Especially Texan: Emma Daugherty Banister

[joe817]

As many of you know, I did a daily "This Day In Texas History" piece a few years ago. I've been wanting to do something to continue exploring the rich history of Texas that I love and enjoy.

Here is but one of the fascinating articles I receive daily. I thought I would share:

""Emma Daugherty Banister, wife of Texas Ranger John R. Banister, made her mark on Texas history as the first woman sheriff in the Lone Star State. Discover more about her life in the entry below."

Emma Susan Daugherty Banister, probably the first woman sheriff in Texas, daughter of Bailey and Martha Ann (Taylor) Daugherty, was born in Forney, Texas, on October 20, 1871. Her father, who had come to the area from Alabama before the Civil War, was murdered in 1878. After her mother remarried, Emma stayed with her family for two or three years, then went to live with the family of her uncle, Lou Daugherty, in Goldthwaite. There she completed her formal education and studied to become a teacher. She taught in Turkey Creek, Mills County, and at Needmore (now Echo), on Jim Ned Creek in Coleman County. There she boarded in the home of the Sam Golson family."

For more reading:
https://sendy.legacyoftexas.com/w/ywAmx ... 5DT1nQXlZw

If you all would like more of the same, please let me know.

[Jusme]

As many of you know, I did a daily "This Day In Texas History" piece a few years ago. I've been wanting to do something to continue exploring the rich history of Texas that I love and enjoy.

Here is but one of the fascinating articles I receive daily. I thought I would share:

""Emma Daugherty Banister, wife of Texas Ranger John R. Banister, made her mark on Texas history as the first woman sheriff in the Lone Star State. Discover more about her life in the entry below."

Emma Susan Daugherty Banister, probably the first woman sheriff in Texas, daughter of Bailey and Martha Ann (Taylor) Daugherty, was born in Forney, Texas, on October 20, 1871. Her father, who had come to the area from Alabama before the Civil War, was murdered in 1878. After her mother remarried, Emma stayed with her family for two or three years, then went to live with the family of her uncle, Lou Daugherty, in Goldthwaite. There she completed her formal education and studied to become a teacher. She taught in Turkey Creek, Mills County, and at Needmore (now Echo), on Jim Ned Creek in Coleman County. There she boarded in the home of the Sam Golson family."

For more reading:
https://sendy.legacyoftexas.com/w/ywAmx ... 5DT1nQXlZw

If you all would like more of the same, please let me know.

Yes please!!

I really miss your this day in Texas history posts!!

[oljames3]

As many of you know, I did a daily "This Day In Texas History" piece a few years ago. I've been wanting to do something to continue exploring the rich history of Texas that I love and enjoy.

Here is but one of the fascinating articles I receive daily. I thought I would share:

""Emma Daugherty Banister, wife of Texas Ranger John R. Banister, made her mark on Texas history as the first woman sheriff in the Lone Star State. Discover more about her life in the entry below."

Emma Susan Daugherty Banister, probably the first woman sheriff in Texas, daughter of Bailey and Martha Ann (Taylor) Daugherty, was born in Forney, Texas, on October 20, 1871. Her father, who had come to the area from Alabama before the Civil War, was murdered in 1878. After her mother remarried, Emma stayed with her family for two or three years, then went to live with the family of her uncle, Lou Daugherty, in Goldthwaite. There she completed her formal education and studied to become a teacher. She taught in Turkey Creek, Mills County, and at Needmore (now Echo), on Jim Ned Creek in Coleman County. There she boarded in the home of the Sam Golson family."

For more reading:
https://sendy.legacyoftexas.com/w/ywAmx ... 5DT1nQXlZw

If you all would like more of the same, please let me know.

Yes please!!

I really miss your this day in Texas history posts!!

I respectfully request, Joe, that you do the Texas history posts from Feb 23 to March 6 and on April 21. Or any time the Spirit moves.

[Lena]

yes do it love these reads

[joe817]

Thanks for the replies Jusme, oljames,and Lena...and for the kind words. oljame I'll mark it on my calendar! Heck, I can start all over again and do them all, if the Mods can endure them!

[carlson1]

I can endure them. I always learn something from them Joe.

[joe817]

I can endure them. I always learn something from them Joe.

Thanks Carl. Without any further ado, I'll start them tomorrow.

[Jusme]

I can endure them. I always learn something from them Joe.

Thanks Carl. Without any further ado, I'll start them tomorrow.

I always enjoy reading them. Plus it allows those not fortunate enough to have been born here, a good sense of what makes Texas, and Texans unique.
Looking forward to them.

[The Annoyed Man]

I just read this linked story to my wife, and she loved it. And let me join the others Joe in saying that I’d like it if you continued.

[SewTexas]

yes, please

[flechero]

Add me to the list of those in favor!

[Liberty]

Me 2
I did not go to Texas Schools while growing up, I love Texan History and enjoy picking up the little bits of information and understanding.

[Vol Texan]

Like Liberty I did not grow up going to Texas schools. As my username indicates, I learned plenty of Tennessee history as a kid. Between the two "T" states, there are a great many historical linkages that formed long-lasting bonds between the two, so I'd really only learned a bit of Texas history from that perspective.

Within a year of moving from East Tennessee to Texas in 1993, I devoured James Michener's Texas as a way of getting my first taste of my new home state's heritage. Yeah, I know it's just historical fiction, but it does give a not-yet-Texan an opportunity to soak up some of the culture - and if that left-wing rag Texas Monthly hated it, it is on my must-read list.

Since then, I've learned a lot more of Texas history, but I really do enjoy tidbits like you post on here, Joe. Please keep it up!

[joe817]

Thanks for the kind words everybody! Mucho appreciated.

[twomillenium]

Joe, if you print it they will read. (me too)