Andrew Vanslyke (1792-1852) moved his family from southeast Missouri to Texas shortly after Texas was annexed into the US. His son, Andrew H Vanslyke, (1827-1848) fought and died in the Mexican War. Andrew H. Vanslyke (1827-1848) enrolled as Private with Co K of the Texas Mounted Volunteers in July 1847; the war had only sevenContinue reading “Texas Mounted Volunteer”
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Jonathan Walden, Baptist
Jonathan Walden’s obituary, written by H. Adams, extolled the virtuous life of Walden as a Baptist.
Finding the Yellow Bricks 