTLE SAWYER, b. 19 Nov 1923, Bend, San Saba Co., Tx.; d. San Antonio, Tx..

vi. THOMAS CLYDE SAWYER, b. Jul 1926. vii. BABY SAWYER, b. 09 Sep 1930.

15. ROBERT WILLIAM⁹ SAWYER (EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 14 Mar 1895 in Wharton, Tx., and died Feb 1970 in Wharton, Tx.. He married EVA LEE PREECE 29 Sep 1917 in Wharton, Tx., daughter of WILLIAM PREECE and MAY WHITT. She was born 1898 in Travis Co., Tx., and died 1989.

Children of ROBERT SAWYER and EVA PREECE are:

i. ROBERT WILLIAM JR.¹⁰ SAWYER, b. 26 Jun 1937; m. JANI JANUARY.

ii. KENNETH MELVIN SAWYER, b. 01 Jul 1932.

iii. MILDRED ALINE SAWYER, b. 27 May 1928.

iv. DOROTHY MAY SAWYER, b. 30 Jun 1926.

v. ERVIN LEON SAWYER, b. 04 Sep 1922; d. Oct 1982, Houston, Tx..

vi. ALBERT CLAUDE SAWYER, b. 07 Aug 1920; d. Dec 1981, Houston, Tx.. vii. FRANKLIN JAMES SAWYER, b. 07 Aug 1918; d. May 1994, Algoa, Galveston Co., Tx.; m. INEZ STONE, 16 Oct 1937.

16. LILLIE ESTELLE⁹ SAWYER (EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 13 Sep 1901 in Wharton, Tx., and died 19 Apr 1991 in Austin, Tx.. She married PUM ROY THOMPSON 08 Oct 1917. He was born 03 May 1883, and died 10 Jun 1948 in Houston, Tx..

Children of LILLIE SAWYER and PUM THOMPSON are:

30. i. RAYMOND EDWIN¹⁰ THOMPSON, b. 29 Dec 1921; d. 21 Jan 1998, Austin, Tx..

ii. NYLA GLADINE THOMPSON, b. 20 Dec 1927; d. 27 Apr 1969, Austin, Tx.. 31. iii. BETTYE LOU THOMPSON, b. 20 Aug 1939, Glen Flora, Tx..

17. RUSSELL MEDERS⁹ SAWYER (EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 25 Sep 1904 in San Saba, Tx., and died in Houston, Tx.. He married ALICE EARLINE IVEY, daughter of JOHN IVEY and JENNY JENKINS. She was born 26 Jul 1915 in Oct. 1964, and died in Mission, Hidalgo Co., Tx..Notes for RUSSELL MEDERS SAWYER:

Russell died of Cancer.

More About RUSSELL MEDERS SAWYER:

Cause of Death: Stomach Cancer

Notes for ALICE EARLINE IVEY:

Alice Earline died from Cerebral Hemorage

More About ALICE EARLINE IVEY:

Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorage

Children of RUSSELL SAWYER and ALICE IVEY are:

i. Living¹⁰ SAWYER, b. 02 Jul 1935, Hidalgo Co., Tx.; m. Living Furr, 23 Dec 1961, Three Rivers, Tx.; b. 26 Jul 1941.

32. ii. JAMES MILTON SAWYER, b. 20 May 1937, Hidalgo Co., Tx.; d. 10 Oct 1984, Hidalgo Co., Tx..

18. CALVIN EDGAR⁹ SAWYER (EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 26 Jul 1916, and died 30 Apr 1985. He married HAZEL MCENTIRE 23 Sep 1939.

Children of CALVIN SAWYER and HAZEL MCENTIRE are:

i. CALVIN EDGAR¹⁰ SAWYER, b. 05 Sep 1940.

ii. RAETHA LARUE SAWYER, b. Abt. 1941.

19. MOLLY AUDREY⁹ SAWYER (CALVIN⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 1902 in Tx., and died 1937. She married ALONZO FRANKLIN (LONNIE) SR. ADKINS.

Children of MOLLY SAWYER and ALONZO ADKINS are:

i. ALONZO FRANKLIN¹⁰ JR.ADKINS, b. 09 Jun 1931, Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx..

ii. CALVIN ADKINS, b. 18 Sep 1933, Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx..

20. ALICE (ROSE)⁹ SAWYER (CALVIN⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 1905 in Tx.. She married RAY SR. COWAN.

Children of ALICE SAWYER and RAY COWAN are:

i. RAY JR.¹⁰ COWAN.

ii. RUTH COWAN. iii. ESTHER COWAN.

