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30 | FEATURES | Community Impact Newspaper • Lake Travis/Westlake Edition
Photos courtesy David Bowles A painting of “Austin’s First Daughter,” Elnora Brown, done about 1858, when she was about 18 years old. HISTORY Elnora Van Cleve Brown Memorial held for ‘Austin’s First Daughter’ By Tiffany Young Thank You for 30 Great Years in the Lakeway Community. Descendants of ‘Austin’s First Daughter,’ Elnora Van Cleve Brown, honored Travis County pioneers with a memorial dedication April 23 at a cemetery off Pace Bend Park Road in Spicewood, near Lake Travis. About 100 people gathered at the event, which had a color guard, bagpiper, re-enactors and musket fire. On April 7, City of Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell declared Saturday, April 23, as “Elnora and Daniel Brown Memorial Dedication Day” in honor of the occasion. Born on April 14, 1841, Elnora Van Cleve was the second baby of record—and the first girl—born in the City of Austin. Her parents, Lorenzo Van Cleve and Margaret Smith, were the third couple to receive a marriage license from the city. The first baby of record, Sam Houston Jones, was born six weeks earlier. Elnora Van Cleve’s parents moved to Austin from Bastrop because her father was a master craftsman. He We’re very excited to announce our current Expansion Projects! For information about membership, call 512.261.7200 | hillsoflakewaycc.com Some restrictions may apply. ©2011 ClubCorp USA, Inc. All rights reserved. CLB11065 0411 JB was commissioned to do woodwork by Maribeau Lamar, who served as the second president of the Republic of Texas. A copy of the original receipt can be found in the state archives at the capitol. Her uncle, James W. Smith, was the first Travis County judge—then called chief justice— elected in 1840. David A. Bowles, a historian and author of the “Westward Sagas”—a series based on his descendants—is the great-grandson of Elnora Van Cleve Brown and her husband Daniel Brown. He said his extended family has been holding what they call a heritage event—a family reunion in a location of historical significance in which a past family member took part—every other year since 2006. Bowles said they chose Spicewood as the location of this year’s heritage event because it is where Elnora Van Cleve Brown and her husband purchased land around 1879 and raised their 15 children before being buried at Collier- Gregg Cemetery, a privately owned impactnews.com • May 2011 | FEATURES | 31 David A. Bowles, great-grandson of Elnora Van Cleve Brown, is a genealogist who has written a series of books, “Westward Sagas,” based on his descendants, including the Van Cleves. Madeline Azachi places flowers on her great, great, great-grandmother’s tombstone. cemetery. Bowles found the original land records of the property on the Pedernales River in Elnora Van Cleves’ Bible, which led him to research his descendants from his grandmother to Lorenzo Van Cleve and Margaret Smith. Interested in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing? We are located in both Bryan-College Station and Round Rock. Scan this QR code with your smart phone, or go to: nursing.tamhsc.edu
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