Lewis Miles Hobbs Washington was born on 2 December 1813 in Wilkes County, Georgia to Robert Beverly Washington & Elizabeth Hammond.
Lewis Washington came to Texas about 1835, and joined the Texas Revolutionary forces at San Antonio. He participated in the siege of Bexar in December 1835, as a member of James W. Fannin's staff. He also served with the Georgia battalion at Refugio and Goliad. In 1838 he delivered the eulogy on Charles Edward Hawkins, late commander of the Independence in the Texas Navy. Before April 1840 Washington and Edwin Ward Moore purchased the vessel Merchant for the Texas Navy. He was appointed to an office in Sam Houston's presidential administration during the days of the Republic.
Lewis married Rebecca Landis-(M1-Davidson) in 1839 in Milam County, Texas, and they had FOUR children that are known of:
Elizabeth Landis Washington-Austin (1842-1931),
Charlie Washington (1843-1855),
Virginia Catherine Washington-Cloud (1846-1925), and
Annie Rebecca Washington-Withers (1854-1930).
While his family lived in Nashville, Texas, part of Robertson's Colony, on the Brazos River, Washington spent most of his time in Austin writing sentimental, political, and philosophical articles for several newspapers and taking part in various skirmishes with Mexico. He was awarded bounty land for his war services. He moved his family to Austin about 1846.
Washington went to Costa Rica, circa 1856, as a correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune, and from there went to Nicaragua on the William Walker filibustering expedition. He was wounded in the foot at Castillo Viego (Southern Nicaragua) in February 1857 and was left on the battlefield. He was captured by Costa Rican forces and later shot under the orders of General Moro. Washington died in Castillo Viego, Nicaragua, and his body was not recovered, but his wife, Rebecca, is buried at Oakwood Cemetery (where a Historical Marker was erected for Lewis).
REFERENCES:
1. Historical Marker, Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas.
2. Margaret A. Cox, "WASHINGTON, LEWIS MILES HOBBS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa63), accessed April 02, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
3. Census Records for his wife & children.
Lewis Miles Hobbs Washington was born on 2 December 1813 in Wilkes County, Georgia to Robert Beverly Washington & Elizabeth Hammond.
Lewis Washington came to Texas about 1835, and joined the Texas Revolutionary forces at San Antonio. He participated in the siege of Bexar in December 1835, as a member of James W. Fannin's staff. He also served with the Georgia battalion at Refugio and Goliad. In 1838 he delivered the eulogy on Charles Edward Hawkins, late commander of the Independence in the Texas Navy. Before April 1840 Washington and Edwin Ward Moore purchased the vessel Merchant for the Texas Navy. He was appointed to an office in Sam Houston's presidential administration during the days of the Republic.
Lewis married Rebecca Landis-(M1-Davidson) in 1839 in Milam County, Texas, and they had FOUR children that are known of:
Elizabeth Landis Washington-Austin (1842-1931),
Charlie Washington (1843-1855),
Virginia Catherine Washington-Cloud (1846-1925), and
Annie Rebecca Washington-Withers (1854-1930).
While his family lived in Nashville, Texas, part of Robertson's Colony, on the Brazos River, Washington spent most of his time in Austin writing sentimental, political, and philosophical articles for several newspapers and taking part in various skirmishes with Mexico. He was awarded bounty land for his war services. He moved his family to Austin about 1846.
Washington went to Costa Rica, circa 1856, as a correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune, and from there went to Nicaragua on the William Walker filibustering expedition. He was wounded in the foot at Castillo Viego (Southern Nicaragua) in February 1857 and was left on the battlefield. He was captured by Costa Rican forces and later shot under the orders of General Moro. Washington died in Castillo Viego, Nicaragua, and his body was not recovered, but his wife, Rebecca, is buried at Oakwood Cemetery (where a Historical Marker was erected for Lewis).
REFERENCES:
1. Historical Marker, Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas.
2. Margaret A. Cox, "WASHINGTON, LEWIS MILES HOBBS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa63), accessed April 02, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
3. Census Records for his wife & children.
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