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INDIAN WARS AND PIONEERS OF TEXAS.
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,shot, pursuant to orders received from Santa Anna.
He died January 3, 1861, at sixty-three years of
age. He doubtless grew up in Florida in the stockraising
business, as he brought a band of fine horses
with him to Texas. He married Susan C. Behn,
January 17, 1828, who survived until February 28,
1895. She was eighty-four years of age at the time
of her death. She was born May 29, 1812, and was
the mother of eleven children, five of whom, at this
writing (1895), are living, viz.: William R., Jesse
B., James F., Laura L. (who is now Mrs. John C.
McKinney), and Phrandius K.
Jesse B. Lott, son of Robert A. Lott, is a wellknown
merchant of Navasota. He was born in
Washington County, near the old town of Washington,
on his father's farm, April 1, 1842, and there
grew to manhood. He learned merchandising in
his father's store at Old Washington and there followed
same until 1889, when he engaged in business
for himself in Navasota, where he now resides
and owns a large mercantile establishment. He
married in Washington County, Miss Augusta L.,
daughter of Col. Henry A. Lockett, a Texas
pioneer of 1856.
Mr. and Mrs. Lott have three children: Jessie,
Alice and Edward T.ROBERT ALEXANDER HORLOCK,
NAVASOTA.The subject of this sketch is one of Navasota's
most enterprising citizens. He is a native ol
Alabama, born January 5th, 1849, in the city ol
Mobile, in that State. His father was of English
and his mother of German birth. His father, John
HIoriock, was a ship-chandler by occupation; established
himself in Mobile in 1840 and came from
that city to Texas in 1860 and located at Galveston,
where he engaged in ship-chandelery at the corner
of Twentieth and Market streets. Ilis store was
one of the very few that kept open for business
during the prolonged period covered by the war
between the States, sustaining serious losses. He,
in 1865, returned to England and opened a store in
the city of Liverpool, taking his family with him.
He, however, came again to Galveston and soon
after his return there died in 1868. .His wife survived
him until 1892. She died in Navasota. She
reared seven children, three of whom are now
living, viz.: Robert A., Mrs. T. C. Ogilvy and
William, all of whom are living at Navasota. Mr.
Robert A. HorIock was about twelve years of age
when his parents moved from Mobile to Galveston
The war broke out about this time, schools were
closed and business disorganized. Young Horlock,
although a mere lad, absorbed the spirit of
the times, boarded a blockade runner in Galveston
harbor, presented himself to the commander for
duty and was enlisted as Captain's boy. He remained
in service in this capacity until the fall of3 Richmond and Lee's surrender and experienced all
f the excitements and adventure incident to this most
f hazardous feature of warfare.
i The old blockade runner, the steamer Denbiegh,
happened to be lying in Galveston harbor when the
closing event of the war took place. News of Lee's
surrender reached Galveston several days before the
arrival of Fcderal authorities at that port, but was
immediately abandoned and her hull and boilers
have since lain off Bolliver point, a land-mark often
visited by local fishermen, who make large catches
from its ruins.
Mr. Horlock went to England with his parents
and returned to Galveston with them, where he was
employed as buyer for a firm of hide and wool, dealers
until 1870. He then spent one year in the hardware
business on the Strand, and late in 1871,
moved to Navasota, in Grimes County,jsince which
time he has been a conspicuous figure in the business
development of that place. He is at the head
of the firm of Horlock
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