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INDIAN 11TiRS AND PIONEERS OF TEXAS.
knew of him ever said that his word was not as
good as his bond. He was upright and just, and
his life was pure and clean. He used to say that
he was prouder of his good name than of any success
which he had achieved in other directions.
He was married in Galveston, October 29th,1840, to Mary Hobson, who was born in Nashville,
Tenn., February 28th, 1821, and died in Houston,
February 20th, 1888.
The surviving children are: Mrs. A. P. Root,
Mrs. O. L. Cochran, Mrs. W. H. Palmer, Mrs. M.
L. Roberts, and Frank T Shepherd.JOHN W. DARLINGTON,
TAYLOR.One of the very few who participated in the stirring
events of the Texas Revolution and the period
of the Republic of Texas -one of the noblest of
the veterans who remain among us -was born in
what was then Harrison, Va., but is now Marion
County, West Va., February 5th, 1821, of respected
parents. He was the second child and only son of
John W. Darlington, an Irishman, who came to
Virginia from his native country when very young;
became an expert penman and successful schoolteacher;
was a soldier in the War of 1812-15;
fought in the battle of New Orleans, and died in
the prime of life. The wife of John W. Darlington,
Sr., was Henrietta Lang, a daughter of Stanbury
Lang, a private in the Continental army
during the Revolutionary War, and Lady Lang, a
Scottish lady of respectable lineage. Mrs. Darlington
was left a widow without means, and the
little son was by custom and law bound out to earn
his livelihood and make his own way in the world.
His master, an avaricious man, imposed heavy
tasks upon the somewhat frail youth and in various
ways persecuted him. Young Darlington's proud
spirit rebelled, and he left his master, and heard of
and started for Texas. Carrying out the purpose
he had formed, he traveled sixty miles into West
Virginia, where he earned for a time his own living;
but being a minor, the law required that a guardian
be appointed for him, and having met Mr. John
Webster, he prevailed upon that gentleman to take
him to Texas, and in return for that service sold
his time to Webster until the expense incurred was
repaid. They landed at Matagorda January 14,
1838. Webster located in Travis County, on Gilleland
creek, fourteen miles south of Austin, and was
two years later killed by the Indians. Young Darlington
worked out his debt. After getting his
freedom he worked for a time as a laborer in the
construction of the first Texas capitol and the department
log-houses in Austin, and remained around
Austin until January, 1840. He saved some
money, but by misplaced confidence lost it all. He
took part in many Indian expeditions, was in the
battle of Plum Creek, in 1840, was in the expedition
against Vasquez in 1842, and also participated in
the battle of Salado, near San Antonio, in the fall
of 1842, the Mexican General, Adrian Woll, having
invaded Texas and captured the city of San
Antonio. Mr. Darlington lived in Travis County
until 1873, since which time he has resided in Williamson
County.
He married, in 1843, Miss Ellen Lwve, in Rusk
County, Texas. She is still the loved companion
of his declining years. They have eight children.
Mr. Darlington has passed twenty-three years in
Williamson County and is now retired from active
pursuits and living in the pleasant little city of
Taylor. Successful in his financial affairs, he has
aided all of his children to a start in life.
He is one of the venerated and loved citizens of
his locality. He knew Gen. Sam Houston, Col.
Brown and all of the leading men of early days.
A member of the Texas Veterans' Association, it
is a pleasure to him to meet at the annual reunions
those who remain of his friends of the loved long
ago.
May he and others like him be long spared
to a grateful country.
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Brown, John Henry. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, book, 1880~; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6725/m1/800/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.