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Joanna Troutman Biography
Joanna TroutmanJohannadesigner of the first Texas flagBorn: 2/19/1818Birthplace: Crawford County, Ga. In 1835, Georgia raised a battalion to fight in Texas, which had issued an appeal for…Johanna July Biography
Johanna July cowgirlBorn: circa 1850Birthplace: probably northern Mexico July was born to a family of Seminole Indians and former African American slaves who had left Florida and settled in…John Biggers Biography
John BiggersartistBorn: 4/13/1924Birthplace: Gastonia, N.C. One of seven children whose father was a school principal, preacher, and basket maker, Biggers decided to become an artist while…Joseph Farwell Glidden Biography
Joseph Farwell Gliddeninventor of barbed wireBorn: 1/18/1813Birthplace: Charlestown, N.H. Glidden grew up on his father's farms in New Hampshire and (later) New York State. In 1837 he married…Jovita Idar Biography
Jovita Idarjournalist, teacher, political activistBorn: 1885Birthplace: Laredo, Tex. Idar was one of eight children born to a small newspaper publisher, Nicasio Idar, and his wife, Jovita.…Katherine Stinson Biography
Katherine Stinsonpioneering pilotBorn: 2/14/1891Birthplace: Fort Payne, Ala. As a girl, Stinson wanted to study music in Europe. To raise the money, she decided to become a stunt pilot and…Mary Ann Dyer Goodnight Biography
Mary Ann Dyer Goodnight Mollyearly settler, philanthropist Born: 9/12/1839Birthplace: Madison County, Tenn. Daughter of a prominent lawyer, Mary Dyer was 14 when the family moved to Texas.…Mary Austin Holley Biography
Mary Austin Holleyauthor, early settlerBorn: 10/30/1784Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Mary Austin studied languages and music in New Haven before marrying Rev. Horace Holley in 1805. They had a…Pattillo Higgins Biography
Pattillo HigginsTexas oil pioneerBorn: 12/5/1863Birthplace: Sabine Pass, Tex. His family moved to Beaumont when Higgins was six. He attended school until the fourth grade and then dropped out…Roy Bedichek Biography
Roy Bedichekwriter, teacher, naturalistBorn: 6/27/1878Birthplace: Cass County, Ill. Bedichek was born in his grandfather's log cabin in Illinois. His family moved to Texas as homesteaders in…Trending
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