Generation No. 10

21. MORTON BAXTER¹⁰ PATTERSON (HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 20 Apr 1920 in Wharton, Tx., and died 13 Mar 1974 in Burleson, Johnson Co. Tx.. He married (1) ALMA LOIS BRANTLEY, daughter of WILLIAM BRANTLEY and EULA THOMPSON. She was born 15 Apr 1934 in Hugo, Oklahoma, and died 09 Mar 1965 in Ft.Worth, Tx.. He married (2) Living STEWART 25 Jul 1966 in 200 Kay Ln. Saginaw, Tx., daughter of NATHAN STEWART and ANNIE LEE. She was born 11 Oct 1934 in Jal, Lea Co., New Mexico.

Children of MORTON PATTERSON and ALMA BRANTLEY are:

33. i. Living¹¹ PATTERSON, b. 19 Mar 1956, Ft.Worth, Tx..

34. ii. Living PATTERSON, b. 16 Jul 1959, Ft.Worth, Tx..

iii. RUSSELL EDGAR PATTERSON, b. 02 Jul 1953, Ft.Worth, Tx.; d. 11 Aug 1953.

Child of MORTON PATTERSON and Living STEWART is: 35. iv. Living¹¹ PATTERSON, b. 10 Sep 1968, Ft.Worth, Tx..

22. THELMA FAYE¹⁰ PATTERSON (HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 04 Dec 1929 in Wharton, Tx., and died 18 Mar 1996 in Ft.Worth, Tx.. She married WILLIAM ASA STARR. He was born 04 Feb 1923, and died 2000.

Children of THELMA PATTERSON and WILLIAM STARR are:

36. i. Living¹¹ STARR, b. 06 Mar 1951, Ft.Worth, Tx..

ii. SUSAN JANNETTE STARR, b. 19 May 1953, Ft.Worth, Tx.; d. 25 Nov 1984.

23. NADA¹⁰ PATTERSON (HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 16 Apr 1926 in Wharton, Tx., and died 08 Mar 2004 in Baytown, Tx.. She married JOHN DANIEL DILLAHUNTY. He was born 22 Apr 1921, and died 12 Sep 1996 in Baytown, Tx..More About NADA PATTERSON:

Burial: State Cem. Houston, Tx.

Child of NADA PATTERSON and JOHN DILLAHUNTY is: 37. i. Living¹¹ DILLAHUNTY, b. 19 Aug 1951, Baytown, Tx..

24. Living¹⁰ SAWYER (JOHN ELLIS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 26 Nov 1929 in Weslaco, Tx.. He married Living TRUITT 30 Jul 1965 in San Antonio, Tx.. She was born 09 Aug 1943 in Alexandria, La..

Children of JOHN SAWYER and DIANA TRUITT are:

i. Living¹¹ SAWYER, b. 31 Jan 1967.

ii. Living SAWYER, b. 09 Jun 1970.

25. CHARLES KENNETH¹⁰ SAWYER (JOHN ELLIS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 29 Dec 1932 in Weslaco, Tx., and died 06 Dec 1993 in San Antonio, Tx.. He married Living OEHLER 26 Dec 1955 in Weslaco, Tx., daughter of EDGAR OEHLER and ?. She was born 18 Sep 1933 in Kerrville, Kerr Co., Tx..

Children of ChARLES SAWYER and Living OEHLER are:

38. i. Living¹¹ SAWYER, b. 10 Sep 1957, San Antonio, Tx..

39. ii. Living SAWYER, b. 18 Jan 1962, San Antonio, Tx..

26. Living¹⁰ SAWYER (JOHN ELLIS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 17 Dec 1934 in Weslaco, Tx.. She married Living CARLSON 23 Jul 1955 in Oakland, Ca.. He was born 16 Jan 1936 in Oakland, Ca..

Children of Living SAWYER and Living CARLSON are:

i. Living¹¹ CARLSON, b. 15 Nov 1958.

ii. Living CARLSON, b. 13 Oct 1961.

27. Living¹⁰ SAWYER (WILLIAM (WILLIE) THOMAS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 15 May 1919 in Bend, San Saba Co., Tx.. She married ALBERT HOWARD SR. BRADFORD 07 Jul 1937. He was born 03 Dec 1916, and died 09 Feb 1966.

Children of Living SAWYER and ALBERT BRADFORD are:

i. LIVING¹¹ BRADFORD, b. 25 Dec 1945.

ii. lIVING BRADFORD, b. 05 Jan 1939; m. lIVING MCCAIN, 1962.

iii. lIVING BRADFORD, b. 15 Jun 1941; m. (1) lIVING ADAMS; m. (2) lIVING BREWER, 1977; d. 2000.

iv. lIVING BRADFORD, b. 29 Jun 1943, San Angelo, Tx.; m. lIVING WALKER. v. lIVING BRADFORD, b. 19 Jan 1949, San Angelo, Tx..

