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<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><st1:street><st1:address> GHOLSON ROAD</st1:address></st1:street> is the well-documented story of one family's role in American history, from early<st1:state><st1:place> Virginia</st1:place></st1:state> through early<st1:state><st1:place> Texas</st1:place></st1:state> during the period of the Old West.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Anthony<sub>2</sub> fought with the<st1:state><st1:place> Virginia</st1:place></st1:state> militia in the Revolutionary War and leased land from George Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>In 1801, at age 68, he moved his family west to<st1:state><st1:place> Kentucky</st1:place></st1:state>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Samuel, son of Anthony<sub>2</sub>, fought in the War of 1812, participating in the<st1:city><st1:place> Battle</st1:place></st1:city> of the<st1:place> Thames</st1:place> and the Battle of New Orleans, moved to<st1:place><st1:placename> Arkansas</st1:placename><st1:placetype> Territory</st1:placetype></st1:place>, then to<st1:state><st1:place> Texas</st1:place></st1:state>, arriving in 1832 with his son Albert.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>They were members of Robertson's Colony while<st1:state><st1:place> Texas</st1:place></st1:state> was still a part of<st1:country-region><st1:place> Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region> and were among the early Texas Rangers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Albert fought in most of the battles of the Texas Revolution and survived many Indian fights, only to be killed by a neighbor.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>His sons, Sam and Frank, were also Texas Rangers, protecting the settlers and helping to retrieve several Indian captives.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>The brothers were persuaded to become Confederate soldiers by a lynch mob that threatened to kill them and their young wives if they did not.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>After the Civil War, they were involved in the cattle industry and the trail drives of the late 1800s.</p></div>

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