The texas rangers a century of frontier defense by walter. Across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, rory yatess discipline and lawenforcement skills have carried him far. He served in the south pacific during world war ii. At this time the south texas region was home to hundreds of outlaws and riffraff, and some three thousand mexican guerrillas under juan cortina and others were raiding settlers. Didnt know about his extensive involvement in the mexican war soon after texas annexation into the united states. Gillett was a ranger for only six years, these were some of the six most important years for the postreconstruction rangers in.
James buchanan gillett, texas ranger texas history notebook. A texas ranger by n a jennings napoleon augustus 185. Hot springs national park is one of those special places. Adventures of john coffee hays, famous leader of the texas ranger and sheriff of san francisco county, california 19 early times in texas 1892 linked contents usually ships within 1 to 2 months. Sam a texas ranger who has no desire for ranch life. At this time the south texas region was home to hundreds of outlaws and riffraff, and some three thousand mexican guerrillas under juan cortina and others were raiding settlers on both sides of the rio. The texas rangers by chuck parsons arcadia publishing books. Sterlings classic trails and trials of a texas ranger mistakenly named him as. Texas standoff is the final book in keltons texas rangers series. Incredibly, only one ranger had been wounded in the fighting, and one unlucky horse killed by an arrow launched from the rim of paint rock. Ranger andy pickard is now married and headed to texas to look into a series of cattle thefts and murders. Ranger white pages phone books in texas tx whitepages. A historical marker about the skirmish was placed on enchanted rock in 1936, and although this plaque is no longer on the rock, the story is told on a marker along fm 965 where it joins us hwy 16. On walker, texas ranger, chuck norris had a recurring role.
Glenn elliott was born august 1, 1926, in fannin county, texas. However, this file may not be changed, redistributed, sold, rented, or modified without the permission of the director, texas ranger hall of fame and museum. At sam houstons suggestion, hays joined the texas rangers under erastus. Evolution of the texas rangers republic of texas, 1836. John jack coffee hays january 28, 1817april 21, 1883 was a texas ranger who is renowned for hunting down the comanche people, along with other native american indian tribes in texas. Savage frontier represents a comprehensive study of the formative years of the legendary texas rangers, focusing on the threeyear period between 1835 and 1837, when texas was struggling to gain its independence from mexico and assert itself as a new nation. This book is a short account of adventures of john coffee hays 1817 1883, a famous captain in the texas rangers and a military officer of the republic of. Children ages 6 through 12 can become junior rangers if they like to explore and use their detective eyes and ears to discover new things, and want to take care of americas special places. This defender of the texas frontier and the brave men he led played a major role in shaping the events of their times. Texas frontier leader and california builder southwest landmark captain jack hays. Along with his new partner, andy learns that the two major cattlemen in the. Introduction welcome to the ebook project of the texas ranger hall of fame and museum trhfm. Wish i could say yes, but no, hayes cooper is fictional. It began in the summer of 1967 when buda, kyle and wimberley schools came together to form the hays consolidated school district.
His father, harmon, was of scotsirish descent and had fought alongside andrew jackson and sam houston in the war of 1812. Texas ranger jim hatfield faced sinister peril on his undercover mission at massacre canyon. John coffee jack hays 1817 1883 jack hays was born 28 january 1817 at cedar lick in wilson county, tennessee. This book is a short account of adventures of john coffee hays 1817 1883, a famous captain in the texas rangers and a military officer of the republic of texas. The release date of texas ranger was august, 2018 and has a sequel called texas outlaw. Hayes county, texas was created in 1848 and named after the famous texas ranger. John coffee jack hays texas ranger hall of fame and museum. John coffee jack hays was a military officer of the republic of texas and a captain in the texas rangers, in which he served in several armed conflicts from 1836 to 1848, against the comanche indians and in the mexicanamerican war john was born in little cedar lick, tennessee on january 28, 1817, to harmon and elizabeth cage hays. If you are looking for a good book about texas history, six years with the texas rangers is very well written and quite interesting, first published in 1921. Arriving in texas in 1836 but just missing the famous battles of the texas revolution, nineteenyearold hays soon had sam houston urging him to join a new group of rangers. The history of this conflict, which constitutes a unique chapter in american life, is a little less than the history of the texas frontier and a little more than the history of the texas. A captain in the texas rangers and a military officer of the. More than 100 comanche dead lay strewn across the prairie in front of the willow thicket.
