Dennis Ray Heckathorne's Page

This group is for anyone researching Texas ancestry, or for those interested in Texas history in general. Please come to the group willing to share and help others in their research

History tells us that there were 3 fifers and a black drummer at the battle of SanJacinto and that they only knew one song I have been reserching this for a long time but I'm not very good at reserch. I have found that there were at least 2 more musicians there a fifer and another drummer by name of George Brown GB was a Drum Major but I know not from where. At his death his wife came from New Oreleans to claim his belongings. To be called a Drum Major one would to have had to be in the…See More

There were 4 men who played at the battle of San Jacinto.This group is for the descendents or other family members of those men and anyone else who is interested in the history of the Corps or the music.