28. EDITH¹⁰ SAWYER (WILLIAM (WILLIE) THOMAS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 21 Feb 1921. She married ARNETT BERRY 28 Sep 1939.

Child of EDITH SAWYER and ARNETT BERRY is: i. Living¹¹ BERRY, b. 16 Jul 1940.

29. ANNIE MYRTLE¹⁰ SAWYER (WILLIAM (WILLIE) THOMAS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 19 Nov 1923 in Bend, San Saba Co., Tx., and died in San Antonio, Tx.. She married KENNETH BERRY 11 Dec 1939.

Children of ANNIE SAWYER and KENNETH BERRY are:

i. Living¹¹ BERRY, b. 20 Jun 1941.

ii. Living BERRY, b. 1942.

30. RAYMOND EDWIN¹⁰ THOMPSON (LILLIE ESTELLE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 29 Dec 1921, and died 21 Jan 1998 in Austin, Tx.. He married MARION SNOW, daughter of JAMES SNOW and ELIZABETH REED. She was born 21 Jun 1921.

Children of RAYMOND THOMPSON and MARION SNOW are:

i. Living ¹¹ THOMPSON, b. 18 Sep 1956.

ii. Living THOMPSON, b. 24 Sep 1958.

31. Living¹⁰ THOMPSON (LILLIE ESTELLE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 20 Aug 1939 in Glen Flora, Tx.. She married Living MALONEY 31 Mar 1956 in Austin, Tx., son of THOMAS MALONEY and ANTOINETTE WROBLESKI. He was born 19 Dec 1934 in Ansonia, Cn..

Children of Living THOMPSON and Living MALONEY are:

i. Living¹¹ MALONEY, b. 11 Dec 1957.

ii. Living MALONEY, b. 25 Nov 1964. iii. Living MALONEY, b. 27 Dec 1968.

32. JAMES MILTON¹⁰ SAWYER (RUSSELL MEDERS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 20 May 1937 in Hidalgo Co., Tx., and died 10 Oct 1984 in Hidalgo Co., Tx.. He married GENEVA MOZELL MCWHORTER 01 Sep 1965. She was born 06 Aug 1946 in Donna, Tx..Notes for JAMES MILTON SAWYER:

Worked in the oil field was layed off and had just went back to work after been off for awhile. The day after he started working he passed away.

More About JAMES MILTON SAWYER:

Burial: Valley Memorial Gardens, Mission, Tx.

Cause of Death: Heart attack

More About GENEVA MOZELL MCWHORTER:

Burial: Valley Memorial Gardens, Mission, Tx.

Children of JAMES SAWYER and GENEVA MCWHORTER are:

40. i. Living SAWYER, b. 08 Jul 1966, McAllen, Tx..

41. ii. Living SAWYER, b. 09 Jul 1968, McAllen, Tx.. 42. iii. Living SAWYER, b. 24 Apr 1970, McAllen, Tx..

Generation No. 11

33. Living¹¹ PATTERSON (MORTON BAXTER¹⁰, HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 19 Mar 1956 in Ft.Worth, Tx.. She married Living TANNER, son of OSCAR TANNER and TROYCE ?. He was born 05 Sep 1955 in Oklahoma.Notes for Living PATTERSON:

Was divorced from Living Tanner in March 1983

Children of Living PATTERSON and Living TANNER are:

i. Living¹² TANNER, b. 04 Apr 1976, Ft.Worth, Tx..

ii. Living TANNER, b. 07 Jul 1977, Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

iii. Living HAMMOND, b. 02 Dec 1979, Ft.Worth, Tx..

iv. Living HAMMOND, b. 02 Dec 1979, Ft.Worth, Tx..

34. Living¹¹ PATTERSON (MORTON BAXTER¹⁰, HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 16 Jul 1959 in Ft.Worth, Tx.. He married Living PEARCE 25 Jul 1980 in Arlington, Tx.. She was born 11 Aug 1957 in Arlington, Tx..

Children of Living PATTERSON and Living PEARCE are:

i. Living¹² PATTERSON, b. 11 Dec 1981, Ft.Worth, Tx..

ii. Living PATTERSON, b. 01 Aug 1983, Ft.Worth, Tx..

35. Living¹¹ PATTERSON (MORTON BAXTER¹⁰, HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 10 Sep 1968 in Ft.Worth, Tx.. She married Living SMITH 02 Jun 1990 in Burleson, Johnson Co., Tx., son of Living SMITH and Living KLEIN. He was born 05 Jun 1965.

Children of Living PATTERSON and Living SMITH are:

i. Living¹² SMITH, b. 22 Jun 1993.

ii. Living SMITH, b. 07 Aug 1999.

36. Living¹¹ STARR (THELMA FAYE¹⁰ PATTERSON, HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 06 Mar 1951 in Ft.Worth, Tx.. She married (1) Living ROBBINS. She married (2) Living ROWAN.

