Frances married Isaac Van Zandt on December 18, 1833. They came to Texas shortly after the fight for independence (1838) and settled in Marshall.
Isaac was instrumental in getting the United States to admit Texas to the Union. He was appointed to represent Texas, prior to its annexation, in Washington, D.C. during the early 1840s. They lived in the same boarding house as Sen. John Calhoun and former President and then Senator, John Quincy Adams. In 1847, Isaac was running for Governor of Texas when he died of yellow fever in a Houston hotel. He is buried in Marshall, Texas. Van Zandt County Texas is named for him.
Her children included several prominent Texas pioneers. Major Khleber M. Van Zandt (also buried in Oakwood Cemetery) became an attorney before the Civil War and practised in Marshall, Texas. He organized a company of soldiers (CSA) and was later wounded and captured. He returned to Marshall and helped secure food stores for the citizenry. He and his family moved to Fort Worth in 1865 and he opened a dry goods store. He helped organize a cattle drive to Chicago stockyards to get the economy of Fort Worth going. Later, he helped bring the railroad to Fort Worth and started a newspaper (the Democrat) and organized and sat on the board of the Fort Worth National Bank. He married three times and had 13 children, many of whom also became prominent Fort Worth citizens. Many refer to him as "Mr. Fort Worth" because of his dedication to the economy and growth of "Cowtown".
Another of her sons, Dr. I. L. Van Zandt, was an early physician in Fort Worth and, like his brother, Major K. M. Van Zandt, assisted in the growth of Fort Worth.
Many of Frances Van Zandt's descendants are buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Isaac was instrumental in getting the United States to admit Texas to the Union. He was appointed to represent Texas, prior to its annexation, in Washington, D.C. during the early 1840s. They lived in the same boarding house as Sen. John Calhoun and former President and then Senator, John Quincy Adams. In 1847, Isaac was running for Governor of Texas when he died of yellow fever in a Houston hotel. He is buried in Marshall, Texas. Van Zandt County Texas is named for him.
Her children included several prominent Texas pioneers. Major Khleber M. Van Zandt (also buried in Oakwood Cemetery) became an attorney before the Civil War and practised in Marshall, Texas. He organized a company of soldiers (CSA) and was later wounded and captured. He returned to Marshall and helped secure food stores for the citizenry. He and his family moved to Fort Worth in 1865 and he opened a dry goods store. He helped organize a cattle drive to Chicago stockyards to get the economy of Fort Worth going. Later, he helped bring the railroad to Fort Worth and started a newspaper (the Democrat) and organized and sat on the board of the Fort Worth National Bank. He married three times and had 13 children, many of whom also became prominent Fort Worth citizens. Many refer to him as "Mr. Fort Worth" because of his dedication to the economy and growth of "Cowtown".
Another of her sons, Dr. I. L. Van Zandt, was an early physician in Fort Worth and, like his brother, Major K. M. Van Zandt, assisted in the growth of Fort Worth.
Many of Frances Van Zandt's descendants are buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Frances married Isaac Van Zandt on December 18, 1833. They came to Texas shortly after the fight for independence (1838) and settled in Marshall.
Isaac was instrumental in getting the United States to admit Texas to the Union. He was appointed to represent Texas, prior to its annexation, in Washington, D.C. during the early 1840s. They lived in the same boarding house as Sen. John Calhoun and former President and then Senator, John Quincy Adams. In 1847, Isaac was running for Governor of Texas when he died of yellow fever in a Houston hotel. He is buried in Marshall, Texas. Van Zandt County Texas is named for him.
Her children included several prominent Texas pioneers. Major Khleber M. Van Zandt (also buried in Oakwood Cemetery) became an attorney before the Civil War and practised in Marshall, Texas. He organized a company of soldiers (CSA) and was later wounded and captured. He returned to Marshall and helped secure food stores for the citizenry. He and his family moved to Fort Worth in 1865 and he opened a dry goods store. He helped organize a cattle drive to Chicago stockyards to get the economy of Fort Worth going. Later, he helped bring the railroad to Fort Worth and started a newspaper (the Democrat) and organized and sat on the board of the Fort Worth National Bank. He married three times and had 13 children, many of whom also became prominent Fort Worth citizens. Many refer to him as "Mr. Fort Worth" because of his dedication to the economy and growth of "Cowtown".
Another of her sons, Dr. I. L. Van Zandt, was an early physician in Fort Worth and, like his brother, Major K. M. Van Zandt, assisted in the growth of Fort Worth.
Many of Frances Van Zandt's descendants are buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Isaac was instrumental in getting the United States to admit Texas to the Union. He was appointed to represent Texas, prior to its annexation, in Washington, D.C. during the early 1840s. They lived in the same boarding house as Sen. John Calhoun and former President and then Senator, John Quincy Adams. In 1847, Isaac was running for Governor of Texas when he died of yellow fever in a Houston hotel. He is buried in Marshall, Texas. Van Zandt County Texas is named for him.
Her children included several prominent Texas pioneers. Major Khleber M. Van Zandt (also buried in Oakwood Cemetery) became an attorney before the Civil War and practised in Marshall, Texas. He organized a company of soldiers (CSA) and was later wounded and captured. He returned to Marshall and helped secure food stores for the citizenry. He and his family moved to Fort Worth in 1865 and he opened a dry goods store. He helped organize a cattle drive to Chicago stockyards to get the economy of Fort Worth going. Later, he helped bring the railroad to Fort Worth and started a newspaper (the Democrat) and organized and sat on the board of the Fort Worth National Bank. He married three times and had 13 children, many of whom also became prominent Fort Worth citizens. Many refer to him as "Mr. Fort Worth" because of his dedication to the economy and growth of "Cowtown".
Another of her sons, Dr. I. L. Van Zandt, was an early physician in Fort Worth and, like his brother, Major K. M. Van Zandt, assisted in the growth of Fort Worth.
Many of Frances Van Zandt's descendants are buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
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