"Moses Gage, the oldest child of Reuben and Abigail Burleson Gage became the first licensed Baptist preacher in The Republic of Texas in 1834 at Provence church in Bastrop County."
Daughters Of The Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, 1995, Turner Publishing Company.
"Moses Gage [being] liberated to preach by this church in April, 1837. This was the first man licensed by the Baptists to preach in Texas."
Kesselus, History Of Bastrop County, Texas Before Statehood Revised Edition, 1999, Wash Jones Press.
Note: Most references denote that the church was called Providence, not Provence as stated in the DAR book.
Per Bill Moore's book, Bastrop County 1691-1900 Revised Edition, 1977, Nortex Press, Moses also served as an Associate Land Commissioner for Bastrop County along with Josiah Wilbarger (1st burial), (Final) in 1837, and as a Justice of the Peace in 1841.
Information on the Gage burial locations in this cemetery was obtained from the Claiborne family records, courtesy of Mattie Claiborne, and James Edwards, both of whom I was blessed enough to meet, befriend, and gain a lot of information from.
The Gage burials in this cemetery were marked by rocks but mapped in the Claiborne family records. You can see the original rock/headstone marker behind the headstone in this photo. New headstones were purchased, for all the Gage graves in this cemetery, in 2001 through generous donations from members of the Gage Family Reunion Association, who are descendants of James Gage and Elanora Pointer Gage.
Be sure to check the cemetery page and the photo of the Historical Marker.
Daughters Of The Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, 1995, Turner Publishing Company.
"Moses Gage [being] liberated to preach by this church in April, 1837. This was the first man licensed by the Baptists to preach in Texas."
Kesselus, History Of Bastrop County, Texas Before Statehood Revised Edition, 1999, Wash Jones Press.
Note: Most references denote that the church was called Providence, not Provence as stated in the DAR book.
Per Bill Moore's book, Bastrop County 1691-1900 Revised Edition, 1977, Nortex Press, Moses also served as an Associate Land Commissioner for Bastrop County along with Josiah Wilbarger (1st burial), (Final) in 1837, and as a Justice of the Peace in 1841.
Information on the Gage burial locations in this cemetery was obtained from the Claiborne family records, courtesy of Mattie Claiborne, and James Edwards, both of whom I was blessed enough to meet, befriend, and gain a lot of information from.
The Gage burials in this cemetery were marked by rocks but mapped in the Claiborne family records. You can see the original rock/headstone marker behind the headstone in this photo. New headstones were purchased, for all the Gage graves in this cemetery, in 2001 through generous donations from members of the Gage Family Reunion Association, who are descendants of James Gage and Elanora Pointer Gage.
Be sure to check the cemetery page and the photo of the Historical Marker.
"Moses Gage, the oldest child of Reuben and Abigail Burleson Gage became the first licensed Baptist preacher in The Republic of Texas in 1834 at Provence church in Bastrop County."
Daughters Of The Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, 1995, Turner Publishing Company.
"Moses Gage [being] liberated to preach by this church in April, 1837. This was the first man licensed by the Baptists to preach in Texas."
Kesselus, History Of Bastrop County, Texas Before Statehood Revised Edition, 1999, Wash Jones Press.
Note: Most references denote that the church was called Providence, not Provence as stated in the DAR book.
Per Bill Moore's book, Bastrop County 1691-1900 Revised Edition, 1977, Nortex Press, Moses also served as an Associate Land Commissioner for Bastrop County along with Josiah Wilbarger (1st burial), (Final) in 1837, and as a Justice of the Peace in 1841.
Information on the Gage burial locations in this cemetery was obtained from the Claiborne family records, courtesy of Mattie Claiborne, and James Edwards, both of whom I was blessed enough to meet, befriend, and gain a lot of information from.
The Gage burials in this cemetery were marked by rocks but mapped in the Claiborne family records. You can see the original rock/headstone marker behind the headstone in this photo. New headstones were purchased, for all the Gage graves in this cemetery, in 2001 through generous donations from members of the Gage Family Reunion Association, who are descendants of James Gage and Elanora Pointer Gage.
Be sure to check the cemetery page and the photo of the Historical Marker.
Daughters Of The Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, 1995, Turner Publishing Company.
"Moses Gage [being] liberated to preach by this church in April, 1837. This was the first man licensed by the Baptists to preach in Texas."
Kesselus, History Of Bastrop County, Texas Before Statehood Revised Edition, 1999, Wash Jones Press.
Note: Most references denote that the church was called Providence, not Provence as stated in the DAR book.
Per Bill Moore's book, Bastrop County 1691-1900 Revised Edition, 1977, Nortex Press, Moses also served as an Associate Land Commissioner for Bastrop County along with Josiah Wilbarger (1st burial), (Final) in 1837, and as a Justice of the Peace in 1841.
Information on the Gage burial locations in this cemetery was obtained from the Claiborne family records, courtesy of Mattie Claiborne, and James Edwards, both of whom I was blessed enough to meet, befriend, and gain a lot of information from.
The Gage burials in this cemetery were marked by rocks but mapped in the Claiborne family records. You can see the original rock/headstone marker behind the headstone in this photo. New headstones were purchased, for all the Gage graves in this cemetery, in 2001 through generous donations from members of the Gage Family Reunion Association, who are descendants of James Gage and Elanora Pointer Gage.
Be sure to check the cemetery page and the photo of the Historical Marker.
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