Crosby

by Jody Fuchs

The town of Crosby is one of the oldest settlements in Texas and has a rich history that began in 1823, when Humphrey Jackson built a cabin on Jackson Bayou near the San Jacinto River. Humphrey was a lawyer readying for a position in the Irish parliament. His family was part of the Irish aristocracy and had supported a bloody rebellion that lost to Great Britain. Like Humphrey, many of his family members fled to America. His cousins included US president...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540245586
• ISBN13: 9781540245588
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"