Account of the Removal of the Remains of Stephen F. Austin from Peach Point Cemetery in Brazoria County, Texas to State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, October 18 to 20, 1910 Page: 16
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Stephen was anxious to learn, he went forty miles from home to
go to school. He finished his studies at a university in Kentucky
at the age of 17.
"After he finished school his father put him in charge of a
boat in New Orleans. A storm arose, the boat sank, and he barely
escaped with his life.
"After his father's death, which occurred in 1821, he took up
his father's work of colonization. Austin and his colonists settled
on the Brazos River.
"He and his colonists endured many hardships. The provisions
which had been hidden in the bushes had been stolen by
the Indians, and for a long time they were without food.
"He also had trouble with the government. He had to report
to the governor at San Antonio. By the time he was ready to
report, the government had been moved to Mexico. On his way
to Mexico he was attacked by Indians, and also lacked food for
many days. After thirty-six days he reached the city, where he
had to stay more than a year before he was heard from.
"When Austin came back, he found the settlement almost
abandoned. His return brought many of the colonists back. He
stayed with his colonists for about ten years, keeping watch over
them. Then Santa Anna was elected ruler of Mexico, and he
ill-treated the Texans in many ways.
"All this time Texas and Coahuila had been united as one
State, and the Texans were governed by laws written in Spanish,
not a word of which they understood. As an outcome, they
called a meeting to elect delegates to go to Mexico and petition
Santa Anna to give them a governor of their own. Austin and
two others were chosen to present the petition.
"Santa Anna would not see Austin, so Austin started home.
On the way home lie was arrested, taken back to Mexico, and
placed in a dungeon.
"After an absence of one year and four months spent in different
prisons in Mexico, he returned to Texas.
"Then came the Texas revolution. After much hard fighting
Texas was set free, April 21, 1836, by the illustrious battle of
San Jacinto.
"Texas was then a Republic, with Sam Houston as President
and Austin as Secretary of State. He worked hard day and
night to perform his many duties. He often sat in a cold room,
and as a result caught a severe cold and died of pneumonia December
27, 1836. That his last thoughts were of Teams is shown
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Bryan, Guy M., Jr. Account of the Removal of the Remains of Stephen F. Austin from Peach Point Cemetery in Brazoria County, Texas to State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, October 18 to 20, 1910, book, 1911; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38129/m1/20/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.