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Notes for Elijah Cheairs

1837 - 22 April 1837 - Signed petition for the 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas creating Houston County.
William Cheairs
John Cheairs
John F. Cheairs
Elijah Cheairs
Frances Cheairs
Approved 12 June 1837.
[The History of Houston County Texas by Armistead Albert Aldrich, pub 1943, The Naylor Company, Publishers, San Antonio, Texas, p8. courtesy of Sandra Perry] See Other Documents

1850 - unable to locate family

1860 Crockett PO, Houston Co, Texas 6 June 1860, p216a:
#117/109 Elijah Chears 40 m w farmer $750/325 Al
Elizabeth 34 f w Al
Augusta 13 f w attended school Tx
Nancy 11 f w attended school Tx
Sarah 5 f w Tx
James 2 m w Tx
Andy 22 m w Ar [Andrew, brother of Elijah]

Texas Land Title Abstracts
Grantee: Elijah Cheairs
Certificate: 383
Patentee: Wm. M. Conner
Patent Date: 26 July 1851
Acres: 320
County: Houston
File: 192
Abstract #: 258
Patent #: 669
Patent Volume: 6
[http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrants Worklist.cfm]
Class: Hou. 3rd.
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