Child of Living STARR and Living ROBBINS is: i. Living¹² ROBBINS, b. 21 Sep 1975.

37. Living¹¹ DILLAHUNTY (NADA¹⁰ PATTERSON, HATTIE MAE⁹ SAWYER, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 19 Aug 1951 in Baytown, Tx.. She married Living MERCHANT.

Children of Living DILLAHUNTY and Living MERCHANT are:

i. Living¹² MERCHANT, b. 23 Aug 1973.

ii. Living MERCHANT, b. 24 Nov 1974. iii. Living MERCHANT, b. 08 Sep 1975.

38. Living¹¹ SAWYER (CHARLES KENNETH¹⁰, JOHN ELLIS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 10 Sep 1957 in San Antonio, Tx.. He married Living WELCH 18 Jul 1976 in San Antonio, Tx.. She was born 28 Oct 1958 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Tx..

Children of Living SAWYER and Living WELCH are:

i. Living¹² SAWYER, b. 11 Jan 1983, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Tx..

ii. Living SAWYER, b. 27 Mar 1987, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Tx..

39. Living¹¹ SAWYER (CHARLES KENNETH¹⁰, JOHN ELLIS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 18 Jan 1962 in San Antonio, Tx.. She married Living. SVETLIK 09 Apr 1983 in Hallettsville, Tx., son of Living .SVETLIK and Living CERVENKA. He was born 16 Nov 1958 in Shiner, Tx..

Children of Living SAWYER and Living SVETLIK are:

i. Living ¹² SVETLIK, b. 26 Aug 1992, Victoria, Tx..

ii. Living SVETLIK, b. 04 Oct 1996, Victoria, Tx..

40. Living¹¹ SAWYER (JAMES MILTON¹⁰, RUSSELL MEDERS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 08 Jul 1966 in McAllen, Tx.. She marriedLiving OERTHER.

Children of Living SAWYER and Living OERTHER are:

i. Living¹² OERTHER.

ii. Living OERTHER.

41. Living¹¹ SAWYER (JAMES MILTON¹⁰, RUSSELL MEDERS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 09 Jul 1968 in McAllen, Tx.. She married Living FARRELL 14 Nov 2003.

Children of Living SAWYER and Living FARRELL are:

i. Living¹² FARRELL, b. 04 Mar 2004.

ii. Living FARRELL, b. 03 Nov 2005.

42. Living¹¹ SAWYER (JAMES MILTON¹⁰, RUSSELL MEDERS⁹, EDGAR⁸, ROBERT THOMAS⁷, ROBERT⁶, EDMUND⁵, DEMPSEY⁴, CALEB³, HENRY², WILLIAM¹) was born 24 Apr 1970 in McAllen, Tx.. He married Living ?.

Children of Living SAWYER and Living? are:

i. Living¹² SAWYER.

ii. Living ?.

Preece Family Tree

click on the page # to

see the rest of the list.

[15] Nellie Jane Preece

Steven Allen Davis

William Martin Preece Jr.

The picture's below are

William Martin "Bill" Preece, Jr.

Bill was born in 1838 in Ky. And

his brother Richard L. Preece is

on the right. He was the son of

William Martin Preece & Mary

Elizabeth Giddens Preece. They

became Texas Rangers.

Sawyer Family Picnic

From l to r back row: Eva Lee Preece b:1898 d:1989 wife of Robert Sawyer b:3/14/1895, Russell Meders Sawyer b:9/25/1904, Calvin Sawyer b:7-26-1916 his wife Hazel Marie McEntire, Edgar Sawyer b: 8/20/1867 d:1954 his wife Sallie L. Allen b:8/8/1872 d:1/10/1960, Front row: Robert & Eva's son's: Franklin James Sawyer b:8-7-1918 d:5/1994, Albert Claude Sawyer b:8/7/1920 d: 12/1981, Ervin Leon Sawyer b: 9/4/1922 d: 10/1982,Robert's wife Alice Erline Ivey, Hattie May Sawyer b:1/15/1893 d:3/2/1964

The picture below is of

William "Ben" Preece

and his son's. The picture

was taken at the funeral

of Ben's son Timoth who

was killed in a mining

accident back in the 1940's.

These were the remaining

sons pictured with their

Click to Enlarge

Preece Family

Left to Right:

John Ellis "EL" Preece, Harrison Sherman Preece, Andrew Benton "Chub" Preece,

Mae Preece, Taylor Wilburn Preece, Grace Preece, Wm. "Bill" Preece, Richard Lincoln

Preece, Seated, Lucinda "Aunt Fannie" Shannon Preece.

