Bill Text: TX SR656 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 656 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Recognizing the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for the Morse-Bragg Cemetery.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-24 - Reported enrolled [SR656 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SR656-Enrolled.html


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

	Huffman



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		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on April 24, 2017.



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		Secretary of the Senate



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		Member, Texas Senate