That was Clara Stein
Teacher: Mrs. Lundy

Student: Chase Johnson
Teacher: Ms. Snell

1. The first person in my family to come to Texas was my great-great-great-great-grandfather, Stephen Mathias. He arrived in Decatur, TX in 1860.
2. He traveled here by horse-drawn wagon from Tennessee.
3. He was an attorney in Decatur.
4. Our family likes to go to Houston to visit my grandfather (my dad’s dad).
5. In ten years I think I will be going to college and living in an apartment (not sure where, yet!). In twenty years I will be living in a medium-sized house in Austin.

Student: Martha Normand
Teacher: Ms. Hunter


1. James Normand first came to Texas in 1853 at the age of 38. He is on my father’s side of the family and is my great- great- great- great-grandfather.
2. He, his wife, Eliza, and their five children came from Scotland by boat and landed in Galveston in 1853.
3. James was a bookkeeper and foreman in Scotland for an absentee landowner of the Wemys Castle estates. In Texas he became a farmer.
4. We like to go on walks over the weekend in our neighborhood. We like living in Texas because my mother’s and father’s parents both live here and we get to visit them often.
5. I will most likely here and start college. In twenty years I plan to live in California, working as either a scientist or singer.

Student: Stefaan Meinert
Teacher: Ms. Snell

1. My grandfather, Camilo Vidal came to Galveston in 1970.
2. He was originally from Colombia but moved to Texas from Boston. Traveled by car.
3. He was a doctor and came here to finish his medical studies at UTMB.
4. Frio river and Lost Maples. Most of our family lives here.
5. Living in Austin and going to UT. In twenty years, maybe working for Disney here or in California.

Student: Rachel Owens
Teacher: Ms. Snell

1. My family and I were the first in our family to come to Texas.
2. We moved here from Columbus, Ohio in June 2005. We flew here on an airplane.
3. We moved here for my dad's job, and we wanted to be somewhere warm. My parents were tired of the cold, grey Midwest.
4. We like to go downtown and go to Zilker Park. We like Texas because it's sunny a lot, and Austin has fun things to do.
5. In ten years, I will be in college at Washington State University studying to be a cartoonist. In twenty years, I will be married with two kids and a dog.

Student: Ruby Henson
Teacher: Mrs. Lundy

1. My great, great, great grandmother, Frances Marie Sparks, moved to Texas in the mid 1800's. She is from my granddaddy's side of our family.
2. She came from North Carolina in a covered wagon.
3. During the 1880's and 1890's she served as a midwife and doctor to families in Texas. She often traveled by horse 6 to 8 miles to nurse her neighbors and children to health.
4. We like to go to downtown Austin. I like Big Top Candy Shop in downtown Austin. I also like The Dallas World Aquarium in Dallas. I like to go to Moody Gardens in Galveston with my Nana. I like that they have roller derby in Texas.
5. In 10 years I will be working in Northern California with endangered animals. In twenty years, I will have a ranch of my own in California and will have my own animals and will probably teach horseback riding to kids. I don't want to get married or have kids.

Student: Ruby Henson
Teacher: Mrs. Lundy

I also thought it was really cool to find out that on my Grandma's side of the family her dad, my great grandfather, moved his wife and kids to Texas from Virginia in 1962 in a station wagon. He moved to Houston to work at NASA. He was the guy who helped cool the original first 7 astronaut's space suits!

Student: Kailey White
Teacher: Mrs. Lundy

1. My great great great grandfather, J V Caviness (from my Dad's side) moved to Lamar County Texas in 1847 when Texas joined the Union.
2. He came from Richmond, VA. We think he came by horseback.
3.He served in the Confederacy and built churches . He later became a farmer.
4.We like to go to Port Aransas and to the many pools around town. I like the mild winters.
5.I plan to go to college at UT in ten years. In 20 years I hope to be married and living in central Texas.

1.My great great great great grandfather,William Clark (from my Dad's side) moved to Texas in the 1850's.
2.He came from Virginia in a covered wagon.
3.He was a farmer.He also moved because of the land.
4.We like to travel around Texas.What we like best about Texas is the natural beauty, and it's close to family.
5.I plan to be enrolled in an acting college in New York in ten years. In 20 years I hope to be a professional actress living in Texas by the beach.

Student: Bennett Buchanan
Teacher: Ms. Snell

1. My great, great, great grandfather, John Elliot White, moved to Texas in 1866. He is on my Dad's side of the family.
2.He came from Tennessee by horseback.
3. He was a farmer who moved to Texas because his crops were burned and livestock killed during the Civil War.
4.my family likes to go to Port Aransas and San Antonio.I like the football and the nature.
5.I think I will live in a 2 story house in Austin with 4 bulldogs and I will be playing college football at UT in ten years. I will have the same house I lived in in college and have 2 14 year old bulldogs and play NFL football for the Greenbay packers.