"This picture was donated by Myrtle Oertli"

The above 4 pictures are from the article "My Grandfather, Dick Preece" by Harold Preece which was taken from the "Real West" Vol. VII, No. 38- Nov. 1964. This article was given to me by Linda Preece.

Preece Family sired by Dick Preece

Joseph Fletcher was married ]

to Mary Elizabeth Preece

Joseph Robert Fletcher

He is the son of Joseph Robinson Fletcher and Mary Elizabeth Preece. Mary is the daughter of Alexander Boone Preece & Lovina Stratton.

Harold Preece's Wedding

PREECE, HAROLD (1906-1992); Journalist, writer, specialist in Texas history. Born in Austin, Texas. (chron.)

* Avenger of the Chaparral, (ts) Texas Rangers Apr 1950
* Ben McCulloch, Texas Ranger, (ts) Texas Rangers Dec 1948
* The Border Outlaws, (ar) Texas Rangers Feb 1949
* Born to Kill, (nf) Fifteen Western Tales Jul 1951
* Buck Barry - Death on Horse Thieves, (ts) Texas Rangers Nov 1948
* Bullets Talk Loud, (ts) Texas Rangers Oct 1948
* Caballero of the Colorado, (ar) Texas Rangers Apr 1951
* Captain Bob, the Immortal, (ts) Texas Rangers Jan 1951
* La Cautiva of Laredo, (nf) Thrilling Ranch Stories May 1949
* City Builder for Texas, (ar) Texas Rangers Sep 1950
* The Conquerin’ Kid, (ar) Texas Rangers Jun 1951; (about Texas Ranger Lon Moore).
* The Cursed Treasure of Laredo, (ts) Ranch Romances Mar #2 1956
* Death Drops In, (ss) Western Story Roundup Jun 1951
* Death Sits in my Saddle, (ar) Texas Rangers Nov 1949
* Don Santos of the Rio Grande, (ar) Texas Rangers Mar 1950
* Eagle of the Mountains, (ts) Texas Rangers Dec 1949; The true story of Ranger Dick Preece, who challenged Comanche and outlaw.
* The Empire Dreamer, (ar) Texas Rangers Mar 1951
* The Fiddlin’ Woman, (ts) Thrilling Ranch Stories Mar 1950
* First Lady of the Chisholm Trail, (nf) Thrilling Ranch Stories Win 1952
* First Mondays in Texas, (ss) Street & Smith’s Western Story Magazine Dec 1948
* The Hangin’ at Snuff-Box Church House, (ss) Complete Cowboy Aug 1949
* Hangin’s Were Holidays, (ss) Street & Smith’s Western Story Mar 1949
* Healing Woman, (ss) Ranch Romances May #1 1951
* Homesteading in New Mexico, (ar) Blue Ribbon Western Oct 1948
* Hot Ashes and Hoss Splints, (ar) Street & Smith’s Western Story Sep 1948
* I Rode with the Texas Rangers—Part III: Lawman Till I Die (with Ira Aten, narr.), (bg) Zane Grey’s Western Magazine Aug 1953
* Jennie of Texas, (ts) Thrilling Ranch Stories Jan 1950
* Knight of the Mesas, (ts) Texas Rangers Oct 1950
* Lone Rider of the Big Bend, (ar) Texas Rangers May 1950
* Lost Gold of the Texas Rangers, (ar) Texas Rangers Aug 1950
* Love Is for the Brave, (ms) Golden West Romances Apr 1950
* Maltby, The Avenger, (ar) Texas Rangers Apr 1949
* Man Tamer of the Sand Hills, (ar) Texas Rangers Sep 1949
* The Man Who Tamed Tascosa, (ar) Zane Grey’s Western Magazine Jul 1953
* Outlaw Lawman of Glen Rose, (ar) Double Action Western Sep 1949
* Pistol Pacifier from Hell’s Hills, (ar) Texas Rangers May 1949
* Sawbones in Skirts, (ts) Ranch Romances Jun #1 1950
* Scourge of San Saba, (ar) Texas Rangers Nov 1950
* Scourge of the Apaches, (ar) Texas Rangers Feb 1951
* Scourge of the Smugglers, (ar) Texas Rangers May 1951
* Senor Capitano, (ts) Texas Rangers Sep 1948
* Senor el Colt, (ts) Texas Rangers Mar 1949
* El Senor Lightning, (ar) Texas Rangers Feb 1950
* Six-Gun Sawbones, (ts) Texas Rangers Dec 1950
* Six-Gun Southpaw, (ts) Texas Rangers Jul 1949
* Skulls Beat Stars, (ar) Double Action Western Jul 1949
* Smilin’ Billy Rides With Curly Bill, (ts) Complete Cowboy Oct 1949
* Stayin’ in the Wagon Yard, (ss) Western Action Sep 1948
* Sul Ross, the Deliverer, (ts) Texas Rangers Aug 1949
* Top Man, (ts) Texas Rangers Oct 1949
* Upstart in Petticoats, (ar) Zane Grey’s Western Magazine Feb 1953
* Western Wax, (nf) Ranch Romances Jan #1 1955
* White Warrior of the Brazos, (ts) Texas Rangers Jul 1950

Here is a list of some of the

names that I have researched.

