From: Anna L Richardson
Subject: Re: William James Trimble and Edward Trimble, Texas Heroes
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 00:06:50 -0500
I am a little uncertain as to whether this was ever on the Trimble page;
it was in my
file "Retrieve Saved Draft," and I thought perhaps I had put the wrong
address on it.
I have not had anything from the Trimble page in quite a while. Is it
still active?
Lois (annarich)
On Sun, 25 Jan 1998 21:04:46 -0600 AnnaRich writes:
>Trimbles and others were slain, and thus we are citizens of the
>United States, and not of Mexico.
>
>Sinks, Julia Lee. Freytay, Walter P., Ed. Taylor, Lonn, Foreword.
>CHRONICLES OF FAYETTE, THE REMINISCENCES OF JULIA LEE SINKS. 1975.
>Found in the Bryan Public Library.
>"The Dawson Flight", Chapter 8. P. 63:
> This company was composed mainly of Fayette County men, - the
>Captain and Lieutenant were both citizens of La Grange. ...was added
>to as they went, from up the river and other directions. ...not
>organized until they reached Peach Creek; I believe that is the name.
> ...They elected Nicholas M. Dawson, Captain,
>...and Lewis W. Dickerson, Lieutenant.
>...piece of good fortune to a chronicler of events to have the
>testimony of an eye witness ...after the space of nearly forty years
>in time. As such I consider the testimony of Edward
>Manton...old...citizen of Fayette County.
>In September, 1842, ... the news that San Antonio ...captured
>by the Mexicans...by General Adrian Woll, and ... small body of Texans
>camped on the Cibolo Creek, under ... Caldwell. ...Dawson's company
>and others who joined, left home at once..." Their purpose was to aid
>the other Texans, and defeat the Mexican forces.
>In short, the were ambushed by the Mexicans, many killed, and
>some taken prisoners. Edward Trimble was killed, and Frances Marion
>was captured, and marched across Mexico to Perote Prison, along with
>others from this battle, and the Mier prisoners.
>Remains were returned in 1848, and they were ceremonially
>buried
>in two coffins; one for the decimated prisoners, and one for the
>Dawson Men,
>(this must be the tomb for those in died in the battle.) She described
>the caskets, and there are rough drawings in the book. The tomb, and
>the monument, are in a lovely park, with an outstanding view from the
>park to much of Fayette County.
>These Trimbles, from Sullivan County, Indiana, owned property
>in Fayette County, having only arrived there a year or two before this
>time. They were the sons of James and Sarah Trimble; Sarah came to
>Texas with them, together with William James' wife and children. One
>child was born in Fayette County, and this was their youngest, my
>great grandfather, Francis Marion Trimble.
>Francis Marion Trimble served this new country after it became
>a state, and elected to join the Confederacy. He survived the battle
>against the federal troops in New Mexico, came walking back home to
>Texas, and had a short furlough before being sent on to other Southern
>battles. After his discharge, he married and then settled in the
>Menard/Kimble County areas. Many of his descendants are still across
>Texas.
>His granddaughter, Elva Ellen Trimble, my mother, was very
>surprised to learn of William James Trimble, a father that her
>grandfather never knew due to his very young age when his father went
>away to fight the returning Mexican forces. His father's death left
>five orphans, his widowed mother and wife, and other relatives to
>grieve him back in Indiana. Guardians were appointed for the
>children, and there is evidence of considerable fighting for the
>property left by the Trimble men in the Fayette Courty Records. The
>evidence definitely supports that these are the children
>and grandchildren of William James Trimble.
>Francis Marion's and his wife, Lucy's, children included my
>grandfather, Thomas Marion Trimble. Thomas married Fannie Ruth Ellis,
>and my mother was born in Kimble County, Mudge Ranch, on November 10,
>1910.
>
>Researched by Lois Perry Richardson, Great, Great Granddaugher of
>William James Trimble, 1997.
>
>
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