Student: Andres Salazar
Teacher: Mrs. Hunter

1. My great-great-great-great grandparents, WJ and M Morgan, brought their family to Texas sometime before 1943. They are related to my mother's father.
2. The 1850 Census said that WJ was from North Carolina and M was from Alabama, and both of their children we born in Texas.
3. They were farmers.
4. Our family gets together with our grandparents, cousins, uncles, and aunts in Galveston every summer. We like to go fishing in the gulf! We like living in Texas because it is the best place to live in the whole world.
5. I plan to go to college ten years from now. In 20 years I think I will be married and have kids.

Student: Carter Cordes
Teacher: Ms. Snell

1. The first person to come to Texas was my grandpa. He came here in 1967. He is my dad's dad.
2. He came to Austin from St. Louis, MO. He drove here in a car.
3. He moved here because of his job. He was an electrical engineer and worked on the space program.
4. My family likes to go to the beach. We love the hot weather.
5. I think in ten years I will be living in a dorm at college. In twenty years, hopefully, I will have my own home and have a job as a bio-chemist.

1. My dad moved to Texas in 1968 with his mom and dad, and older sister and younger brother. My dad was 11 years old.
2. My dad's family mved here from Huntsville, Alabama, after living in Seattle, Denver, and Salt Lake City.
3. He came by car. He thinks it was a 1966 Oldmobile station wagon.
4. My grandfather worked for NASA, and helped with manned missions to the moon.
5. My family came to Texas for work.
6. My family enjoys vacationing in San Antonio
7. We enjoy Mexican food, warm weather, and swimming at Christmas.
8. In 10 years I hope I will be attending college at LSU. In 20 years I hope to be playing professional sports.

My grandfather was the first person to move to Texas in 1945. He came from Ok on a train. He came to be a student at A&M.
Our family enjoys going to our relatives ranch in Mason. We like doing things in Austin like Barton Springs and Torchy's.
In 10 years i will be in college at Notre Dame or a college near an ocean. In 20 years i will be in Rhode Island. I will be an athlete or a Marine Biologist.

Student: Wyatt Amberboy
Teacher: Mrs. Leibick

1. My dad moved to Texas in 1968 with his mom and dad, and older sister and younger brother. My dad was 11 years old.
2. My dad's family mved here from Huntsville, Alabama, after living in Seattle, Denver, and Salt Lake City.
3. He came by car. He thinks it was a 1966 Oldmobile station wagon.
4. My grandfather worked for NASA, and helped with manned missions to the moon.
5. My family came to Texas for work.
6. My family enjoys vacationing in San Antonio
7. We enjoy Mexican food, warm weather, and swimming at Christmas.
8. In 10 years I hope I will be attending college at LSU. In 20 years I hope to be playing professional sports.

1. The first person to come to Texas was Jose Castro, he came for the Spanish American war (1898) and he was great great great great grandfather.
2. He came LaSalle, a small island between Spain & France, and he came on a boat with his brothers.
3. He was a soldier, like I said, and the reason he got that job was because of the Spanish American War.
4. We like to go to the Lost Pines Hyatt resort in Bastrop, the lazy river is awesome! We like Texas because much of our family is here.
5. Austin, playing college baseball for UT.

Student: Marcus Lawrence Tita
Teacher: Ms. Lundy
1. My great, great, great, great, grand parents Nancy and Clark Cave came to Texas in the early 1830's.
2.They came from South Carolina. we are not sure how. But we imagine it was in a wagon.
3. The Clark’s were cattle ranchers. They were not really liked anywhere else and they decided it was an empty continent so they came here.
4. My grandpa likes to go to the hill country. We like Big Bend. We also go to the coast to windsurf. My family likes Texas because there is no such thing as freezing to death. my mom likes the big sky, sunsets, rugged terrain and trees. We also like the people who are both smart and rugged.
5. I will be 19 and 364 days in 10 years. I will be in college, but I am not sure where. I will probably study how to be a billionaire. When I am 29 and 364 days (in 20 years), I will probably have a job that makes money. I will probably live in New York because I would love to live there.