There are many more not listed.

General Edward Burleson

Letter from Milam and Burleson to the

president of the Provisional Government

The five pages below are the original copies from the Burleson Family Bible that is in the Alamo Museum. Click to enlarge the pages. The DAR in San Antonio, Texas sent these copies to me.

Full Name: Edward Burleson

Location:

Texas State Cemetery Section:Republic Hill,Section 1Row Q: Number: 13

Reason for Eligibility: Veteran, War of 1812; Republic of Texas Veteran; Texas Ranger; Member, House of the Republic of Texas; Member, Senate of the Republic of Texas; Vice President, Republic of Texas; Member, Texas Senate; 1st Person buried in the Texas State Cemetery

Birth Date: December 15, 1798

Died: December 26, 1851

Buried: December 28, 1851

Biography:

BURLESON, EDWARD (1798 ~ 1851). Edward Burleson, soldier and statesman, son of Capt. James and Elizabeth (Shipman) Burleson, was born at Buncombe County, North Carolina, on December 15, 1798. He served as a private in the War of 1812 in his father's company, part of Perkin's Regiment, Alabama. He married Sarah Griffin Owen on April 25, 1816, in Madison County, Missouri Territory; they had nine children. On October 20, 1817, Burleson was appointed a captain of militia in Howard County, Missouri; he was commissioned colonel on June 13, 1821, in Saline County, and was colonel of militia from 1823 to 1830 in Hardeman County, Tennessee.

He arrived in Texas on May 1, 1830, and applied for land in March 1831; title was issued on April 4, 1831. On August 11, 1832, at San Felipe de Austin, he was a member of the ayuntamiento governing the counties of Austin, Bexar, Goliad, and Guadalupe. On December 7, 1832, he was elected lieutenant colonel of the militia of Austin Municipality. In 1833 he was elected a delegate to the Second Convention in Mina. From 1830 to 1842 he defended settlers in numerous engagements with hostile Indians. On May 17, 1835, in Bastrop he was elected to the committee of safety and was therefore unable to attend the Consultation of 1835, although he had been elected a delegate. On October 10, 1835, in Gonzales he was elected lieutenant colonel of the infantry in Gen. Stephen F. Austin's army. On November 24, 1835, Burleson became general of the volunteer army and replaced Austin. On November 26, 1835, he fought in the Grass Fight during the siege of Bexar. His father was active in this battle, which was won by the Texans.

On December 1, 1835, Burleson was commissioned commander in chief of the volunteer army by the provisional government. On December 6 he entered Bexar and, with Benjamin R. Milam, wrote a report to the provisional government. On December 14, 1835, he reported on the success at Bexar to the provisional governor, Henry Smith. The volunteer army disbanded on December 20, 1835, and Burleson raised a company and rode to Gonzales in February 1836. By March 10, in Gonzales, he was officially elected colonel of the infantry, First Regiment. On April 21, 1836, at the battle of San Jacinto, he commanded the First Regiment, which was placed opposite Mexican breastworks and was the first to charge them. Burleson accepted the sword and surrender of Gen. Juan N. Almonte.

From July 12 to December 1836 he was colonel of the frontier rangers. In 1837 he surveyed and laid out roads to Bastrop, La Grange, and other Central Texas places. On June 12, 1837, he became brigadier general of the militia established by the First Congress of the Republic of Texas. As a representative of the Second Congress from September 26, 1837, to May 1838, Burleson served on the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, the Committee on Military Affairs, and the Committee of Indian Affairs, of which he was chairman. In 1838 he was colonel of the First Regiment of Infantry in the new regular army and on April 4, 1838, defeated Mexican insurrectionists under Vicente Cordova. In the spring of that year Burleson laid out the town of Waterloo, the original settlement of the city of Austin. He was elected to the Senate of the Third Congress but resigned on January 19, 1839, at President Mirabeau B. Lamar's request, to take command of the Frontier Regiment. On May 22, 1839, Burleson intercepted a Cordova agent with proof that Mexico had made allies of Cherokees and other Indians. He defeated the Cherokees under Chief Bowl in July 1839.

On October 17, 1839, Burleson was in command of the ceremonies establishing Austin as the capital of the Republic of Texas. He defeated the Cherokees on Christmas Day, 1839, at Pecan Bayou, killing Chief Bowl's son John and another chief known as the Egg. Burleson sent Chief Bowl's "hat" to Sam Houston, who was enraged. On August 12, 1840, Burleson defeated the Comanche in the battle of Plum Creek.

