Mormon Exodus to Texas in 1845 Found Zion on Red River
On this day in 1845, Lyman Wight led about 150 Mormons across the Red River into Texas and declared Zion there. They settled first near the Colorado River above Austin, then near Fredericksburg and later by the San Gabriel River, with a burial ground still tended by Salt Lake City missionaries.
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Red River
Texas
Lyman Wight
Lone Star
Zion
Wight
Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Illinois
Sam Houston
Smith
Young
Colorado River
Austin
Fredericksburg
San Gabriel River
Salt Lakeity
Multiple District Court Filings And Married Licenses
Several divorce filings across S3rd Distinct Court and 98th 126th County courts include Louella Cox vs Lawrence Cox and Elizabeth Kinks vs Jack Kinks. An estate and executor appointment appear in County Court. Marriage licenses issued list numerous couples and car makes follow.
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S3rd District Court
Gardner
Louella Mae Cox
Lawrence Lee Cox
Tie Tussle
Mary Louise Tuggle
98Th District Court
Betts
Elizabeth Rice Kinks
Jack E. Kinks
Emmett Jones Jr
Jewell Warren Jones
126Th District Court
Roberts
Maureen Morgan
Nelda Mae Smith
K. V
Patterson
Ora
Governor taps two aides for upcoming events
Governor Beauford Jest er designated State Senator Charles R. Jones of Bonham to attend a Gainesville barbecue on November 16 as part of a joint Flying Farmers of Texas and Colorado meeting. He also appointed Colonel Ike Ashburn of Austin to represent him at the Texas A&M College inauguration of Dean F. Bolton on November 18 in College Station.
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Beauford Jester
Charles R. Jones
Bonham
Gainesville
Flying Farmers of
Texas
Colorado
Jester
Ike Ashburn
Austin
Dean F. C. Bolton
Texas A&m College
College Station
Knife and Fork To Hear Noted Author Tonight
Dr. David Seabury, noted psychologist and author, will address the Austin Knife and Fork Club at 7 p.m. tonight in the Austin Hotel. The talk covers living well in a changing world and offers practical methods for self-help and personal growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Seabury
Austin Knife and Fork Club
Austin
Harry Kelly
Seabury
Texas GI McBride Killed In Tank Crew Truck Crash
Corporal James C. McBride of Hawley Texas died November 6 from injuries after a truck he rode in overturned Army announced.
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Tokyo
Army
James C. McBride
Hawley
Texas
Cuticura Soap Helps Woman’s Face Clear Up
Miss B Green of Davis Oklahoma says three weeks of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared large pimples from her face, leaving her skin smooth. She endorses buying Cuticura at the druggist to improve complexions.
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B. Green
Davis
Okla
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THE
Austin American
Congress Avenue
Jersey
Courthouse Records
Matthews
Gail Demarcus Cantrell
Joan Andrew Cantrell
Limberg
Lee Kenedy
Verne Elizabeth Cochran
L. Stepan
Frances Edith — Stewart Jr
Lillie Pease Wells
Sam Ortiz
Ramona Salaza
Bill FP. Wills
Dorothy E. Miller
John B. Pate
Edna A. Clark
Charles A. Hanskins
Margie Leener
Joseph A. Butler
Doris Imogene Schulbert
Ora Manford Davis Jr
Alda Lois Larson
Geerstenss Heffington
J. Roy White
Sistas
Ernest W. Jackson Jr
Plymouth
Ellis Frieden
Cadillac
Charles H. Petri
Ford
James Lederer
Roy Sorenson
J. D. Holden
O. F. Jackson
Buick
Gilbert Ginsel
Mercury
Henry J. Bohis
Pontiac
Rev. N. Diez
Studebaker
Erneet
Imewe
I Ilso
Rosanky
Buck
Ashburn
A&m Rites
Lamme’s
Carmel
Lamme
Congress
Guadalupe
Hatsiana
Salle Ann
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