I Googled his name and found some information, especially on Texas Handbook Online. "The Father of the Santa Fe Trail" is quite an accomplishment all by itself! --MaryK -----------------------Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given. (Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman)> From: samples@1starnet.com> To: txredriv@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:05:32 -0600> Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Becknell Marker> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MaryK Croft" <marykcroft@msn.com>> To: <txredriv@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 6:28 PM> Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Becknell Marker> > > >> > ...A paper? This means there's a story, right?> > Yes, Mary K, there is a story. Captain Becknell was the father of the Sante > Fe Trail and was an officer in the Texas Revolution. He received a land > grant from Texas and lived the later part of his life in Red River County. > Not much has been written about him, and some of it is wrong. He was buried > in an unmarked grave on this land and forgotten for many years. The > cemetery was neglected and abused for many years. There are only 3 other > markers left, one is one of Becknell's grandchildren and two are McGuires. > Then in the 1950s the State of Texas decided to put a marker at his > gravesite and that is what we are talking about. I have done some research. > I was interested in this mostly because I was born on Becknall land, as was > my mother.> > I don't know if you remember a movie about Davy Crockett in the 1950s and > the Davy Crockett fad that followed. That is when I first heard about him. > My grandfather showed me the approximate location of the Becknall house, > where Crockett is said to have spent the night. I don't know if anybody has > proof of this, but it makes a good story.> > Cynthia> > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXREDRIV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message