Yellow rose of texas meaning
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Yellow Rose of Texas Award
Jalinna Jones (née Jalinna Anne James; born ), then Texas A&M Commerce First Lady,[8] wife of the late Dan Richard Jones, PhD (–).
Dawn Hatch, Texas Navy
Mary O'Leary Kasales, recognized for her volunteerism & service to her community.
Kathy L. Hanlon (née Hubbard) of Granbury, commissioned 22 October , for volunteer work with veterans, nominated by The Honorable Brian Birdwell, State Senator, District
Brittany D. Hallman (born ), Gatesville.
Corine Snow (Corine C. Craig; –), from Sulphur Springs, received the honor on 28 October , at age &#;years, 10&#;months and 27&#;days – reportedly, on record, the oldest living person in Texas, the 7th oldest in the United States, and the 46th oldest in the world. She died 5 December
Martha Schroeder (née Martha Regina Gerling; born ) of Austin, Worked with Dept. of Human Services & the Texas Sunset Committee to promote & keep In-Home Daycare regulations f
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The Yellow Rose of Texas (song)
American folk and children's song
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" is a traditional American song dating back to at least the s. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top Western songs of all time.[1] Many versions of the song have been recorded, the most popular of which was by Mitch Miller, whose version reached No. 1 in the United States in Its popularity made it an unofficial state song of Texas (the actual state song is "Texas, Our Texas").[2]
Origin
[edit]The earliest known version of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" is funnen in Christy's Plantation Melodies. No. 2, a songbook published beneath the authority of Edwin Pearce Christy in Philadelphia in Christy was the founder of the blackfaceminstrel show known as the Christy's Minstrels.[3] The song was uncredited in the songbook and it had no sheet music. In , someone named J.K. revised the lyrics of the song and added a piano accompaniment
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According to unsubstantiated legend, the "yellow rose of Texas" quietly played a crucial role in the Battle of San Jacinto, helping Texas gain its independence from Mexico. But who was that "yellow rose," memorialized in a 19th-century ballad, and what's actually known about her?
In the fall of , a free African American woman from Connecticut named Emily D. West signed a one-year contract with Colonel James Morgan to work as a housekeeper in New Washington (later known as Morgan’s Point), a small settlement in Texas. In mid-April , weeks after laying siege to—and defeating—a small group of rebellious Texans at the Alamo, Mexican troops commanded bygd General Antonio López de Santa Anna arrived at New Washington. After looting and burning the settlement, Santa Anna and his soldiers forced Emily West to accompany them when they left several days later.
According to legend, West was in Santa Anna’s tent on April 21, when Sam Houston’s Texian Army surprised Santa Anna's troops, chargin