From slave to statesman :: the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston /
Joshua Houston (1822- 1902) was born on the Temple Lea plantation in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. In 1834 Templeton Lea died and willed Joshua to his daughter, Margaret, as her personal slave. In 1840 Margaret Lea married General Sam Houston and moved to Texas. She took Joshua with her. Joshua fai...
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Zusammenfassung: | Joshua Houston (1822- 1902) was born on the Temple Lea plantation in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. In 1834 Templeton Lea died and willed Joshua to his daughter, Margaret, as her personal slave. In 1840 Margaret Lea married General Sam Houston and moved to Texas. She took Joshua with her. Joshua faithfully served the Houston family during their many political and financial ups and downs. In 1862 Sam Houston freed his slaves. Joshua elected to remain with the Houston family and took Houston as his surname. In 1866 he homesteaded in Huntsville, Texas, near the Houston family. He became a well-known and respected public figure in Huntsville where he served as city alderman and later served as county commissioner of Wlker County. In 188 he was elected as a delegate to the National Republican Convention from Texas. He was the father of seven or eight children by three different women. Descendants live in Texas. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvii, 276 pages) : illustrations |
Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index. |
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spelling | Prather, Patricia Smith, 1943- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJt3Xj7g6hhC3KrDtJJCcP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93054164 From slave to statesman : the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / Patricia Smith Prather & Jane Clements Monday ; introduction by Dan Rather. 1st ed. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 1993. 1 online resource (xvii, 276 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index. Print version record. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL 1822-1845. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" -- 1845-1859. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" -- 1859-1864. "Let My People Go" -- 1865-1868. "Free at Last" -- 1869-1870. "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?" -- 1871-1880. "Deep River" -- 1881-1902. "Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of the World" -- The Family Legacy: 1903-Present. "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Joshua Houston (1822- 1902) was born on the Temple Lea plantation in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. In 1834 Templeton Lea died and willed Joshua to his daughter, Margaret, as her personal slave. In 1840 Margaret Lea married General Sam Houston and moved to Texas. She took Joshua with her. Joshua faithfully served the Houston family during their many political and financial ups and downs. In 1862 Sam Houston freed his slaves. Joshua elected to remain with the Houston family and took Houston as his surname. In 1866 he homesteaded in Huntsville, Texas, near the Houston family. He became a well-known and respected public figure in Huntsville where he served as city alderman and later served as county commissioner of Wlker County. In 188 he was elected as a delegate to the National Republican Convention from Texas. He was the father of seven or eight children by three different women. Descendants live in Texas. English. Houston, Joshua, 1822-1902. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93054168 Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 Friends and associates. Houston, Joshua, 1822-1902 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcR7JJfCmw9rJDWQxCvpP Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxxj8R7XFcdvwRvwBgxjC Statesmen Texas Biography. African Americans Texas Biography. African Americans Texas History 19th century. Texas History 1846-1950. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134269 Hommes d'État Texas Biographies. Noirs américains Texas Biographies. Noirs américains Texas Histoire 19e siècle. Texas Histoire 1846-1950. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY State & Local General. bisacsh African Americans fast Friendship fast Statesmen fast Texas fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJj8XjVR9hP7dPxwVtRqcP 1800-1950 fast Biographies fast History fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf Monday, Jane Clements, 1941- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjMxvPGp9GD9vjTfHkmR4y http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93054166 has work: From slave to statesman (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGbcJKJVpTKPxgYTrvg4tq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Prather, Patricia Smith, 1943- From slave to statesman. 1st ed. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 1993 0929398475 (DLC) 93025464 (OCoLC)28338870 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=28681 Volltext |
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title | From slave to statesman : the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / |
title_auth | From slave to statesman : the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / |
title_exact_search | From slave to statesman : the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / |
title_full | From slave to statesman : the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / Patricia Smith Prather & Jane Clements Monday ; introduction by Dan Rather. |
title_fullStr | From slave to statesman : the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / Patricia Smith Prather & Jane Clements Monday ; introduction by Dan Rather. |
title_full_unstemmed | From slave to statesman : the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / Patricia Smith Prather & Jane Clements Monday ; introduction by Dan Rather. |
title_short | From slave to statesman : |
title_sort | from slave to statesman the legacy of joshua houston servant to sam houston |
title_sub | the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / |
topic | Houston, Joshua, 1822-1902. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93054168 Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 Friends and associates. Houston, Joshua, 1822-1902 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcR7JJfCmw9rJDWQxCvpP Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxxj8R7XFcdvwRvwBgxjC Statesmen Texas Biography. African Americans Texas Biography. African Americans Texas History 19th century. Hommes d'État Texas Biographies. Noirs américains Texas Biographies. Noirs américains Texas Histoire 19e siècle. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY State & Local General. bisacsh African Americans fast Friendship fast Statesmen fast |
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