Template:Texas First Families

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Description

Used to identify and recognize the contributions individuals made to the settlement and creation of the State of Texas.

To add this sticker to a profile, place the string similar to the text in Code used: column of Examples table anywhere in the biography part of the profile. Usually you should put it next to the text describing a Sticker, but it should always be below the == Biography == heading and above the == Sources == heading.

Info

Name:Texas First Families
Type:Sticker
Group:National
Subgroup:US
Status:Approved
Project:Project:Texas
Usage:Pages using the template
Parameters usage stats:Parameter usage on profiles
Map of Profiles:WikiTree+ Maps
Edit:Template Documentation


Sticker Purpose and Information

The Texas First Families sticker is used to identify and recognize the contributions individuals made to the settlement and creation of the State of Texas. Profiles using this sticker would be of any person who settled in or served the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846 (the day in which the Republic of Texas turned the government over to the State of Texas).

For community discussion and approval of this sticker, see the Proposal: Texas First Families thread in G2G.

Base Usage of Sticker

The base usage of the Texas First Families sticker is as follows:

{{Texas First Families
|flag = flag image (e.g., US_State_Flag_Images-47.png )
|type =either settled, served or family
}}

Template Variations

There are three versions of flags that have flown over Texas during the period represented by this sticker:

Mexican Republic Flag
[1823 - March 2, 1836]
Burnet Flag
[March 2, 1836 - January 25, 1839]
Lone Star Flag
[January 25, 1839 - February 19, 1846]

Lone Star Flag

On March 2, 1836, Texians declared their independence from Mexico.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = Flags_of_Mexico-3.png
|type = settled
}}


... ... ... settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = Flags_of_Mexico-3.png
|type = served
}}
... ... ... served the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = Flags_of_Mexico-3.png
|type = family
}}
... ... ... is a descendant of a Texas First Family who settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

Burnet Flag

The Burnet Flag was used from December 1836 to January 1839 as the national flag until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag, and as the war flag from January 25, 1839 to December 29, 1845.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = Flags_of_North_America-26.png
|type = settled
}}
... ... ... settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = Flags_of_North_America-26.png
|type = served
}}
... ... ... served the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = Flags_of_North_America-26.png
|type = family
}}
... ... ... is a descendant of a Texas First Family who settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

Lone Star Flag

The The Lone Star Flag became the national flag on January 25, 1839.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = US_State_Flag_Images-47.png
|type = settled
}}
... ... ... settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = US_State_Flag_Images-47.png
|type = served
}}
... ... ... served the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families
|flag = US_State_Flag_Images-47.png
|type = family
}}
... ... ... is a descendant of a Texas First Family who settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.


Examples

Code used:Category added:Displays as:
{{Texas First Families|type=settled}} Category:Texas First Families
... ... ... settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families|type=served}} Category:Texas First Families
... ... ... served the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families|type=family}} Category:Texas First Families
... ... ... is a descendant of a Texas First Family who settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families|type=settled|flag=Flags_of_North_America-26.png}} Category:Texas First Families
... ... ... settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.
{{Texas First Families|type=settled|flag=Flags_of_Mexico-3.png}} Category:Texas First Families
... ... ... settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

Parameters

ParameterUsageTypeDescriptionExampleValues
type Required Text AutoGenerated settled settled, served, family
flag Optional Image AutoGenerated Flags_of_North_America-26.png


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