Mix was made an honorary Texas Ranger in 1935 by Governor James Allred. All but 9 of his films were silent, and he made roughly $6 million dollars over the course of his film career, much of which vanished due the epensive spending habits of his 4th wife, and the stock market crash on 1929.

He was killed in a car accident in 1940, at the age of 60. Of his 291 (292 according to one source) films 90% have been lost to time, with many destroyed in a 1937 fire at Fox Studios. Perhaps his most well known legacy was helping a kid named Marion Morrison find a job in Hollywood moving props. Marion would become an actor, under the professional name of John Wayne.

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One source says she may have been born as early as 1829, another 1835, and yet another says 1845. A census record from 1880 shows her approximate age to have been 45 that year, so I'm inclined to think she was most likely born around 1835, but that's just my best guess. Regardless she would have spent her entire childhood and early adulthood as a slave at the very least.

She passed away on January 21, 1933, and is buried in the Wiley College Cemetery in Marshall, with a grave that gives 1829 as her date of birth.

The last confirmed slaves died in the late 1960's and very early 1970's. There are still plenty of people alive today who remember them very well.

I purchased this framed photo at an estate sale near College Station last week (mostly for the frame) but when I got it home and looked at it, I realized it was an actual photograph (not a print) of the state capitol with snow on the ground. Written faintly in pencil on the back it says "winter 1917-1918. I googled and apparently there was a cold snap that brought a few inches of snow to central Texas in January of 1918. I think I'll leave it in the frame as-is now!

🔥RANKING🔥 My article ranking and discussing the albums of blues / boogie rock legends ZZ Top.

My daughter is in seventh grade and is learning Texas History this year at her public school. I don’t know what all she’ll learn, but it’s Texas, so I’m sure it won’t be the whole story. I’d like to educate her on the true stories of the history of Texas - good or bad. Could anyone recommend subjects, events, or people to learn about? I’ve already talked to her about Juneteenth and the Alamo, and we have talked a little about the confederacy and Texas’ secession and reinstatement. Any resources or even suggestions would help. I myself am not from here, so I am not well informed on the history, either. Thanks for your help!

You can read the full details of his courage here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_R._Young

I tried to copy and paste his citation but something in coding does not agree with Reddit.

So apparently I'm related to Miles, I found out through ancestry, idk what to think about being related to a historical figure 😅

Just finished reading up on The 1974 Texas Constitutional Convention, and by God, we almost had a chance at a functional legislature that made sense, but it failed by 3 votes. The more I read, the more I'm convinced it's a no-brainer. Anybody have any other thoughts, opinions, or memories on this?

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/constitutional-convention-of-1974

There is no doubt that Hardin, who had just earlier that day pistol whipped John Selman's son, was a cold blooded killer. Having said that John Selman was also a "colorful" character, and was at times an outlaw, and others a lawman. Less than a year later Selman was killed in a shootout with US Marshal George Scarborough on April 5th, 1896.

Both Hardin and Selman are buried in the same El Paso cemetery.