DUANE
Duane's take
Here's what the official marker on Adren Anglin has to say, and I'll do my best to do it justice. Now, some men just seem to show up wherever history is being made. Adren Anglin was one of those men.
Born on February the fourteenth, 1796, Anglin made his way to Texas from Kentucky in 1833 — which, if you know your Texas history, means he arrived right when things were starting to get very interesting around here. Not long after he got his boots muddy on Texas soil, he was helping build Fort Parker over in Limestone County. Fort Parker.
Let that name sit with you a moment. And building a fort apparently wasn't enough to keep Anglin occupied, because by 1835 he had become a Texas Ranger. The Rangers were barely a concept at that point — the whole enterprise of Texas itself was barely a concept — but there was Adren Anglin, signed on and ready.
Then came the revolution. When the Texas Revolutionary army needed feeding and supplying, Anglin furnished the food and supplies to make that happen. He put up what it took.
And for that contribution, he received a headright in Henderson County — a piece of Texas ground, deeded to him for what he gave. Somewhere along the way, he married Phebe Parker. Adren Anglin died on January the tenth, 1865.
A man who arrived when Texas was still becoming itself, and stayed until nearly the end of an entirely different war altogether. That's a long walk through consequential times, and he was moving the whole way.
What the marker says
(Feb. 14, 1796 - Jan. 10, 1865) Came to Texas from Kentucky in 1833. Helped build Fort Parker, Limestone County. He became a Texas Ranger, 1835. Furnished food and supplies to Texas Revolutionary army and received a headright in Henderson County. Married Phebe Parker. Recorded, 1968