In 1841 he was elected vice president of the republic. In the spring of 1842, when the Mexican army under Rafael Vasquez invaded Texas, Burleson met with volunteers at San Antonio, where they elected him to command. Houston sent Alexander Somervell to take over, and Burleson handed the command to him. Burleson then made his famous speech before the Alamo: "though Thermopylae had her messenger of defeat, the Alamo had none." In the fall of 1842 Mexican general Adrian Woll invaded Texas. Burleson raised troops for defense and again yielded the command to General Somervell, sent by Houston. In 1844 Burleson made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency against Anson Jones. In December 1845 he was elected senator from the Fifteenth District to the First Legislature of the state of Texas. He was unanimously elected president pro tem.

During the Mexican War Burleson and Governor James P. Henderson went to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon; Burleson was appointed senior aide-de-camp, held the rank of major, and served as a spy during the siege of Monterrey and at Buena Vista. In 1847 Burleson, Eli T. Merriman, and William Lindsey surveyed and laid out the town of San Marcos. In 1848 Burleson introduced a resolution to establish Hays County and donated the land for the courthouse. He chaired the Committee on Military Affairs, which awarded a $1,250,000 grant to Texas for Indian depredations.

Burleson died of pneumonia on December 26, 1851, in Austin, while serving as senator from the Twenty-first District. He was still president pro tem. He was given a Masonic burial at the site of the future State Cemetery, the land for which was purchased by the state of Texas in his honor in 1854. Burleson was a Methodist.

Born in 1798 in North Carolina, Burleson's family moved on several occasions during his youth. One of these moves was to Missouri in 1814, to Virginia in 1815, then to Tennessee in 1824. Burleson gained a reputation as a military leader at an early age, first in command of a company of militia in Howard County, Missouri, and then as colonel of a frontier regiment in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
Burleson came to Texas in 1831 and settled near Bastrop on the Colorado River. When the Texas revolution broke out, Burleson was made second in command to Stephen Austin. He was in command of the forces that participated in the taking of San Antonio in the fall of 1835, and later commanded the first regiment of volunteers at the Battle of San Jacinto.
After Texas won independence, Burleson was appointed Brigadier General in charge of the limited forces of the Republic of Texas. He was very active from 1838 through 1841 in the challenging task of protecting the frontier from Mexican and Indian depredations.
After serving in the Congress of the Republic, Burleson was elected in 1841 to the position of vice-president of Texas. However, he returned to the field in 1842 to repel the Mexican invasions under Rafael Vasquez and Adrian Woll. During the Mexican-American war, Burleson enlisted as a private soldier and fought at Monterrey.
Finally retiring from field service in the defense of Texas, Burleson was elected to the State senate, and while in that position died in Austin on 26 December 1851.

Thomas J. Rabb (1801-1846)

Thomas J. Rabb, soldier and member of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, about 1801. The family arrived in December of 1821. Initially, the entire family settled on the west side of the Colorado River a short distance above the site of present La Grange.

In early 1824 the Rabb family moved to the area around Egypt in Wharton County to escape Indian harassment. Rabb was appointed Captain of Company F, First Regiment of the revolutionary army. During the Runaway Scrape (with General Houston's permission), Rabb left to rescue his family, thus missing the battle of San Jacinto. After the war he settled on Rabb's Prairie - Fayette County land that had been granted to his father. Rabb also served as Captain of a Ranger company under the command of Col. John Moore. He died in Fayette County, Texas on October 29, 1846.

His original tombstone (shown above) is inscribed with his title as Judge. A more recent marker has devices showing him as both a Citizen of the Republic of Texas and one of "Austin's Original 300."

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Descendant's of William R. Crabb

1. William R. Crabb b: 1849 in Hempstead Co. Ar.

+Dilla ? m: Abt. 1868

2. Ida A. Crabb b:Bef. 1869 - 1870

2. Lewis W. Crabb b: Oct. 25, 1870 d:April 27, 1948

+Hattie Lee Allen b:April 7, 1880 d: Aug. 15, 1950

2. Minto Paris Crabb b:1873 Hope, Ark. d:1946 in Lawton, Ok

+Dee Elizabeth Prescott m:Oct. 17, 1894 Comanche,Co,Tx.

