William Hubbel Price

William H. Price
Member of the 15th Texas Legislature from the 21st district
Texas Legislator
In office April 18, 1876 – January 14, 1879
Personal details
Born	January 29, 1820 Kentucky
Died	October 31, 1895 Rockwall, Texas
Nationality	American
Relations	John Gano (great-grandfather) William Price Sanders (cousin) Richard Montgomery Gano (cousin) John G. Price (father)
Occupation	soldier, minister, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Branch/service	United States Army Missouri State Guard
Years of service	1846 (U.S.A) 1861–1863 (C.S.A)
Rank	Private (U.S.A.) Captain (C.S.A.)
Battles/wars	Mexican-American War Civil War

William Hubbel Price (January 29, 1820 – October 31, 1895) was an American soldier, politician, and minister from the state of Missouri who later served as a legislator in Texas after the Civil War.[1]

Early life

Price was born on January 29, 1820, to John G. Price and America Wilson in Kentucky. John G. Price, was a Missouri Senator and the grandson of Revolutionary War patriot and chaplain John Gano, the minister who allegedly baptized George Washington.[2][3][4][5][6] William Price was a cousin of Civil War Generals William Price Sanders and Richard Montgomery Gano through their great-grandfather John Gano.

Mexixcan-American War

William Price enlisted as a private in "Julian's" Company in the 3rd Missouri Mounted Volunteers during the Mexican-American War on August 31, 1846 and was discharged at Fort Leavenworth on October 1, 1846. He later reenlisted as a private with Company B in the 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment during the war.[7][8]

Between Wars

In April 1853, he and his father John G. Price helped found Mount Zion Baptist Church, which was the first brick church built outside of Liberty, Missouri. William Price served as a pastor for the church and was one of the last two surviving male members alive at the time of the churchs founding.[9]

Civil War

During the Civil War Price served as a captain in the Missouri State Guard under General Sterling Price.[10][11] His father John G. Price was a southern unionist, who remained loyal to the Union "By staying home and funding government troops (Union Soldiers)" according to his oath of loyalty to the Union he signed on October 6, 1866 at the age of 69.[12]

Later life

After the Civil War William Price moved to Rockwall, Texas where he was elected as the legislator for the 21st district for the 15th Texas Legislature.[13] He also served as a Baptist minister for more than 50 years.

Death

He died on October 31, 1895, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Rockwall, Texas.

References

1. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
2. admin (December 23, 2003). "Gundlach Richardson Price Line". The Stebbins Family. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
3. Official Manual of the State of Missouri. Secretary of State. 1905.
4. Woodson, William H. (1920). History of Clay County, Missouri. Historical Publishing Company.
5. None, None (1850). 1850 Census. familysearch archives: familysearch.org. pp. House number 1088.
6. Soci, Register of the Kentucky Historical (1983). Kentucky Marriage Records: From the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-1042-8.
7. "The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War, and in Mexico the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848. The Mexican-American War marked the first US armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil". mogenweb.org. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
8. Not Given, Not Given (June 14, 2024). "United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848". Familysearch. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
9. History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri: Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Their Townships, Towns, and Villages, Together with a Condensed History of Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of Clay and Platte Counties --their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens ... National Historical Company. 1885.
10. "Abstracts of Death Notices Of Rockwall County Residents". www.txgenwebcounties.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
11. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
12. Price, John G. "Examination of John G. Price". Civil War on the Western Border. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
13. "History of Legislative Reps. From this Co. Nov. 10, 1938 Henderson Co., TX". www.txgenwebcounties.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.