The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-18
THE FOUNDERS OF TEXAS AMI
THEIR CIIILDREZ.

THE FOUNDERS OF TEXAS AND
THEIR CHILDRES.
Ithas been often the subject of GU
"a grlous reinarkthat neither Washington,
1g Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson,
g Polk, Pierce, nor Buchanan left son
to inherit his name. Five of them
never had either son or daughter, Mr..
Buchanan never having been married.
Jefferson and Monroe both left daugh-
tiers. ~ f31 Ut
Conversing on this subject lately
with friend, we were led to glance
back to some of the more distinguished
. early men ofTexas and compare them
in the above particulars with those
named above. IL may be that IL
will form an interesting "Reminiscences
gI. to our readers. We shall advert to q
few only
General Stephen i. Austin, the foun-
der of colonization in Texas, nevermar-
"a rled. He Is represented, however, by
Ns worthy nephews, the brothers Rryan.
Colonel James Bowie, who fell at the
Alamo, died childess, his whole fami-
ly having previously died of cholera.
pmil Colonel Travis, commander of the
Alamo, left a son who died some four
ateenyearsago. ~ 5S.E
Colonel James Butler Bonham who
also fell at the Alamo left no family.
&C ~ COLONEL ames w. Fannin the hero
of the Goliad massacre, left noson, but
daughter who died many years ago.
David g. Burnet, the first president,
died three years ago, having outliyed
his family--his lastson fell rs aconfed-
crate colonel in the battle of Mobile.
yidiyia Neither Chief Justice John Hemp,
= hill Judge II. II. b. Baylor, General
sal Ben. McCulloch, Colonel William S.
81 Fisher, commander ut Mier,) Cornc-
Illus Van Ness, General Edwin More
ggj.g, house, Colonel Henry w. Karues, Col
Onel John A. Wharton, Colonel George
w. Hockey, Chief Justice James Col
s.ais lingsworth, Peter w. Grayson, Captain
Bird Lockhart, were ever married
~. ~. Colonel William II. Wharton left
but one child who was the late Gen.
eral John A. Wharton, of the confed-
crate army.
The eloquent William II. Jack left
two daughters and one son, Colonel
Thomas NJ. jack of Galveston.
d. President Lamar, by a second mar
" ] riages efto Or more children.
DR.. James b. Miller, II distinguished
man of dir early times, we think, died
Ss ,bachelor,-ga
General Houston, President Arson
Jones, General BurlesoD General Rusk,
General J. p. Henderson, General ,Fe-
Xix Huston and Colonel Barnard A. Bee
all left zone or more sons, and most, if
not all of them, daughters
DR.. Branch II. Archer, one of the
r " noblestand most eloquent of our early
~ fathers, left d singleson. 4
W w. n. Josiali III. Bell, the early and conf
dental friend of Austin, in the settle
ment of Texas, and man invaluable
TO the early pioneers, left two sons and
daughter, only one of whom, we be-
lieve, is living, the Hon. James H.
Bell, of Austin, formerly one of our
supreme judges. Judge Bell was born
in camp under live oak tree, at
e9Js'l what is now Columbia BrazOria
i county. sr,
Erastus Deaf Smith, the favorite
scout of Generals Austin and Houston,
2 left several children by his Mexican
Is.s wife, a lady of San Antonio.
General Albert Sidney Johnston left
several children, one whom is Colonel
William Preston Johnston, Of WASH
ington-Lee university, Virginia.
Colonel James Power, the Irish col
Aasoh Onist of Texas, left no family. -
Don Lorenzo de Zavola, the first
.ssHtz vice-president of Texas left one or
more sons. This eminent Mexican
patriot was born and reared at Cam
~ n Vpeche,s Yucatan. He was member of
n the Mexican congress- member of the
~ " I Cabinet and wrote history of the
Mexican revolution. Opposing the des-
potic measures of Santa Anna, he was
compelled to leave the country He
sought refuge in Texas, and. espousing
.s the cause of independence, was elect
ed vice-president He died in 1888
.xssiWhile in Campeche in. 1856, the old
friends and kindred of Zavola on
learning that we were aTexian and
friend of the. deceased patriot, made
our stay in that doubly ancient city
one of the green spots in the chequered
fa Z, path of life. Governor Zepata said OF
us: 'Don Lorenzo was born an Ameri- |
can democrat" =.
These are few Of the men who
AZ helped to make Texas, hastily culled
UW q by memory from the long list of those
who are entitled to be remembered by