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Politicians Killed in the Texas War of Independence

William Barret Travis (1809-1836) — also known asWilliam B. Travis — of Claiborne,MonroeCounty, Ala.; Anahuac,ChambersCounty, Tex.Born in Red Bank, Edgefield District (nowSaludaCounty), S.C.,August9, 1809.Lawyer;newspapereditor;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Austin, 1835;colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.Member,Freemasons.Killed while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March 6,1836 (age26 years, 210days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanFernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.

Very incomplete list!

in chronological order

David Crockett (1786-1836) — also known asDavy Crockett;"King of the WildFrontier" —of Tennessee. Born inGreeneCounty, Tenn.,August17, 1786.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1821;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1827-31, 1833-35 (9th District1827-31, 12th District 1833-35); served in the Texas Army during theTexas War of Independence.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner.Killed while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March 6,1836 (age49 years, 202days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanFernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.

	Relatives: Sonof John Crockett and Rebecca (Hawkins) Crockett; married,August16, 1806, to Mary 'Polly' Finley; married1815 toElizabeth Patton; father ofJohnWesley Crockett; first cousin twice removed ofCharlesCarroll Walcutt.
		Political family:Crockett-Walcuttfamily of Tennessee.
		Crockett counties inTenn. andTex. arenamed for him.
		The Davy CrockettNationalForest (established 1936), inHoustonandTrinitycounties, Texas, isnamed forhim.
		Personal motto: "Be sure you're right,then go ahead."
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books by David Crockett:ANarrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State ofTennessee
		Books about David Crockett: William C.Davis,ThreeRoads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, JamesBowie, and William Barret Travis — Constance Rourke,DavyCrockett — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Elaine Alphin,DavyCrockett (for young readers)

	Relatives:Married,October26, 1828, to Rosanna Cato; father ofCharlesEdward Travis.
		Travis County,Tex. is named for him.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about William Barret Travis:William C. Davis,ThreeRoads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, JamesBowie, and William Barret Travis

Ira J. Westover (d. 1836) —Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Goliad, 1835;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.Following the Battle of Coleto, during theTexas War ofIndependence, he was among those taken prisoner by the MexicanArmy; a few days later, he and almost 400 otherprisonerswereshot todeath, an incident now known as the Goliad Massacre, in Goliad,GoliadCounty, Tex.,March27, 1836.Cremated.

Junius William Mottley (1812-1836) — also known asWilliam Mottley — of Texas. Born in1812.Delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Goliad, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; served in the Texas Armyduring the Texas War of Independence.Killed at the battle of San Jacinto,HarrisCounty, Tex.,April21, 1836 (ageabout 23years).Interment atSanJacinto Park Cemetery, La Porte, Tex.

Motley County,Tex. is named for him.

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