Researcher:Jim
CowanWilliam B. Bridgers received his land grant in 1824 signed
by Estevan F.
Austin. William was born in 1795 in NC. He served under Capt. John
Alley
during the Texas Revolution. His second wife was Harriet Fuqua, sister of
Galba Fuqua who died in the Alamo. Their marriage bond was signed in
Gonzales in 1832. She died prior to 1836. His third wife was Elizabeth
Lyons Tribble. Her father, James Lyons was killed by Comanches in 1837 at
Lyons Station, now Schulenberg. Her brother, Warren Lyons, was taken
captive and was not seen again for 10 years. William became a JP and some
of the marriages he performed can be seen on the LaVaca County TXGenWeb
site.
He died in 1853 in Fayette County. An historical marker was erected
for
him in the Lyons Family Plot in the Schulenberg Cemetery.
