This is a continuation of my examination of the men who signed Nelson Kavanaugh's petition to be allowed to remain in the Republic of Texas.
B. P. Buckner's smudged signature is on the lower left:
Benjamin P. Buckner arrived in the Republic of Texas around 1835. He was chief justice of Harris County, Texas from 1839 to 1847. One of his duties was to conduct the 1845 census of Houston. This was a census that was made in order for Texas to be able to join the United States. At that time Houston had 4, 757 people, of which 607 were qualified voters. 622 were slaves. I've seen no separate count of free blacks. Buckner died in 1875 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston. His tombstone states that he was born in Oldham County, Kentucky in 1801.
M. T. Rodger's signature is below Hunt's:
Mangus T. Rodger's was an attorney. He was the sheriff of Houston from 1844 to 1846. He evidently died young. His wife Ann G. Rodgers was the administratrix of his estate in 1848. Their large house and acreage were advertised for sale in 1851 and 1852.
Robt Wilson's signature was immediately below Hadley's:
Robert Wilson was born 1793 in Talbot County, Maryland. By 1823 he was in Natchez where he was a contractor and in the mercantile business. In 1827 he partnered with William Plunkett Harris and ran steamboats along the Mississippi River and Red River. The following year he joined John Richardson Harris in developing Harrisburg, Texas. He married as his second wife the widow Sarah Reed. He fought in the siege of Bexar. Then in 1836, he was elected to the Texas senate. In 1838 and again in 1844, he ran for president but was defeated both times. He died in 1856 and is also buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
R. Theo Smyth's signature is above Thurston's:
Reginald Theodore Smyth was born about 1820 in Virginia. He was a law partner with Joseph C. Megginson. Their firm was located on Main Street in Houston in 1841. By 1847, they had relocated to Galveston, Texas with R.T. Smyth living in Montgomery. He ran for a judgeship in 1862. In 1866, he was a law professor at Baylor University. By 1880 he was living in Grimes County, Texas. He died in 1900 and is buried in Montgomery County, Texas in the Evergreen Cemetery aks Dobbins Cemetery aka Jacob Shannon Green Cemetery. He shares his tombstone with his wife Clarissa Shannon. It states that he was a circuit judge in Harris County, Montgomery County, and Grimes county.
Nelson Kavanaugh's Associates in the Republic of Texas, Part 1
Nelson Kavanaugh's Associates in the Republic of Texas, Part 2
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