Stories and Tales

When Spirits Did Walk At Hornsby's Bend
Written by Edward M. Dealey about 1921 and published in the Dallas paper.  Mr. Dealey was the son of G.B. Dealey, who was the founder of The Dallas Morning News.

A Traveler from Missouri Sees Hornsby Bend in 1840
Two letters from a traveler who sees Hornsby Bend for the first time.  He describes the land, Austin in its first year as the Capitol, the settlers, and Barton Springs.

Malcolm Morrison Hornsby in the Civil War
A letter written to Senator John Hornsby, one of M. M. Hornsby's sons about his father's extraordinary service in the Confederate Army

Sheriff Malcolm Morrison Hornsby's Last Fight

A series of newspaper articles from the Austin, Texas paper in 1892, detailing Malcolm Morrison Hornsby's defense of his workers and his untimely death

Hornsby Bend--from Texas Public Employee

Mrs. Kate Hornsby Platt,  Miss Exa Hornsby, and Miss Leah Hornsby contributed to this article which was published in August and September, 1968


BEND: Hornsbys wend back to Austin's early history

An Austin American Statesman newspaper article about a visit to Hornsby Bend to see Rogers Hornsby's grave.  Brad Buchholz and his grandfather learn about themselves and the Hornsbys.