BibMe Free Bibliography & Citation Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard. Jacques Barzun (1907 – 2012) was probably best known for his writing on education at all levels until Dawn to Decadence reminded people of the remarkable breadth. The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Texas. List of people from Texas. Location of Texas in the U. S. map. The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U. S. state of Texas. Founders and early settlers of Texas[edit]Augustus Chapman Allen (1. John Kirby Allen (1. Houston. Stephen F. Austin (1. 79. 3–1. Father of Texas"Padre José Nicolás Ballí (c. Padre Island. John Neely Bryan (1. Dallas. Moses Austin Bryan (1. Texas. David G. Burnet (1. President of the Republic of Texas. Prince Carl of Solms- Braunfels (1. German immigrants in Texas. Henri Castro (1. 78. Jewish empresario. Jesse Chisholm (1. Indian trader, guide, interpreter, namesake of the Chisholm Trail. After being taken down twice by Blogger within a single week, we got the message: It’s Time To Go. Gates of Vienna has moved to a new address.Jao De La Porta (fl. Galveston Island. Johann Friedrich Ernst (born Friedrich Diercks) (1. German to bring his family to Texas, benefactor to German immigrants. Warren Angus Ferris (1. Dallas. Henry Francis Fisher (1. German settler, explored and colonized San Saba area. Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1. Republic of Texas and later its Secretary of the Navy; namesake of Fisher County. Sam Houston (1. 79. President of Republic of Texas, later a U. S. Senator from Texas and the Governor of Texas. Anson Jones (1. 79. President of the Republic of Texas, called the "Architect of Annexation"Mirabeau B. Lamar (1. 79. 8–1. President of Republic of Texas, one of the strongest proponents of the Texas Navy. Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1. Mother of Texas"Collin Mc. Kinney (1. 76. 6–1. Texas Declaration of Independence; both Collin County and its county seat, Mc. Kinney, are named for him. Jose Antonio Navarro (1. Texas statesman, revolutionary and politician. Robert Neighbors (1. Indian agent, soldier, legislator. Cynthia Ann Parker (1. Comanche Indians; mother of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief. Daniel Parker (1. John Parker (1. 75. Texas settler. John Richard Parker (1. Comanche Indians. Emily Austin Perry (1. Texas. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1. Sterling C. Robertson (1. Texas Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1. Secretary of War of Republic of Texas, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, U. S. Senator from Texas after its admission to the United States. Charles Schreiner, Sr. Texas Hill Country", rancher, businessman, banker, philanthropist in Kerrville. Edwin Waller (1. 80. Texas Declaration of Independence. Frank E. Wheelock (1. Lubbock, with service from 1. Lorenzo de Zavala (1. Republic of Texas and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Military/war[edit]The Texas Revolution/The Alamo[edit]James Bowie (1. Battle of the Alamo. William Joel Bryan (1. Texas Revolution, landowner. Edward Burleson (1. Texas Revolution, later Vice President of the Republic of Texas. John Coker (1. 78. San Jacinto. Davy Crockett (1. U. S. Congressman, died at the Alamo. James Fannin (c. 1. Texas Revolution. Thomas Green (1. 81. San Jacinto, brigadier general in the Confederate Army. Sam Houston (1. 79. Texian Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, which won independence for Texas. Henry Karnes (1. 81. Texas Revolution. Robert J. Kleberg (1. Battle of San Jacinto; his descendants owned and managed the King Ranch. Benjamin Milam (1. Texas Revolution. Emily West Morgan (c. The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas Revolution. Joel Walter Robison (1. Fayette County; General. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna rode double on Robison's horse into Sam Houston's camp on April 2. Juan Seguin (1. 80. Tejano hero during the Texas Revolution. John William Smith (1. Battle of San Jacinto; later was first mayor of San Antonio. Alfonso Steele (1. Battle of San Jacinto. William B. Travis (1. Texas forces at the Alamo. Logan Vandeveer (1. San Jacinto. William A. A. "Bigfoot" Wallace (1. Texas Ranger who fought in the Texas Revolution, Mexican–American War, Civil War. American Civil War[edit]John Baylor (1. Confederate colonel, politician, military governor of Arizona Territory. John Henry Brown (1. Confederate officer, served on staffs of two generals. Nicholas Henry Darnell (1. Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of the House for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas. Dick Dowling (1. 83. Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian. John "Rip" Ford (1. Texas Rangers legend and commander at the Battle of Palmito Ranch. Milton M. Holland (1. Union soldier, won Medal of Honor. John Bell Hood (1. Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate General. Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. U. S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Albert Sidney Johnston (1. Confederate General and commander of the Confederate western forces. John J. Kennedy (1. Confederate cavalry officer, ended the Regulator- Moderator War. John B. Magruder (1. Confederate General at the Battle of Galveston. Benjamin Mc. Culloch (1. Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U. S. Marshal, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America. Henry Eustace Mc. Culloch (1. 81. 6–1. Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America. Felix Huston Robertson (1. Confederate general who was a native- born Texan. Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1. Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A& M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University. William Read Scurry (1. Confederate General at the Battle of Glorieta Pass. Pleasant Tackitt (1. Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap, Texas; a founder of Parker County, Texas. Charles S. West (1. Confederate officer and judge advocate general for the Trans- Mississippi Department. Louis T. Wigfall (1. Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured the surrender of Fort Sumter. World War I[edit]Charles Gray Catto (1. Daniel R. Edwards (1. Medal of Honor. William S. Graves (1. 89. 5–1. US forces in Siberia during the allied intervention in Russia. David E. Hayden (1. Navy corpsman, Medal of Honor recipient. Robert Lee Howze (1. Major General of 3. Infantry Division, commander of Third Army of Occupation of Germany, Medal of Honor recipient. Louis Jordan (1. 89. All American, first US Army officer from Texas to be killed in action during World War IWilliam Thomas Ponder (1. Edgar Gardner Tobin (1. World War II[edit]Harlon Block (1. Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima. Romus Burgin (born 1. U. S. Marine, author. Charles P. Cabell (1. U. S. Air Force general; later Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Horace S. Carswell, Jr. Army Air Corps major, awarded Medal of Honor. Claire Chennault (1. Flying Tigers"Robert G. Cole (1. 91. 5–1. Medal of Honor for his role in the D- Day. Normandy invasion. Samuel David Dealey (1. U. S. Navy submarine commander, received Medal of Honor and many other distinctions for valor. Ira C. Eaker (1. 89. Eighth Air Force in World War IICalvin Graham (1. US serviceman of World War IIDean E. Hallmark (1. 91. 4–1. Army Air Corps 1st lieutenant, Doolittle Raid. David Lee "Tex" Hill (1. Oveta Culp Hobby (1. Colonel. Women's Army Corps, first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. James L. Holloway, Jr. U. S. Navy four- star admiral; Superintendent of U. S. Naval Academy. Neel E. Kearby (1. Medal of Honor recipient. Raymond L. Knight (1. Medal of Honor recipient. Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. Hispanic soldier KIA in the Philippines whose burial was refused in his hometown, causing a statewide debate. Glenn Mc. Duffie (1. Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic photograph V- J Day in Times Square. Doris Miller (1. 91. Pearl Harbor hero, first African American to receive the Navy Cross. Audie Murphy (1. 92. World War II hero, actor, Medal of Honor Recipient. Chester Nimitz (1. Allied naval forces in the Pacific during World War IIRichard Arvine Overton (born 1. U. S. Army sergeant; in May 2. American military veteran. Bruce Palmer, Jr. U. S. Army officer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Vietnam War. John L. Pierce (1. U. S. Army Brigadier General. James Earl Rudder (1. D- Day commander of the U. S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, which stormed the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc. William H. Simpson (1. U. S. Ninth Army in the European Theater. Wilburn Snyder (1. Bataan Death March and Baptist pastor in several Houston churches. Lucian K. Truscott (1.
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