Participated in the storming
and capture of Bexar, December
5th to 10th, 1835. A Captain in
the Texas Army, 1836. Born in
Tennessee, 1793. Died Jan. 10, 1853 — — Map (db m145860) HM
A native of Turkey, Paul M. Donigan (1862-1930) came to the United States about 1890 to attend medical school. The presence of relatives in this area brought him to Brookshire upon graduation. In 1910, Dr. Donigan built this home for . . . — — Map (db m145858) HM
This church traces its origin to the establishment of the Union Chapel Methodist Church by the Rev. Churchill Fulshear in the former community of Pittsville (6 mi. S) in 1844. Union Chapel served settlers in this area and moved to a new location . . . — — Map (db m145857) HM
First town in area. Platted 1893 by John G. Kellner (1846-1933), donor, Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad right of way and station site. Kellner's rich Brazos River watershed farm and ranch lands produced rice, cattle, peanuts, . . . — — Map (db m145859) HM