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- catalog abstract "Joshua Houston (1822- 1902) was born on the Temple Lea plantation in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. In 1834 Templeton Lea died and willed Joshua to his daughter, Margaret, as her personal slave. In 1840 Margaret Lea married General Sam Houston and moved to Texas. She took Joshua with her. Joshua faithfully served the Houston family during their many political and financial ups and downs. In 1862 Sam Houston freed his slaves. Joshua elected to remain with the Houston family and took Houston as his surname. In 1866 he homesteaded in Huntsville, Texas, near the Houston family. He became a well-known and respected public figure in Huntsville where he served as city alderman and later served as county commissioner of Wlker County. In 188 he was elected as a delegate to the National Republican Convention from Texas. He was the father of seven or eight children by three different women. Descendants live in Texas.".
- catalog contributor b4912902.
- catalog contributor b4912903.
- catalog coverage "Texas History 1846-1950.".
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description "1822-1845. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" -- 1845-1859. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" -- 1859-1864. "Let My People Go" -- 1865-1868. "Free at Last" -- 1869-1870. "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?" -- 1871-1880. "Deep River" -- 1881-1902. "Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of the World" -- The Family Legacy: 1903-Present. "Lift Every Voice and Sing."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Joshua Houston (1822- 1902) was born on the Temple Lea plantation in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. In 1834 Templeton Lea died and willed Joshua to his daughter, Margaret, as her personal slave. In 1840 Margaret Lea married General Sam Houston and moved to Texas. She took Joshua with her. Joshua faithfully served the Houston family during their many political and financial ups and downs. In 1862 Sam Houston freed his slaves. Joshua elected to remain with the Houston family and took Houston as his surname. In 1866 he homesteaded in Huntsville, Texas, near the Houston family. He became a well-known and respected public figure in Huntsville where he served as city alderman and later served as county commissioner of Wlker County. In 188 he was elected as a delegate to the National Republican Convention from Texas. He was the father of seven or eight children by three different women. Descendants live in Texas.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 276 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "From slave to statesman.".
- catalog identifier "0929398475 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "From slave to statesman.".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press,".
- catalog relation "From slave to statesman.".
- catalog spatial "Texas History 1846-1950.".
- catalog spatial "Texas".
- catalog subject "976.4/061/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "African Americans Texas Biography.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Texas History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "F391.H79 P73 1993".
- catalog subject "Houston, Joshua, 1822-1902.".
- catalog subject "Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 Friends and associates.".
- catalog subject "Statesmen Texas Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1822-1845. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" -- 1845-1859. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" -- 1859-1864. "Let My People Go" -- 1865-1868. "Free at Last" -- 1869-1870. "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?" -- 1871-1880. "Deep River" -- 1881-1902. "Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of the World" -- The Family Legacy: 1903-Present. "Lift Every Voice and Sing."".
- catalog title "From slave to statesman : the legacy of Joshua Houston, servant to Sam Houston / by Patricia Smith Prather and Jane Clements Monday ; introduction by Dan Rather.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".