title: Life of J. W. Holston
title: Manuscript autobiography of John Willis Holston
creator: Holston, John Willis
date: 1930~
language: English
description: Handwritten manuscript by John Willis Holston.  Chronicles his
 family's journey to Texas from Mississippi in 1869.  Includes stories from his
 days as a cowboy on a cattle drive, and his two year service as a Texas
 Ranger.
subject: John Willis Holston
subject: Texas Rangers.
subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas.
subject: Cattle drives -- Texas -- History.
subject: Government and Law - Law Enforcement - Texas Rangers
subject: Agriculture - Ranching - Cattle Trails
coverage: United States - Texas
rights: Public
type: Book
format: Text
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2418/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth2418