“WILLIAMS, LEONARD G. (1802-1854). Leonard Goyen (Colonel Len) Williams [pseud. Leonard S. Williams, Leonard H. Williams, Leonard Goyens, Leonard O. Goen], soldier and Indian agent, the son of Maria Priscilla and Thomas Williams (qv), was born in 1802 in Tennessee. … Continue reading
“MAYES, WILLIAM HARDING (1861-1939). William Harding Mayes, attorney, newspaper editor, and teacher, son of Robert Chappell and Fredonia Charlotte (Stephens) Mayes, was born in Mayfield, Kentucky, on May 20, 1861. He attended Paducah District Methodist College Milburn, Kentucky, Norton’s English … Continue reading
“GAINES, WILLIAM BAXTER PENDLETON (1808 -1891). William Baxter Pendleton Gaines, planter and legislator, was born on September 17, 1808, in Abbeville, South Carolina, son of Benjamin P. and Elizabeth (Ware) Gaines. He taught school in Marengo County, Alabama, until 1832 … Continue reading
FLANAGAN, JAMES WINRIGHT (1805-1887). James Winright Flanagan, Texas lieutenant governor and United States Senator, was born in Gordonsville, Albermarle County, Virginia, on September 7, 1805, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Saunders) Flanagan. In 1815 the family moved to Boonesboro, … Continue reading
“FLANAGAN, DAVID WEBSTER (1832-1924). David Webster Flangan, Republican leader, was born in Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, on January 9, 1832, the son of Polly (Miller) and James Wright Flanagan. When he was eleven the family moved to Henderson, Texas. Flanagan … Continue reading
“CUNEY, PHILIP MINOR (1808-1866). Philip Minor Cuney, soldier, plantation owner, and legislator, the son of Richard Edmond and Tabitha (Wells) Cuney, was born of Swiss descent in Rapids Parish, Louisiana, in 1808. After the death of his first wife in … Continue reading
“BURLESON, DAVID CROCKETT (1837-1911). David Crockett Burleson, a member 0f the Texas Rangers and Civil War officer, the son of Sarah (Owen) and Edward Burleson Sr., was born on September 6, 1837, probably in Bastrop County, Texas. In 1848 he … Continue reading
Added by: Rhondelle Blankenship Find A Grave photo “WARE, BENJAMIN TALIAFERRO (1853-1937). Benjamin Taliaferro (Tol) Ware , banker and rancher, son of Benjamin and Mary Jane (Price) Ware, was born on November 10, 1853, in Rome, Georgia. The Ware family … Continue reading
“Roderick J. Richardson, son of Roderick and Harriet Emeline (Taylor) Richardson, was born in Waitsfield, Vt., May 30, 1840, and died in Los Angeles, Cal., November 25, 1909. In 1855, his parents removed to Montpelier, Vt., where he prepared for … Continue reading
“REYNOLDS, George Franklin: b. Jan. 7, 1848, Fell Township, Pa.: s. Geo. and Mary Ann Reynolds: educ. pub. schs.: Duff’s Bus. Coll., Pittsburgh, Pa.: Chautauqua ’86: m. first Ida A. Ware (d. Nov. 1, 1888), second 1895 Mrs Katherine W. … Continue reading
