Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. William Scates was born in Halifax County, Virginia on June 27, 1802; as a child his family moved to Kentucky where he lived until 1820. Within the next few years he left for New Orleans and worked as a clerk and a carpenter until 1831 when he traveled to Texas. In 1832, he aligned himself with the Texas militia and fought in the Battle of Velasco and the Disturbance at Anahuac; 1835 saw him participating in the Siege of Bexar. In 1836, he was elected one of the representatives for the Jefferson district to the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos to discuss the coming secession and war with Mexico; it was there that he became one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He rejoined the Texas Army as a member of the Sabine Volunteers and fought in the climactic Battle of San Jacinto. After Texas had won its independence, he settled in Washington County, married and started a family, eventually marrying twice and having seven children. In October of 1863, at sixty-two years of age, he enrolled as a private in Company F of the Texas Cavalry to fight in the Civil War. William Scates died on February 22, 1882 at his home and was buried in Colorado County. In 1929, he and his second wife were reinterred with full honors in the Texas Stae Cemetery in recognition of his service to the Republic of Texas.
Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. William Scates was born in Halifax County, Virginia on June 27, 1802; as a child his family moved to Kentucky where he lived until 1820. Within the next few years he left for New Orleans and worked as a clerk and a carpenter until 1831 when he traveled to Texas. In 1832, he aligned himself with the Texas militia and fought in the Battle of Velasco and the Disturbance at Anahuac; 1835 saw him participating in the Siege of Bexar. In 1836, he was elected one of the representatives for the Jefferson district to the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos to discuss the coming secession and war with Mexico; it was there that he became one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He rejoined the Texas Army as a member of the Sabine Volunteers and fought in the climactic Battle of San Jacinto. After Texas had won its independence, he settled in Washington County, married and started a family, eventually marrying twice and having seven children. In October of 1863, at sixty-two years of age, he enrolled as a private in Company F of the Texas Cavalry to fight in the Civil War. William Scates died on February 22, 1882 at his home and was buried in Colorado County. In 1929, he and his second wife were reinterred with full honors in the Texas Stae Cemetery in recognition of his service to the Republic of Texas.
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