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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 656
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join the Harris County Historical Commission in celebrating the |
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dedication of an official Texas Historical Marker for the |
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Morse-Bragg Cemetery, which is taking place May 12, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Agur Tomlinson Morse and his wife, Grace Baldwin |
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Morse, left their cotton plantation in Mississippi and settled in |
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Texas in 1851; they established the Pleasant Bend plantation, |
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which eventually grew to encompass nearly eight square miles of |
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land; today, that area includes much of modern Houston's |
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Tanglewood, Post Oak-Galleria, River Oaks, West University |
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Place, and Southside Place neighborhoods; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, numerous additions were made |
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to the plantation, including a grist mill, a cotton gin, a steam |
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sawmill, and a cemetery; the cemetery was used from the early |
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1850s by the Morse family and the Pleasant Bend community; and |
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WHEREAS, The cemetery is the final resting place for many |
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of the early citizens of rural Harris County, including Thaddeus |
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Bell, the first male child born in Stephen F. Austin's colony, |
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several members of the African American Banks family, and |
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numerous Confederate veterans; the land was deeded in 1874 for |
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continued use by the Morse family with an additional section sold |
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to Benjamin A. Bragg; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the Harris County Historical |
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Commission on its commitment to preserving the area's heritage |
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and extend to its members best wishes for a memorable Texas |
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Historical Marker dedication for the Morse-Bragg Cemetery; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this special occasion. |
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Huffman |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 24, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |