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Post by Hunter on May 30, 2019 19:07:07 GMT -5
Buffalo Gap, an incorporated community, is at the intersection of Farm roads 89 and 1235, thirteen miles southwest of Abilene in central Taylor County. It was founded in 1857 and has had a post office since 1878. The Callahan Divide, the topographic boundary between the Brazos and Colorado basins, crosses Buffalo Gap from east to west. Elm Creek passes through and once served as a watering hole for buffalo. The present Buffalo Gap highway (Farm Road 89) follows the old Center Line Trail, which was surveyed in 1874 and ran from Texarkana to El Paso. Another major road entered the county on the south side of the mountains and passed through Buffalo Gap in the direction of Fort Phantom Hill. The road forked at Buffalo Gap; one branch led southwest to Pecos County and the other to Tom Green County. Buffalo traveled through the area on the way to the high plains. The earliest history of Taylor County centers around this gap in the divide, where in the 1860s and 1870s buffalo hunters made winter camp and from there transported their kill to Fort Griffin and other convenient centers of trade. tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlb60William Henry Roberts was born near Buffalo Gap, Texas, on December 31, 1859. During this time, Buffalo Gap was not a town, but rather a location known only to the few settlers in the region and occasional travelers who passed through the area; it was many years later when this tiny settlement gained the status of a community and would be found on maps. The Return of the Outlaw Bill the Kid - W.C. Jameson 1882  |
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Post by Texas Truth Teller on May 30, 2019 20:44:44 GMT -5
Buffalo Gap, an incorporated community, is at the intersection of Farm roads 89 and 1235, thirteen miles southwest of Abilene in central Taylor County. It was founded in 1857 and has had a post office since 1878. The Callahan Divide, the topographic boundary between the Brazos and Colorado basins, crosses Buffalo Gap from east to west. Elm Creek passes through and once served as a watering hole for buffalo. The present Buffalo Gap highway (Farm Road 89) follows the old Center Line Trail, which was surveyed in 1874 and ran from Texarkana to El Paso. Another major road entered the county on the south side of the mountains and passed through Buffalo Gap in the direction of Fort Phantom Hill. The road forked at Buffalo Gap; one branch led southwest to Pecos County and the other to Tom Green County. Buffalo traveled through the area on the way to the high plains. The earliest history of Taylor County centers around this gap in the divide, where in the 1860s and 1870s buffalo hunters made winter camp and from there transported their kill to Fort Griffin and other convenient centers of trade. tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlb60William Henry Roberts was born near Buffalo Gap, Texas, on December 31, 1859. During this time, Buffalo Gap was not a town, but rather a location known only to the few settlers in the region and occasional travelers who passed through the area; it was many years later when this tiny settlement gained the status of a community and would be found on maps. The Return of the Outlaw Bill the Kid - W.C. Jameson 1882 Hunter, This is from the history of Taylor County: "Comanches of the Penateka band led the advance into the region in the eighteenth century. In 1858 the Texas legislature established Taylor County, named for Alamo defenders Edward, James, and George Taylor, from lands formerly assigned to Bexar and Travis counties. Taylor County was attached to Travis and Bexar counties for judicial and administrative purposes until 1873, when these responsibilities were assigned to Eastland County. Partly due to the presence of Indians, the area remained largely unsettled. The Penatekas maintained their independence until the 1870s, when, after much bloodshed, they were defeated by the United States Army. The earliest group of European settlers in Taylor County were buffalo hunters and bone gatherers, who arrived during the 1870s. Sam Gholson, William C. Dunn, and William E. Cureton were among the early settlers. As more people moved into the area, the county was organized in 1878, and Buffalo Gap, a small settlement near the center of the county, became the seat of government. By 1880 there were 917 people living in the area, and ranching completely dominated the local economy. "
Taylor County was created by the legislature in 1858. The founding of the community of Buffalo Gap in 1857 seems questionable. An 1861 line of forts along the Texas frontier offered some protection from Indian raids, and included Camp Colorado. Camp Colorado was located in Coleman County near the Brown County line, and the Colorado River. Buffalo Gap, in Taylor County, was beyond the frontier, lying just west of Coleman County.
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Post by Hunter on May 30, 2019 22:50:47 GMT -5
Buffalo Gap, an incorporated community, is at the intersection of Farm roads 89 and 1235, thirteen miles southwest of Abilene in central Taylor County. It was founded in 1857 and has had a post office since 1878. The Callahan Divide, the topographic boundary between the Brazos and Colorado basins, crosses Buffalo Gap from east to west. Elm Creek passes through and once served as a watering hole for buffalo. The present Buffalo Gap highway (Farm Road 89) follows the old Center Line Trail, which was surveyed in 1874 and ran from Texarkana to El Paso. Another major road entered the county on the south side of the mountains and passed through Buffalo Gap in the direction of Fort Phantom Hill. The road forked at Buffalo Gap; one branch led southwest to Pecos County and the other to Tom Green County. Buffalo traveled through the area on the way to the high plains. The earliest history of Taylor County centers around this gap in the divide, where in the 1860s and 1870s buffalo hunters made winter camp and from there transported their kill to Fort Griffin and other convenient centers of trade. tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlb60William Henry Roberts was born near Buffalo Gap, Texas, on December 31, 1859. During this time, Buffalo Gap was not a town, but rather a location known only to the few settlers in the region and occasional travelers who passed through the area; it was many years later when this tiny settlement gained the status of a community and would be found on maps. The Return of the Outlaw Bill the Kid - W.C. Jameson 1882 Hunter, This is from the history of Taylor County: "Comanches of the Penateka band led the advance into the region in the eighteenth century. In 1858 the Texas legislature established Taylor County, named for Alamo defenders Edward, James, and George Taylor, from lands formerly assigned to Bexar and Travis counties. Taylor County was attached to Travis and Bexar counties for judicial and administrative purposes until 1873, when these responsibilities were assigned to Eastland County. Partly due to the presence of Indians, the area remained largely unsettled. The Penatekas maintained their independence until the 1870s, when, after much bloodshed, they were defeated by the United States Army. The earliest group of European settlers in Taylor County were buffalo hunters and bone gatherers, who arrived during the 1870s. Sam Gholson, William C. Dunn, and William E. Cureton were among the early settlers. As more people moved into the area, the county was organized in 1878, and Buffalo Gap, a small settlement near the center of the county, became the seat of government. By 1880 there were 917 people living in the area, and ranching completely dominated the local economy. "
Taylor County was created by the legislature in 1858. The founding of the community of Buffalo Gap in 1857 seems questionable. An 1861 line of forts along the Texas frontier offered some protection from Indian raids, and included Camp Colorado. Camp Colorado was located in Coleman County near the Brown County line, and the Colorado River. Buffalo Gap, in Taylor County, was beyond the frontier, lying just west of Coleman County.
Humm ... on same website too!  That's interesting TTT. (From your find) A William C. Dunn as an early settler is interesting, as a William Dunn, was the father of Mary Dunn, Brushy's mother. Found another reference for the 1857 year. History Buffalo Gap is located at the intersection of Farm-to-Market roads 89 and 1235. It was established in 1857 and procured a post office in 1878. The Callahan Divide, a topographic boundary between the Brazos and Colorado river basins, crosses Buffalo Gap from east to west. Elm Creek once provided a watering hole for buffalo. The Buffalo Gap Highway (Farm Road 89) was surveyed in 1874 and followed the old Center Line Trail, which extended from El Paso to Texarkana on the Texas-Arkansas boundary. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Gap,_Texas |
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Post by Texas Truth Teller on Jun 2, 2019 20:15:21 GMT -5
"A William C. Dunn as an early settler is interesting, as a William Dunn, was the father of Mary Dunn, Brushy's mother. "
Hunter, I respectfully disagree with a portion of that statement. No evidence has been found that supports the claim that William Dunn was the father of Mary Dunn and Caroline Dunn. Jameson did include a genealogy of William Henry Roberts, purportedly reconstructed from the family Bible of the late Martha Vada Roberts Heath and other Heath family papers, in "The Return of the Outlaw Billy the Kid", on p.90.
The chart is a composite of reality and fiction. The reality is that Samantha Belle Roberts and Martha Vada Roberts were children of Henry Oliver Roberts and his first wife, Caroline Dunn. Martha Roberts married Monroe Dudley Heath. Catherine McCarty (not Bonney) married William Henry Harrison after the death of her first husband who was probably Patrick (not Michael) McCarty. Catherine was the mother of Joseph McCarty/Antrim.
Relationships that are not supported by any evidence and must be considered as fiction until credible evidence is found: Henry Oliver Roberts did not have a brother named James Henry Roberts; the father of Henry Oliver Roberts was Joseph Roberts, not Benjamin Roberts; Catherine was never known as Catherine Bonney; Catherine did not have a half-sister, Mary Adeline Dunn; Caroline Dunn did not have a sister, Mary Adaline Dunn; Caroline Dunns's father was Francis Dunn, not William Dunn.
No credible record of Brushy's claimed relatives has been found proving that James Henry Roberts, Mary Adeline Dunn, cousin Ollie Roberts, or half-brother James Roberts ever existed.
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Post by mckinley412 on Jun 11, 2019 15:41:04 GMT -5
There were two Mary Dunns.
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That's interesting TTT. 