1. George Creswell, his wife and 5 children were the first people on my paternal great grandmother's side to come to Texas. George and his family arrived in Texas around 1880. George Creswell was my great great great grandfather.
2. George and his family came from Tennessee. We believe that they came by wagon.
3. George's first job in Texas was most likely farming. We are not aware of any other reason they moved here.
4. My family and I like going to Temple and Denison to see grandparents the best. We also like to visit Arlington for the Rangers game because we get to sit behind Nolan Ryan. We like living here best because there is lots of sunshine and warm weather. We also like it here because we live in the capital city.
5. In ten years I will be living in a dorm at UT and studying photography. In twenty years I think I will be married and have kids,one named Justin and one named Jessie. I think I'll be a free lance photographer.

Student: Julia Kay Smith
Teacher: Mrs. Hunter

1. George Creswell, his wife and 5 children were the first people on my paternal great grandmother's side to come to Texas. George and his family arrived in Texas around 1880. George Creswell was my great great great grandfather.
2. George and his family came from Tennessee. We believe that they came by wagon.
3. George's first job in Texas was most likely farming. We are not aware of any other reason they moved here.
4. My family and I like going to Temple and Denison to see grandparents the best. We also like to visit Arlington for the Rangers game because we get to sit behind Nolan Ryan. We like living here best because there is lots of sunshine and warm weather. We also like it here because we live in the capital city.
5. In ten years I will be living in a dorm at UT and studying photography. In twenty years I think I will be married and have kids,one named Justin and one named Jessie. I think I'll be a free lance photographer.

Student: Leah Davis
Teacher: Mrs. Lundy
1. My grandmother, Faith Cantrell, was the first in our family to come to Texas. She arrived in 1977.
2. She travelled by car from Chicago.
3. She moved to Texas for a job as an accountant.
4. Our family likes to visit the Renaissance Festival in the Fall in Texas. We love living in the Hill Country.
5. In 10 years, I may be still living in Austin and going to UT. In twenty years, I will be livin' the dream in New York.

1. My Great Grandpa John Garcia.
2. He came from Mexico on the Santa Fe train.
3. He worked his whole career for the train yard.
4. We like to go anywhere in Texas because it's like a whole 'nother country!
5. In ten years I probably be living in Austin going to school. In 20 years I want to be a chef in New York.

1. The first person in my family to come to Texas was John Mang, in 1871. He was my great-great-great-grandfather on my mother’s side.
2. John Mang came from Germany, and he traveled to the United States by boat.
3. He was a millworker.
4. My family likes to visit Gruene, San Antonio, Fiesta Texas, and SeaWorld. The best thing about living in Texas is the Mexican food.
5. When I am 19 I will be at UT studying history. When I am 29 I will be working in Texas as a schoolteacher.

1. Karl Brewar was the 1st person in my family to move to Texas. He was my great, great, grandfather and came to Texas in 1944.
2. Karl came from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and came by car.
3. Karl was a mechanical engineer for Convair, a airplaine maker in Fort. Worth, Texas.
4. We like to go to the beach. We like the people in Austin.
5. In 10 years I will working on my college degree at UT. In 20 years i will be teaching school somewhere.

Avalon Sanchez- Lundy
1. Amanda Castillo Garcia was the first person to come to Texas, in 1922, she was my great grandmother, on my mom's side.
2. She came from Piedras Negras, Mexico, they walked to Texas
3.The first job was a cook in a migrant camp
4.Our family likes to go to Houston, where my grandfather (my dad's dad) lives. We like the mild winters here.
5. In ten years I will go the University of Texas, study and play softball for UT. In 20 years I will be a doctor at Dell childrens' hospital

Leila Abihabib - Lundy
1. My great-great grandparents on my mother's side, Ferdinand and Bertha Galle, came to Texas in the late 1800s.
2. Ferdinand and Bertha came from Alsace-Lorraine, now a part of France. We are not sure about their original travels, but they came into Texas by train, settling near San Antonio.
3. Ferdinand's first job was raising sheep and ranching.
4. My family loves to go to San Antonio and the Hill Country area and to go to Houston to visit family. We love the outdoors here in Texas, especially the lakes and rivers.
5. In 10 years, I will be in college, hopefully at UT. I want to volunteer at a pet shelter. In 20 years, I hope to be married with 2 children, be an actress or artist and live in Austin or San Antonio.

Student: Camille Franklin
Teacher: Mrs. Hunter
1. My great-great-great-great grandparents Albert and Mary Hendricks came to Texas around 1803. They are related to me by my mom's grandmother.
2. They sailed from Germany to New Orleans and traveled in a wagon to Texas.
3. He worked at a saloon then went into insurance beacause his wife didn't like that he had an academy education and was working in a saloon. She thought it was a waste of his education.
4.Our family likes to go to Port Aransas, San Antonio and Tyler to see our family. The best thing about living in Texas is that I am able to ride horses and we have nice neighbors and friends and it is a old state with lots of history and museums.
5. In ten years I hope to be in college living in a napartment with a golden retriever puppy. I would still like to have a riding career, and be a cheer leader for UT.
When I am twenty nine I hope to have a husband and a child named Elizabeth. I would like to be a veterinarian or a lawyer or a horse breeder and have a house in the country. I would like to teach my children to ride horses.

