William E Haddon

1811 - 1867  (55 years)

• Name	William E Haddon
  Born	7 Nov 1811	Vriginia
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	6887
  Died	15 Jan 1867	Wilson Creek, Matagorda County, Texas
  Person ID	I6887	Brownlow
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	John B Haddon
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Criswell,   b. 10 Jun 1818, Knox County, Kentucky ,   d. Dec 1866, Alleyton, Colorado County, Texas  (Age 48 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1838	Woods Prairie, Fayette County, Texas
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F2267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  William Haddon One of the men to sign the first Texas Declaration Of Independence

  
  

• Notes

  William Hadden came with his parents and siblings to Texas from Indiana in 1823, settling near Columbus, Texas. He served in the Texas Revolution under Dimmitt, Collinsworth and Horton. He signed the first Declaration of Independence for Texas and participated in the capture of Goliad. He later escaped the massacre of Fannin's troops at Goliad, settling in Matagorda and Wharton counties. He married Mary Jane Criswell and they had eight children, with only two surviving to adulthood: Eliza Hadden Schultz and Virginia "Scrap" Hadden Fitzgerald. Mary Jane died in December of 1866, with William following close behind in January of 1867. These two graves were surveyed in the 1930's and said to by "on the John Hadden Survey near Alleyton." If anyone knows the exact location of these graves, please contact me.