From "The Banta Blue Book" by L.W. Banta, "This Isaac was a mechanic or carpenter, living with his wife and 9 children in Princeton, Indiana. His wife Elizabeth, who was of English stock took her name from a second or third cousin, who was Queen Elizabeth of England. He and Eliza longed for the free and open range of Texas, where they could engage in stock raising on the luxurious grasses, then free to all. So in the autumn of 1839, they loaded their household goods and family into huge wagons, and with ox teams, set out for their new "home on the range". This family consisted of nine children and they arrived at Clarksville, Red River County, some time late in the autumn of 1840. Here they stayed for some time, Isaac following his trade as carpenter, then the desire for the "frontier" became stronger, and they set out again, finally locating their headright on what was known as Bullard Creek, near where the little town of Campbell now stands. In 1845, Issac and his son, Henry, assisted in the organization of Hunt county."
Bio from Find A Grave contributor Terri Kirkman http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47684716
From "The Banta Blue Book" by L.W. Banta, "This Isaac was a mechanic or carpenter, living with his wife and 9 children in Princeton, Indiana. His wife Elizabeth, who was of English stock took her name from a second or third cousin, who was Queen Elizabeth of England. He and Eliza longed for the free and open range of Texas, where they could engage in stock raising on the luxurious grasses, then free to all. So in the autumn of 1839, they loaded their household goods and family into huge wagons, and with ox teams, set out for their new "home on the range". This family consisted of nine children and they arrived at Clarksville, Red River County, some time late in the autumn of 1840. Here they stayed for some time, Isaac following his trade as carpenter, then the desire for the "frontier" became stronger, and they set out again, finally locating their headright on what was known as Bullard Creek, near where the little town of Campbell now stands. In 1845, Issac and his son, Henry, assisted in the organization of Hunt county."
Bio from Find A Grave contributor Terri Kirkman http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47684716
Family Members
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Rev. Henry Wilson Banta
1823–1887
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Mary Ann "Polly" Banta Langford
1825–1870
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CPT William Milton Banta Sr
1827–1897
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David Riley Banta
1829–1917
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Celesteen Banta Gibson
1831–1926
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John Walter Banta
1833–1914
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PVT Jacob Rhinerson Banta
1835–1866
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LT George Wilson Banta
1841–1937
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Permelia Victoria Banta Holden
1843–1891
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Elizabeth Perlina Banta Sellers
1844–1935
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Josephus Isaac "Joe" Banta
1848–1927