Sarah Murphy
Ms. Leibick's Class

1. My mom, Heidi, came to Texas in 1969 with her parents, Eric and Barbara Stammberger.

2. They drove in a car from Peoria Illinois. No one in their whole family had ever lived in the South!

3. My grandfather was a traveling salesman, and he sold garbage trucks. His company transferred him, and that is why they came to Irving, Texas.

4. We like to visit friends in Dallas, and we like to go to San Antonio and Port Aransas. We like to live in Texas because we can swim a lot. We love living in the Hill Country, and we love the nice people.

5. In 10 years I will live in a dorm at college. I will be studying to be a veterinarian. In 20 years I will live in Austin and have my own Veterinary hospital with a special room to adopt pets.

by Ashleigh Greenway - Leibick (I think we made a mistake and posted yesterday on Front Page instead of Student/Family Assignments)
1 .John Wesley DeVilbiss, my great, great, great grandfather, was the first person in my family to come to Texas in 1842.
2. He went to a Methodist College and then came from Ohio by steamer.
3. He came here to be a missionary for Texas. He preached the first Protestant sermon in English in 1844 in San Antonio.
4. My family and I like to go to Port Aransas to play at the beach and go fishing. We also like to go tubing and wakeboarding on Lake Austin.
5. In 10 years I will be going to college at UT and want to play basketball. In 20 years I want to be playing basketball and I might be married with some kids.

Garrett Urbach
Mrs. Leibick's class

1. My great grandparents first came to Texas in 1947.
2. They came from Virginia but I'm not sure how they traveled to Texas.
3. My great grandfather was the Head of Orthopedic Surgery at the Mckinney Veterans Hospital and my great grandparents came to Texas for my great grandfather's work.
4. We like to camp at Galveston. We like that we are close to our family in Texas.
5. I'll be attending Princeton in ten years and I'll be an author of fiction in Austin in twenty years.

1. The first person in my family to come to Texas was my great grandfather's mother...Great Great Grandma Theresa.
2. She came from the Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia)as a passenger on a cargo freight ship with her family after her husband died in Europe in order to provide a better life for her children.
3. She came over as an" indentured" servant. She and her children were expected to work off their passageway to the family who brought them over. One of her children, Tomas, died and was buried at sea. Another child was given up for adoption once she arrived in America in order to give her" a better life". She ended up marrying another farmer from the area who was widowed with eight children.
4. My family likes to go to New Braunfels, San Antonio, Corpus, and Port A when we travel in Texas . We like kayaking, iceskating (hockey), hiking with my dogs and anything outdoor related.
5. In 10 yrs I'll be going to college studying math and science, possibly marine biology and robotics. In 20 yrs I will be working in my first job getting used to my first house.

Mrs. Lundy,

I am not sure why this didn't post, my name is in the comment section, but I guess the answers did not feed through.

My dad was the first person in my family to come to Texas. He arrived in 1986.

In came from California in an airplane to attend Baylor University.

We like to Dallas and ACL. I like the ward winters and the lake.

In 10 years I will be going to college at either the University of Texas, Oregon or Colorado. In 20 years I hope I am working for Apple designing the IPhone 26.

Taylor Adams Said
1. In June 1846 was when my first relatives on my mother's side was my great great great great grandfather came to Texas. His name was S. O. Eidman.
2. They came from Oberliel, Germany in a ship that sailed to Galveston, Texas.
3. After his father died, he had to go to work at the age of twelve as a farm hand having no experience and did not speak English. Later in his life, he worked by transporting goods by using oxen and a wagon to and from San Felipe and Houston and delivered money and gold to the only bank in Houston.
4. We like to go to the coast. I like that Texas has a lot of lakes and a lot of my family lives here.
5. I will probably be living in Texas, going to a cooking school. In 20 years I will probably be a cook, living at the coast.

