Stephen F. Austin
Former Texas Secretary of State
Stephen Fuller Austin was an American-born empresario. Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the... Wikipedia
Born: November 3, 1793, Austinville, VA
Died: December 27, 1836 (age 43 years), West Columbia, TX
Parents: Moses Austin and Mary Brown Austin
Organization founded: Texas Ranger Division
Grandparents: Elias Austin and Eunice Phelps
Great-grandparent: Capt. Richard Austin
Nephews: William Joel Bryan and Stephen Samuel Perry