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Joshua D. Brown, Founder and Father of Kerrville

THE FIRST SETTLER OF KERR COUNTY, TEXAS; JOSHUA D. BROWN, FOUNDER AND FATHER OF KERRVILLE Paper and oral history by Jan Powell Wilkinson for the Edwards Plateau Historical Association meeting and publication. Those of us here today love history and … Continue reading

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Joshua D. Brown first settler of Upper Guadalupe River and James Kerr Lower Guadalupe River

On January 26, 1856, Kerr County was formed from Bexar Land District No. 2. At the request of Joshua D. Brown, the name of Brownsboro was changed to Kerrsville, for his friend and fellow veteran of the Texas Revolution, Major … Continue reading

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