Lauren Richards said

at 7:01 am on Sep 6, 2011
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Submited by Caroline Richards - Ms. Lundy - 4th Grade

1) Caroline's Grandparents, Jane and Larry Graham, on her Mom's side were the first to come to Austin in 1972.
2) Caroline's Grandparents moved to Austin from Lima, Peru because her Grandfather took a job as a PHd Professor at UT. They arrived by plane.
3) Caroline's Grandfather took a job with UT in the Department of Latin American Studies as a Professor. That was the main reason they moved to Austin.
4) Our family likes the Hill Country and San Antonio. My family likes living in Texas because it is warm year round and we like that lakes as well. We also like that a lot of family and friends live in Austin.
5) I think I will be in college in 10 years at UT or a college in Florida. In twenty years, I hope to be married and have chuldren and be working as a vet or teacher in Florida.

gscalesjr said

at 7:20 pm on Sep 6, 2011
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1. The first person in my family that came to Texas was John Robert Tapscott I. He was my maternal great,great ,great grandfather.
2. John Robert Tapscott I came from Georgia in a covered wagon.
3. John Robert Tapscott I was a farmer.
4.Our family likes to go to Houston. We like living in Texas because we are always close to family.
5.In ten years I will be living in Houston. I will go to Rice University. In 20 years, I will become an anesthesiologist.

Jali Jones said

at 3:49 pm on Sep 7, 2011
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Jali Jones

1. The first people in our family to come to Texas were on my grandmother's side of the family: Daniel McKay and Benjamin Bryant. Benjamin Bryant is my great, great, great, great, great grandfather, and Daniel McKay is my great, great, great, great grandfather.
2. Daniel McKay came from Maine, and Benjamin Bryant came from South Carolina. I don't know how they travelled to Texas.
3. Both Daniel McKay and Benjamin Bryant came to Texas in 1835 to join the army of Sam Houston and to fight in the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836.
4. My family likes to go to the Gulf coast. We all like to fish together.
5. In ten years I will be going to college in Colorado. In twenty years I will be working at a zoo.

nlopez9@... said

at 11:16 am on Sep 8, 2011
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Lauren Hockema
My grandmother and grandfather moved to texas in 1945. They are my paternal grandparents. They both grew up in Indiana. They came to Texas after World War 2 so my grandfather could work for General Motors. My mother's family came from England ( London) around 1620. My Dad's family came from Friesland (Netherlands) around 1898. My grandparents came by car. We love to go to Lake Austin and live on Lake Austin. We love that we have most of our family is from Texas and lives in Texas. We love Mexican food. I think I will be in Texas and I want to go to U.T. in Austin.

Kaden said

at 7:30 pm on Sep 7, 2011
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Student: Kaden Nowak
Teacher: Mrs. Leibick

1. My great grandfather was the first to move to Texas in 1897.
2. He moved from Sicily Italy by boat.
3. He moved to Texas to be a farmer and to have a better life.
4. My family likes to go to my lake house to swim.
5. In 10 years I think I will be in high school studying Geology. In 20 years I will be playing football on the Colts

Debbie Esterak said

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Harper Esterak
1. The first person in our family to come to Texas was Karel Esterak in the mid-1800's.
2. He came from Czechoslovakia by boat.
3. He worked as a salesperson and also bought land for other Czech families immigrating to Texas.
4. Our family likes going to Mustang Island every summer, the UT Club and UT games in the fall, and the San Antonio Riverwalk at Christmas. The best thing about living here is the weather.
5. In 10 years, I'll be in college at UT or Baylor studying science. In twenty years, I'll be living in Austin being a veterinarian, a scientist, or a veterinary scientist. I'll have four children, a wonderful husband, two rats, two dogs, and one cat.

David Mines said

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Sarah Mines
Ms Snell

1. My great great great great grandfather, Robert Cooke Buckner, came to Texas in 1861 and was the founder of Buckner Orphans home.
2. He came from Kentucky, we don't know how.
3. He came to Texas to be the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Paris, Texas.
4. We love going to the beach every year in Galveston. We love that there is a mix of so many different things and places.
5. In 10 years, I know I will be in college (preferably, Stanford). In twenty years I think I'll have my own family living in New Hampshire.

Michael Williams said

at 6:47 pm on Sep 8, 2011
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Matthew Williams
1. In June 1846 was when my first relatives, my great great great great grandfather, came to Texas. His name was S. O. Eidman.
2. They came from Oberliel, Germany in a ship that sailed to Galveston, TX.
3. After his father died, he had to go to work at the age of twelve as a farm hand having no experience and did not speak English. Later in his life, he worked by transporting goods by using oxen and a wagon to and from San Felipe and Houston and delivered money and gold to the only bank in Houston.
4. My family tries to go to the coast every summer. I enjoy Austin because it has good weather in the spring.
5. In ten years, I'll be studying how to be a game designer. In twenty years, I may have kids, maybe a dog maybe one cat, too. I'll have a released game to be played by the public. I may download it. I think I can make a cool game!