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Charles Stillman founded Brownsville, Texas, on January 13, 1849, around the same time as the establishment of Fort Brown. The land, which was less than a mile from the fort, was also disputed. Stillman had bought large pieces of land north and northeast of Matamoros from the heirs of José Narciso Cavazos. Stillman offered the Cavazos family ...
Charles Stillman. Elizabeth Pamela Goodrich. Occupation. Banker. James Jewett Stillman (June 9, 1850 – March 15, 1918) was an American businessman who invested in land, banking, and railroads in New York, Texas, and Mexico. He was chairman of the board of directors of the National City Bank. [1] He forged alliances with the Rockefeller family ...
Charles Stillman arrived in Matamoros in 1828 from Connecticut to help his father in the mercantile business. [11] Brownsville became part of Texas after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. During that year, Stillman formed a partnership with Samuel Belden [14] and Simon Mussina to form the Brownsville Town Company. [15]
1771 - José Salvador de la Garza settles in area per Espíritu Santo land grant. [1][2][3] 1846. March: Fort Taylor established by Zachary Taylor. [4][5] May 8: Battle of Palo Alto. [4] 1848 - Brownsville founded by Charles Stillman. [6][5] 1849. Travellers of the California Gold Rush pass through town.
East of Brownsville off of TX 4 ... Between TX 4 and the Rio Grande, 12 mi. E of Brownsville ... Charles Stillman House. November 19, 1979 1305 E Washington St. ...
Mifflin Kenedy (1818–1895) was a rancher, steamboat operator, and investor who settled in Texas. He began his steamboating career on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers. He then went to Texas and northern Mexico, where he helped get many steamboats to the Rio Grande area during the First Cortina War (1859–1860).
James Alexander Stillman was born on August 18, 1873, in New York City to James Jewett Stillman (1850–1918) and Sarah Elizabeth Rumrill. His paternal grandfather was Charles Stillman (1810–1875), the founder of Brownsville, Texas .
Richard King (1824–1885) was a river pilot, born in New York City to Irish immigrants. He was indentured to a jeweler at age 11, but later ran to sea, [1] eventually attaining a pilot's rating. In 1843, King first met his future business partner in the King Ranch, Mifflin Kenedy (1818–1895), captain of the steamboat Champion.