William D. Howell, Alamo defender, was born in Massachusetts in 1797. He was a doctor and lived in New York before traveling to Texas by way of New Orleans in 1835 as a member of Capt. Thomas H. Breece’s company of New Orleans Greys. He took part in the Siege of Béxar and later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Capt. William Blazeby’s infantry company. Howell died in the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
The Siege of Béxar Descendants
The Soldiers and their Descendants
2005 SOBD Meeting
The Siege of Bexar Descendants met for their 20th anniversary, on the 170th anniversary of the Siege of Bexar, at Alamo Hall, the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas December 9-11, 2005. THE SIEGE OF BEXAR DESCENDANTS “The Storming of San Antonio”December 5-10, 1835 HOWDY MEMBERS AND GUESTS Welcome to San Antonio and BexarTo CELEBRATEOur20th ANNIVERSARY 12/9/05 […]
Castoñon, Luis Zertuche
Luis Zertuche Castañon was born on March 18, 1820, to Jesus Castañon, a soldier stationed in Bexar, and Guadalupe Zertuche Castañon. According to 1830 census records, Luis spent his early years at San Jose Mission in San Antonio playing alongside his brother Pedro and sister Maria. Other siblings would come later. By age thirteen he […]
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