History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties. Page: 585
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Winnie and Archie. Joseph F. Grant died
at Bryan, this State, July 22, 1872, whither
he had gone on business.
Henry Gregg was a good citizen, and his
death was a genuine loss to the community
where he resided. He was a sincere friend
and a faithful and affectionate husband and
father.
The religious connection of Mr. Gregg's
family was with the Presbyterian Church;
that of Mrs. Gregg's family was with the
Baptist Church, to which Mrs. Gregg has belonged
for many years. Since the death of
her husband Mrs. Gregg has assumed the
management of his affairs and has succeeded
as but few succeed; notwithstanding she has
obstacles thrown in her way that many men
have the good fortune to escape.
L EWIS L. CHILES.-Though no costly
shaft marks his last resting place and
his name can not be found on the map
of the county, the memory of Lewis L. Chiles
will long live in the annals of this portion of
Texas, because of his honorable services as a
citizen when those services were most needed,
and because of the splendid character which
he left at his death.
He was a native of Virginia, born and
reared in that great State which has been so
fruitful of men of sterling worth, and to
which Texas has many times had occasion to
make acknowledgment for some of the bravest
and best of her citizens. But little is known
of his early years. He was left an orphan at
a tender age, and, leaving his kinspeople
when he was about eighteen, he became permanently
separated from them and never
knew much of them. He was one of a large
family, however, and in the distribution ofthese among relatives presumably fared nllO
better than orphans usually do whein bereft
of parents at so early an age. HIe aban(loned
his native State in 1828 and started west for
the purpose of making his own way in the
world, stopping al)out a year in Tennessee,
where he had some distant relatives living,
after which he came on to Texas. Ile was
still under age when he came to this section,
but was an energetic and self-reliant
youth, and, having heard imuch of thle far
Southwest," came in search of some of its
pleasures and fascinating experiences. Like
most of the young men of those days, lie had
no permanent place of abode for some years
after coining to Texas, spending part of his
time in the settlements in the eastern part of
tlie country and part of it in the settlements
along the Brazos river. He found irregular
employment witli various surveying expeditions,
and in this way helped at different
times to locate a large number of claims fobr
settlers. He served also with the " minute
men " as often as his presence was needed to
assist in keeping off the attacks of Indians;
and finally, when thle climax of the troubles
with Mexico was reached, moved by patriotic
ardor and a zeal for the cause of liberty, lie
shouldered his musket and marched with the
devoted band of patriots under Houston to
repel the invasion of the Mexican army under
Santa Anna. He was in. the battle of San
Jacinto, and thus helped to win Texas independence
and render glorious for all time the
name of Texas and Texas arms.
For a number of years, both before and
after the settlement of the trouble with Mexico,
he made frequent trips through what is
now Burleson county, during one of which
he was the guest of the family of James
Hitchcock, living on the Yegua near the
Washington county line. iere le met %lidSr5
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Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties., book, 1893; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29785/m1/630/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.