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San Antonio Express
Saturday, 19 February, 1876


         DEATH OF CAPT. CHAS. WILCOX
         
         The old town of Anahuaec, famous in early Texas history,
       but now only a town in name, situated on the coast of the
       main land not far from the mouth of the Trinity river, east
       of Galveston, has just been recalled to public attention by
       the death of an old citizen who had lived there for forty-
       six years. We find in the Galveston News a statement that
       CAPT. CHARLES WILCOX, of Anahuac, Chambers county, died on
       the 7th inst., at the advanced age of ninety-one years. He
       was born in the city of New York, January 18th, 1785. In
       an early period of life he became a mariner and engaged in
       the West Indies trade, rising from the forecastle to the
       command. In May, 1830, he came to Anahuac, then a military
       post of the Mexican government. The commander of the post
       or garrison was the notorious COL. BRADBURN. At Anahuac
       CAPT. WILCOX and the late DR. N. D. LABADIE, afterwards of
       Galveston, engaged in mercantile business, which they con-
       tinued until the Mexicans were driven from Texas in 1832.
       The firm then dissolved, DR. LABADIE removing to the Lake
       de la Roche, now known as Lake Charlotte. CAPT. WILCOX 
       remained in Anahuac, and has resided there ever since,
       most of the time engaged in selling goods. In 1836 he
       served a campaign as a private in CAPT FRANKLIN *ARDIN'S
       company, from Liberty.
       
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