Augustine Phillips Also Known As Austin Phillips
MakBane
Phillips was one of those who took out a coat-of-arms. Austin Phillips they
called him, as we know from [Simon] Forman's case-books, for Phillips came to
him from time to time about his ailments."
Toby Petzold
American
Neuendorffer
Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836)
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http://www.lsjunction.com/people/austin.htm
<<Born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri, Stephen Fuller
Austin is considered the founder of Anglo-American Texas. At the age of
eleven years, he attended school in Connecticut and later graduated with
distinction from TRANSYLVANIA University in Kentucky. In 1813, at the
age of twenty-one years, he was elected to the territorial Legislature
of Missouri, and was reelected to that position each year until 1819,
when he moved to Arkansas. Meanwhile, Stephen's father, Moses Austin,
received a grant of land in Texas for purposes of colonization. The
elder Austin died soon after returning to Missouri from a trip to Texas,
but bequeathed his grant to Stephen with instructions to carry it to a
successful completion. Accordingly, after many delays and frustrations
with the Mexican government, Steven Austin introduced a large number of
colonists from the United States. An unassuming man with a kindly
presence, he was deeply respected by all, and achieved
unparalleled influence over the often unruly settlers in Anglo Texas.
Austin is remembered in Texas history for his many efforts on behalf of
Texas before, during, and
immediately after Texas' Revolution with Mexico. His contributions to
Texas included: long and perilous
pilgrimages to Mexico on behalf of Texas; his unwillingness to counsel
his people to take up arms against
the Mexican government as long as any hope for peace remained; his firm
and decided voice, speaking
words of encouragement and hope during the darkest days of the
revolution; and his laborious travels in
the United States to obtain needed support for his struggling
countrymen.
After devoting the best years of his life to the cause of Texas, Austin
was overcome by disease and on 27
December 1836 died an untimely death at the age of forty-three years.>>
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CHARLES LOONEY ENGRAVING COLLECTION
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AUSTIN, STEPHEN, F.(1793-1836): Sometimes called the
" Father of Texas"; AUSTIN, Texas is named for him.
AUSTIN, JAMES M.: Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge of New York 1853-1858;
Grand High Priest, Grand Chapter of New York 1859-60.
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http://www.livmalib.org/loengrin.html
<<The Charles Looney Engraving Collection is composed of images, mostly
engravings, of individuals and scenes related to the history and culture
of Freemasonry. The collection is strongest as a source of portraits of
prominent nineteenth-century American Freemasons. Most of the images
date from the period between 1850 and 1950, measure approximately 8
inches by 10 inches, and were originally produced as book illustrations.
The collection also includes a number of fine engravings produced by the
American Bank Note Company which tend to be smaller.>>
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Art Neuendorffer
Neuendorffer
PHILLIPI, W. Va.
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JUNE 3, 1861: "Little Giant", Stephen A Douglas (Lincoln-debates) dies
& first skirmish of the American Civil War fought at PHILLIPI, W. Va.
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JUNE 3, 1808: Jefferson Davis was born in Todd county, Kentucky,
not far from the Feb. 12, 1809, Hardin County, Kentucky birth of
Abraham Lincoln. [Charles Darwin was born on Feb. 12, 1809 as well.]
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21219.html
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21093.html
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TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
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<<Jeff Davis' grandfather was a Welsh colonist in Virginia and Maryland.
When Davis was a young child, his family moved to Mississippi where he
spent most of his youth until matriculating at TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
in 1821. He did not complete his studies at Transylvania; instead, a
Mississippi congressman nominated him to West Point. Davis married
Sarah Knox Taylor, daughter of U.S. President Zachary Taylor.>>
Jefferson Davis has appeared on a couple of United States stamps
(Scott no. 1408, no. 2975f) and a U.S. postal card (Scott no. UX205).
Both Grant & Lee owned horses named Jeff Davis.
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Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836)
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http://www.lsjunction.com/people/austin.htm
<<Born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri, Stephen Fuller
Austin is considered the founder of Anglo-American Texas. At the age of
eleven years, he attended school in Connecticut and later graduated with
distinction from TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY in Kentucky. In 1813, at the
MakBane
When I was in high school here in the city named for Austin, Transylvania was
on my short list. Looked like a great campus with a great history. And what a
name! But, unfortunately, my father made me stay here to help him in the
glove-making trade.
Toby Petzold
American
Neuendorffer
You could always have run away to hold horses like Jeff Davis or Jeff
Davis.
Art