1833 map of Coahuila and Texas from Wikipedia. A dark outline has been added to the map to show the location of Austin’s Colony. (This image from Wikipedia is in the public domain which applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired.)
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
Sylvanus Castleman and Elizabeth Lucas married in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1803 and their first five children, Nancy, Andrew, Sarah, Elizabeth and Lavinia, were born there.
During the War of 1812, Sylvanus served as a Mounted Ranger in the Tennessee Militia. Shortly thereafter the family moved to Missouri where two more children,…