3. Mart L. Crabb b:July 17, 1896

3. Goldie E. Crabb b:Jan.8, 1898

3. Lola G. Crabb b: April 10, 1900

3. Lottie B. Crabb b: April 10, 1902

3. Carl Clifford Crabb b:Dec. 2. 1903

3. Clifford C. Crabb b: Dec. 7, 1904

3. Ralph Donald Crabb b: Jan. 18, 1906 Mangum, Ok. d:1989

+ ? m: Abt. 1926

+2nd wife ? m: Abt. 1933

3. Hattie May Crabb b: Jan. 28, 1908

3. Robert Leslie Crabb b: July 28, 1910

2. Amanda D. Crabb b:1876

2. Lilla Crabb b: 1878

Thomas O. Florida

Seated: James "Kinnion" New, Sarah Florida New,

Aletha Jane Hudson-Truman-Florida

Standing: 2 of Ken's brothers and 1 of Althea's sons

Children (in order of age): Elizabeth, Laura, Laverne, Alice

1. Robert Thomas Sawyer, b. 19 Mar 1844. He married (1) Mary Ann Jeffery, 27 Dec 1866. He married (2) Asenuth Louisa Scallon, 07 Jul 1874.
Children by Mary Ann Jeffery:
i       Edgar Sawyer, b. 20 Aug 1867.
ii       Calvin Sawyer, b. 03 Aug 1869.
iii       Meyers Sawyer, b. 22 Aug 1871.
iv       Annie Sawyer, b. 01 Jan 1873.
Children by Asenuth Louisa Scallon:
v       Daniel Jefferson Sawyer, b. 07 Sep 1875.
vi       Louisa Josephine Sawyer, b. 24 Sep 1877, d. 1879.
vii       Mary Evelyn Sawyer, b. 22 Dec 1879, d. 1880.
viii       Cyntha M. Sawyer, b. 26 Jul 1881.
ix       Lillie May Sawyer, b. 29 May 1884.
x       Robert Thomas Sawyer, Jr, b. 09 Jul 1887.
xi       Mallie Lou Sawyer, b. 04 Feb 1889, d. 1889.
2. xii       Jessie Arminta Sawyer b. 19 Sep 1890.
xiii       Elizabeth Beatrice Sawyer, b. 06 Feb 1893.
xiv       Evan Jones Sawyer, b. 04 Jun 1894.
xv       Wesley Owen Sawyer, b. 06 Dec 1896, d. 1921.

Second Generation

2. Jessie Arminta Sawyer, (1.Robert1) b. 19 Sep 1890. She married Thomas Henry Florida, 23 Dec 1908, b. 27 Aug 1884, (son of THOMAS (Tom) OLVIN FLORIDA and LORETTA WREN THOMAS). 8th. child of Robert Sawyer & Asenuth Scallon.
1910 Texas Census, Bastrop Co, Ed:004/Sht:002/Vol:005 lists T.H. Florida 25, wife Jessie 19.
Children:
3.       i       Gladys Evelyn Florida b. 30 Aug 1912.
4.       ii       Alta Mae Florida b. 20 Nov 1921.
iii       Lytle Darwin Florida, b. 26 Jan 1926. He married Sharon (?).
5.       iv       Hazel Juanita Florida b. 17 Oct 1929.

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Rebecca Nurse's House in Salem, Ma.

Francis Nurse, Jr. was born 3 Feb 1661 in Salem, Essex, MA, son of Francis and Rebecca (Towne) Nurse. He died 5 Feb 1716 in North Reading, Middlesex, MA. Francis married about 1684 to Sarah Craggen who was born 10 Aug 1664 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA, daughter of John and Sarah (Dawes) Craggen. She died Feb/Mar 1747 in North Reading.

Children (surname Nurse):

1. Francis, b. 10 Mar 1686, N. Reading; d. 15 Mar 1686, N. Reading.

2. Francis, (see Generation #3)

3. Benjamin, b. 28 Jan 1690, N. Reading; d. 1775, Rutland, Worcester, MA. He married in 1713, Elizabeth Roberts. Married (2) Hannah (Rogers) Atherton.

4. Jonathan, b. 4 Mar 1692, N. Reading; d. 26 Nov 1717, S. Reading. He married about 1712, Abigail Harnden.

5. Josiah, b. 9 Sep 1694, N. Reading; d. 4 Apr 1718, S. Reading. He married 20 Dec 1716 in Reading, Mary Eaton.

6. Joshua, b. 15 Jul 1695, N. Reading; d. 8 Jun 1717, S. Reading.

7. Sarah, b. 27 Jan 1696/97, N. Reading; d. 15 Jan 1755, Reading. She married 18 Apr 1718 in Reading, Henry Sawyer.

8. Caleb, b. 15 Jan 1701/2, N. Reading; d. 4 Aug 1724, S. Reading.

9. Nathaniel, b. 6 Jul 1706, N. Reading; d. 29 May 1717, S. Reading.

10. Abigail, b. 15 Aug 1706, N. Reading; d. 13 Oct 1786, Reading. She married 8 Mar 1720, Daniel Eames.

Letter from William H. Jack

to Edward Burleson,

November 27, 1835