Veteran Bio

In Service Record No. 820 it is certified that Mr. Vanderver served in the army from February 28 to June 1, 1836, and was badly wounded in the battle of San Jacinto. He received Bounty Certificate No. 3710 for 320 acres of land for his services. He was a member of Captain Jesse Billingsley's Company and was issued Donation Certificate No. 294 for 640 acres of land, June 6, 1838, for having participated in the battle of San Jacinto.

Mr. Vanderver was married in Bastrop County to Lucinda Mays. Mr. Vanderver died in New Orleans in 1855.

Mr. William Vanderver, father of Logan Vanderver was living in Hamilton's Valley, now called Burnet, when he was notified that two of his sons had died in Louisiana of Yellow Fever. An original letter dated at New Orleans, October 13, 1855, from C. O. Dugue to Mr. William Vanderver is on file in the County Clerk's office in Burnet from which the following was extracted: "Mr. Logan Vanderver and Mr. Zachary P. Vanderver departed this life some weeks ago in the Parish of Plaquemines leaving in this State in the Parish of Jefferson some moveable effects valued at $6,000 for each."

At the time of his death Mr. Logan Vanderver had a contract with the United States Army to furnish meat to the soldiers at the Fort located then near where Burnet now stands. He and his brother were in Louisiana with a herd of cattle when they were stricken with Yellow Fever.

Children of Mr. and Mrs. Vanderver were Eliza, Mary, William, Andrew, Sarah, Emma, and Lucinda. At the time of Mr. Vanderver's death his daughter, Eliza was the wife of John R. Hubbard and Sarah was the wife of R. H. Flippen. Sarah, who was born in Bastrop County in 1847, and Emma were minors.

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