Resultado da Busca
John Richardson Harris (October 22, 1790 – August 21, 1829) was an American settler of Mexican Texas and the namesake of Harris County, Texas. He founded the town of Harrisburg, Texas, and Harris County, Texas is named in his honor.
27 de fev. de 2018 · John Richardson Harris was a New York-born settler and founder of Harrisburg, Texas, in 1826. He died of yellow fever in 1829 and his estate was involved in a dispute over the location of the Texas capital.
The title recalls John Richardson Harris, founder of the town of Harrisburg. He was one of Austin's first three hundred col- onists. Sailing from New Orleans in 1823 in his own boat, he. visited several places on the coast of Texas, and found what he regarded as an ideal location for a city at the junction of Buffalo and Bray's Bayous.
Harrisburg was surveyed in 1826 and formally named Harrisburg by its founder, John Richardson Harris. Harris named the town both after himself and after Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , which had been named for his great-grandfather.
21 de mar. de 2021 · Subscribe. Local // Native Texan. Native Texan: Houstonians know the name but not the man behind it. By Joe Holley, Native Texan Updated March 21, 2021 3:16 p.m. Glendale Cemetery, the oldest...
- Joe Holley
- Native Texan
26 de nov. de 2019 · Biography. John Richardson Harris was born at Cayuga Ferry (now East Cayuga, New York) to parents John and Mary (Richardson) Harris. ' John's birth is listed in multiple sources as either the 22 Oct 1790, or 22 March 1789. Using 22 Mar 1789 based on cenotaph located in Glendale Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
17 de out. de 2023 · HARRIS, JOHN RICHARDSON (1790–1829). John Richardson Harris, early Harris County settler and founder of Harrisburg, the son of John and Mary (Richardson) Harris, was born in Cayuga, New York, on October 22, 1790. On May 7, 1813, he married Jane Birdsall.
