1. No, I’ve never pursued an oral history project. Yes, I might consider doing one to record my family history. My grandmother would be the best candidate.
I visited the Tejano Voices Project. It contains 77 oral history interviews with Tejano and Tejana leaders from across Texas, conducted by University of Texas at Arlington Professor Dr. Jose Angel Gutierrez.
2. I went to Find-A-Grave and picked the Oakwood Cemetery (located in Waco, TX-McLennan County). The oldest burial listed was for Jerome B. Patterson, this is the information that was provided about him:
Birth: Mar. 14, 1815
Death: Jan. 7, 1890
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, he served as a Captain in the Army of the Republic of Texas during the Indian and Mexican campaigns. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1847 and to the State Senate in 1849. With the start of the Civil War, he became part of the 5th Texas Infantry and was made Colonel in command on June 1, 1862. He led the 5th Texas in Peninsular campaign and was promoted Brigadier General in November, 1862. He led a Texas Brigade in actions at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga and in 1864, he commanded the Texas state reserve forces until the end of the war. After the war, he served as passenger and emigration agent for the Houston and Texas Central Railroads.
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