On may 25, 1949, glenn graduated from the highway patrol school. The treaty of guadalupe hidalgo in 1848 brought an enormous chunk of mexico to the united states. On walker, texas ranger, chuck norris had a recurring role, told via flashbacks, as 19th century texas ranger hayes cooper. Enjoy a novel about the american frontier in the state of texas and learn about a largerthanlife leader named john coffee hays. Hays was a texas ranger for only six years before he moved west, became sheriff of san francisco county in 1850, and founded the city of oakland. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
In texas rising, he seems to be a somewhat less important character, likely because most of his service as a texas ranger occurred after the texas revolution. George nichols married rachel sowell in 1840 following the death of mary ann in 1838. He also was a commander during the mexican invasion of 1842 and again in the mexicanamerican war 18461848. He was created in the fertile minds of the writers of the cbs television series. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Brown cloth, titles and ranger star in silver gilt on front cover and spine, xx, 434 pp. Ftra board of directors texas rangers heritage center. In the following years, hays led the rangers on a campaign against the comanche and other hostile tribes, and succeeded in weakening their power. Ranger john coffee jack hays was born in little cedar lick, wilson county, tennessee, january 28, 1817. Hays, john coffee the handbook of texas online texas. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading texas ranger. It will also help them appreciate the importance and value of your texas state parks. His father, of scotsirish descent, fought with andrew jackson and sam houston in the war of 1812.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This adaptation of greers 1952 biography of the legendary hays focuses on his years as a ranger and his military campaigns against the comanche indians. Fine book as new null the colonial families series began in. The battle of paint rock was a resounding victory for the texas rangers. Stephen moore vividly portrays another struggle of the settlers of. He is often referred to as one of the best to ever perform as a ranger. Arriving in texas in 1836 but just missing the famous battles of the texas revolutio. John coffee jack hays, texas ranger extraordinary and mexican war officer, son of harmon and elizabeth cage hays, was born at little cedar lick, wilson county, tennessee, on january 28, 1817. The second book in the walker, texas ranger series featured a very good presentday story, strongly paralleled by an equally riveting 1901 hayes cooper story. Print a read and math workbook with jack hays, texas ranger reading comprehension. Former texas rangers foundation since its founding in 1971 as a 501c3 nonprofit to support the efforts of the oldest officially recognized texas ranger organization the former texas rangers association, the ftrf has focused its sights on serving current and former texas rangers, their families and their rich and storied contributions to.
He was exceptionally wiry, however, and had almost supernatural powers of endurance in the rugged west texas terrain. John coffee jack hays january 28, 1817 april 21, 1883 was an american military officer. Centennial series of the association of former students john coffee hays helped to forge the legend of what a texas ranger was. A friend created the sculpture of hays that is located on the county courthouse square. Jack hays, texas ranger reading comprehension worksheet. Chuck parsons has authored numerous books dealing with texas rangers as well as the fugitives they hunted. Hays was related to andrew jacksons family in that mrs.
The 196768 school year was the first year of jack c. James nichols, a texas ranger and frontier memoirist was born on december 27, 1820, in franklin county, tennessee, the son of george washington and mary ann walker nichols. John coffee hays, texas ranger texas history notebook. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day. Texas ranger captains hays and samuel hamilton walker gave direct input to samuel colt which lead to the development of walker colt model of 1847 and the reestablishment of colt firearms. A guide to the john coffee hays collection, 18171916. Hatfield stood alone between texas justice and a madmans schemes to enslave the border country and between discovery of the outlaw valleys secret and cru.
Working through the journal is a great way to spend time with your kids out in nature. John coffee hays soldier and texas ranger legends of. The trhfm, located in waco, texas, is the statedesignated official historical center of the texas rangers. James abijah brooks 18551944 was one of the four great captains in texas ranger history, others including bill mcdonald, john hughes, and john rogers. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Muster rolls and oath of enlistment lobby exhibits home republic of texas, 18361845 view items in this exhibit indian depredations in texas, illustration from. Hays served in several armed conflicts from 18361848, including against the comanche people in texas and during the mexicanamerican war. Hay s colorful reputation and a host of nicknames earned during battles. Attica lockes mystery bluebird, bluebird is the racially charged story of a black texas ranger investigating two murders. He has herein gathered nearly 200 images, some familiar and some rarely seen, from the texas ranger hall of fame and museum, the former texas ranger association, and from individuals. The organization commonly known as the texas rangers may be defined as a fighting force which had its origin in a threecornered racial and cultural conflict. A texas ranger n a jennings charles scribners sons new york, new york 1899.
He surveyed, was one of the first and most important texas rangers, to landowner, on to california to establish oakland and do a little sheriffing there and elsewhere. A noted indian fighter and early texas ranger, john coffee hays was a man of less than average size. Ranger exhibit home republic of texas, 18361854 early statehood, 18451860 the american civil war, 18611865 reconstruction in texas, 18651874 late 19th century, 18751901 early 20th century, 19001920 spotlight. John coffee hays helped to forge the legend of what a texas ranger was. Born in tennessee, hays spent some time in mississippi before arriving in texas around the beginning of 1838. You dont need to be an expert to help your child become a junior ranger. Wallace middle schools mascot has had quite a history. Nichols, james wilson the handbook of texas online. It seems that from the day he was born, john coffee jack hays was destined to be a texas ranger when you consider his roots, it shouldnt have been any other way. Eighteenyearold napoleon augustus jennings came to rexas in 1874 and joined a special force of texas ranger charged with border patrol under the command of l. Jack hays was born 28 january 1817 at cedar lick in wilson county, tennessee. This added to the territory obtained by the annexation of texas in. By mid1836 hays was in texas where he joined a ranger company under erastus deaf smith.
Its a great book to get a sense of the man from an orphaned 15 yearold leaving a spot in the tennessee hills and working west, learning on the job, as things were then. Over the years historians have referred to the captain as john brooks, because he tended to sign with his initials, but also because w. Texas ranger book description across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, rory yatess discipline and lawenforcement skills have carried him farfrom local highway patrolman to the honorable rank of texas ranger. Glenn elliott, beloved father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, passed away monday morning, december 31, 2012, at his home in longview, texas. Texas ranger and surveyor, john coffee hays 18171883, came to texas in.