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With A Concise Account Of The Early Settlements, Hardships, Massacres, Battles, And Wars, By Which Texas Was Rescued ... And Consecrated To The Empire Of Civilization

Found Inside: "In 1843 the Indians made a raid in Fannin County, murdered his mother, captured his sister, killed his cousin, seven years old, a negro woman, and robbed the house of its contents. The prisoner, Lovicia, was carried to the Keechi mountains, in western Texas, and kept for forty-six days. ..."  Learn more

Found inside: "John Wesley Hardin was born at Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, May 26, 1853. His father was at the time a preacher, and though he voted against secession he joined the Confederacy and was captain of a troop,. Young John Wesley grew up a rebel. The hatreds of the war were reflected in his life. during the reconstruction period . . . " Read more Look inside

Resources:

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Amazing People from Texas County by County