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In January 1867, 435 freedmen, women and children left Kingstree, South Carolina to travel by train, ship, and train again to land in Marlin, Falls County, Texas, where they hoped to build a better life for themselves and their families. On July 11, 2026, a monument will be installed at the Falls County Courthouse to memorialize the names of every traveler who made this brave journey. Descendants of the Shaw family, Sharon Styles and Angela Shaw Ross, are on a mission to reveal as many family connections as possible ahead of the ceremony, through genealogical tools and research. They would be happy to help you build your family tree, especially if you have deep roots in Falls County. If you recognize any of the names on the list below as your ancestors, or think a name sounds familiar and might be a relation, please contact Sharon, Sharon.kay@sbcglobal.net, or Angela, honey_be_2001@yahoo. com. Rose Laferage Norah Laferage Nannie Leferage Charlie Leferage Billy Leferage Robert Leferage Isaac Hudson Hamlet Mouzon Joe Mouzon Nancy Mouzon Ben Mouzon Adalaide Mouzon Alston Burgess Warren Burgess Joseph T Burgess Billy Shaw Louisa Shaw Rachel Shaw Isaac Shaw Harriett Shaw James Shaw Bess Shaw Harvey Shaw Friday Shaw Guy Shaw Dinah Shaw Julia Shaw Phillis Shaw Octavia Shaw Dunmore Shaw Clarissa Shaw Guy Shaw

Texans planning to travel to Mexico or currently visiting there are urged to closely follow warnings from the U.S. Department of State, which advises U.S. citizens to not travel to the states of Colima, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa and Tamaulipas. Travelers to other states in Mexico are urged to either reconsider or at least exercise increased caution. This comes after violence broke out in Jalisco following the death of a cartel leader in a gunfight with Mexican authorities.

Felipe Ramos Pineda, U.S. Marine Corps