He was the brother of Charles Marcellus, Lucinda, Daniel Matthew I & II, LeGrand, and Jane Brintha.
He was a pioneer resident of Hill County arriving in 1853. He was a lawyer in Hillsboro, helped to lay out the town of Hillsboro, was county judge for a time, was called "Colonel" by the locals, although he would have been too old to fight in the civil war, he was a Texas volunteer serving on the homefront. He married Mary Ann McManus and they had 3 children, Charles Thomas, William LeGrand and Sarah Jane. Mary Ann died before moving to Texas. He then married Hannah Conn 5 Feb 1843 in Indiana. They had 6 children, Richard R., Frank, Elizabeth, Lucinda (Cinnie), Conn and Anna.
He was the brother of Charles Marcellus, Lucinda, Daniel Matthew I & II, LeGrand, and Jane Brintha.
He was a pioneer resident of Hill County arriving in 1853. He was a lawyer in Hillsboro, helped to lay out the town of Hillsboro, was county judge for a time, was called "Colonel" by the locals, although he would have been too old to fight in the civil war, he was a Texas volunteer serving on the homefront. He married Mary Ann McManus and they had 3 children, Charles Thomas, William LeGrand and Sarah Jane. Mary Ann died before moving to Texas. He then married Hannah Conn 5 Feb 1843 in Indiana. They had 6 children, Richard R., Frank, Elizabeth, Lucinda (Cinnie), Conn and Anna.