Reflections On The Past

Nathan H. Haller: From Slave to Legislator

Ronald Howard Livingston — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 07:13:00 +0000

Born into slavery in Charleston, South Carolina, on 8 July 1840, Nathan H. Haller (1840 - 1917), son of Joe Haller, was a Brazoria County resident who represented Brazoria and Matagorda counties in the House of Representatives of the Twenty-third (1893) and Twenty-fourth (1895) Texas Legislatures.

Original post blogged on Brazoria Research.

More on Dr. Amos Pollard

Ronald Howard Livingston — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:40:00 +0000

Dr. Pollard's letter to William Lloyd Garrison, editor of the weekly abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, is shown here. It provides further sound evidence that Pollard was a resident of the Municipality of Columbia.

Original post blogged on Brazoria Research.

Some Other History Articles

Ronald Howard Livingston — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 06:31:00 +0000

Stay tuned. Meanwhile, here are links to some other things I've written which are available for you to read online.

Original post blogged on Brazoria Research.

Marriage Banns, Marriage Bonds, and Marriage by Bond

Ronald Howard Livingston — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 02:51:00 +0000

In most of the early states of the United States, a prospective groom took out a bond with the clerk of the county court in the county in which the prospective bride lived. This was done as surety that there was no legal obstacle to the marriage. .... The idea of a bond relating to marriage in colonial Texas, however, was a bit different.

Original post blogged on Brazoria Research.

Doctor Thomas Rivers Erwin, Early Texas Physician

Ronald Howard Livingston — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:42:00 +0000

Dr. Thomas Rivers Erwin, the son of John and Margaret Rivers Erwin, was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, in 1809. As stated in records of the Board of Land Commissioners of Brazoria County, Erwin arrived in Texas "pre to 2 May 1835." Harriet Hite Reese Cox married Dr. ERWIN in Brazoria County by bond on 25 Feb 1835.

Original post blogged on Brazoria Research.

Christopher Greenup Cox: A Pioneer Texas Physician

Ronald Howard Livingston — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 22:37:00 +0000

In January 1833, Christopher G. Cox of Warren County, Kentucky, was a medical student at Transylvania University in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. He was a graduate of the university medical department in 1827.

Original post blogged on Brazoria Research.

Gulf Prairie Cemetery: A Brief History

Ronald Howard Livingston — Sat, 31 May 2014 15:30:00 +0000

The first burial at Gulf Prairie Cemetery was probably that of Mary Elizabeth Bryan (Emily?s daughter by her first marriage), who died from cholera at Peach Point on August 4, 1833. (James F. Perry had a relative, also named James Perry, who died-- presumably of cholera?on June 2, 1833, en route to Texas aboard the schooner Elizabeth, but it is probable that this family member was buried at sea rather than in the Perry family cemetery.)

Original post blogged on Brazoria Research.

U. S. Military Personnel from Brazoria County, Texas, Who Were Casualties in the Vietnamese War

Ronald Howard Livingston — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 16:59:00 +0000

Listed here are the names of members of the United States military who were fatal casualties of the war in Vietnam. "Wall" in the following entries refers to the Memorial Wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C.

Original post blogged on Brazoria Research.