H.R. No. 848
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Russell Sage Brumbelow comes from a long line of
    1-2  distinguished Texans, and his efforts to preserve and chronicle his
    1-3  rich family ancestry are indeed deserving of highest praise and
    1-4  recognition; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Born January 16, 1905, at his family's homestead in
    1-6  Fort Bend County, Mr. Brumbelow quickly developed an abiding
    1-7  interest in Texas history and in his family's role in settling the
    1-8  Lone Star State; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, His great-great-grandfather was George Pentecost,
   1-10  one of Stephen F. Austin's original colonists, while another
   1-11  great-great-grandfather, William Beard, arrived in Texas with
   1-12  Austin's second wave of colonists and acquired a land grant in
   1-13  Brazoria County; Mr. Brumbelow's great-grandfather was Andrew
   1-14  Jackson Beard, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto who purchased
   1-15  Abner Harris's land grant in 1843; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Under the astute management of Mr. Brumbelow's
   1-17  grandfather, Sidney Beard, the Harris land grant would become the
   1-18  vast Beard ranch, as Sidney Beard purchased sections of prairie
   1-19  land adjacent to the Big Creek grant to expand the family's
   1-20  holdings; as each of his children married, Sidney Beard passed on
   1-21  40 acres of land, a house, and 20 head of cattle to the newlyweds
   1-22  to help them establish their own homesteads; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, While still a young man, Mr. Brumbelow began working
   1-24  on the family ranch and developed a deep appreciation for the land
    2-1  and its history; in 1991, he was awarded Family Land Heritage
    2-2  Certificates of Honor from the Texas Department of Agriculture in
    2-3  recognition of his family's century of continuous ownership and
    2-4  operation of the old Harris land grant, now known as the Brumbelow
    2-5  Spread; and
    2-6        WHEREAS, The following year, he became a member of the
    2-7  Heritage Organization's "Descendants of Austin's Old Three Hundred"
    2-8  by virtue of his kinship to George Pentecost, who with his wife was
    2-9  one of the first 300 families to settle in Stephen F. Austin's
   2-10  colony; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, Texans take great pride in the colorful history and
   2-12  culture of this state, and the preservation of that heritage is of
   2-13  utmost importance to succeeding generations; thus, it is fitting
   2-14  that the members of this chamber take this opportunity to recognize
   2-15  Mr. Brumbelow for his concerted efforts to document his family's
   2-16  many outstanding contributions to the Lone Star State; now,
   2-17  therefore, be it
   2-18        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-19  Legislature hereby honor Russell Sage Brumbelow for his efforts to
   2-20  preserve his family heritage and extend to him warmest best wishes
   2-21  for success in all his future endeavors; and, be it further
   2-22        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-23  prepared for Mr. Brumbelow as an expression of high regard by the
   2-24  Texas House of Representatives.