. Sixty years in Texas. Sixty Years in Texas. 65 History of the Members of theEnglish Colony LIONEL SIMPSON All of the older members of the English thatemigrated to Peters Colony have departed this many of their descendants are prominent citi-zens. Lionel Simpson came from Scotland. He wasan energetic, sturdy Scotchman, and braved the dan-gers, hardships and privations of frontier life with adetermination never to give up short of success. Hemade a fortune before the war broke out, and be-came a slave owner. • He was in the Confederate ser-vice a short time, and the company that he wa
. Sixty years in Texas. Sixty Years in Texas. 65 History of the Members of theEnglish Colony LIONEL SIMPSON All of the older members of the English thatemigrated to Peters Colony have departed this many of their descendants are prominent citi-zens. Lionel Simpson came from Scotland. He wasan energetic, sturdy Scotchman, and braved the dan-gers, hardships and privations of frontier life with adetermination never to give up short of success. Hemade a fortune before the war broke out, and be-came a slave owner. • He was in the Confederate ser-vice a short time, and the company that he was inwere ordered to help guard the prisoners that weretaken by Bourlands men, and hung near Gainesville,forty-five were hung near that place at one time. Hesaid it was an awful scene to have to witness. Theywere hung until dead and then taken down andplaced in a cart and hauled to a ditch and buried. Mr. Simpson lost a great deal of his property dur-ing the war, but had a large estate at the time of hisdeath. A Mr. Jo
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