​* Carrie Elizabeth (Allen) Smith's Maternal Grandfather *

​Henry Journeay was a survivor of the “Black Bean Episode.”  He immigrated to Texas from Staten Island, New York, at the age of 27. Journeay is said to have crafted this violin from wood scraps left over from a chair made for Santa Anna, using glass and a razor as his tools. According to legend, Journeay played the fiddle to entertain the Texan prisoners.  After his release from the Mexican prison, Journeay returned to Texas and operated a successful wood mill in Galveston. He died in 1870 from injuries received in a street car accident.​

  • Henry Journeay, survivor of the Mier Expedition
  • Judge Harvey Hawley Allen, brother of founders of Houston, Texas
  • ​John Chapman, the REAL Johnny Appleseed

      

Judge Harvey Hawley (H.H.) Allen

* Carrie Elizabeth (Allen) Smith's Paternal Grandfather *


H.H. Allen was the brother of Augustus and John Kirby Allen, the founders of the City of Houston.  The History of Houston (link) 


H.H. Allen was the first Commissioner of the Texas Railroad Commission and the 2nd Chief Justice of Harris County.  He is interred at Founders’ Memorial Park (aka Old City Cemetery) in Houston, Texas.

John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed

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     Carrie Elizabeth (Allen) Smith's great-uncle, Roland Allen (or great grand-father Rowland), married Sara (Sarah) Chapman, the grand-daughter of John Abney Chapman.  While it is not known how this John Chapman was related to John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, family lore includes "Uncle Johnny Appleseed" as a member.  More about Johnny Appleseed here.

​The violin was donated by the Journeay family to the Texas State Library in 1931.   A new exhibit was opened in 2012 where the violin is now on permanent display.  ​Texas State Library Exhibition

      

Ancestors of Carrie Elizabeth (Allen) Smith


​     Carrie Elizabeth (Allen) Smith had several very interesting ancestors, including:​​

      

REFERENCE MATERIALS
Writeup by Marie (Smith) Coward  for the 1980 publication, "Shifting Sands of Calhoun County"
                  Carrie Elizabeth Allen Smith

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