Lenape
State of Texas
##### State of Texas

In 1845, the Republic of [Texas](/wiki/Texas "Texas") agreed to annexation by the US to become an American state. The Lenape continued their peaceful policy with the Americans and served as interpreters, scouts, and diplomats for the US Army and the [Indian Bureau](/wiki/Indian_Bureau "Indian Bureau"). In 1847, [John Meusebach](/wiki/John_Meusebach "John Meusebach") was assisted by Jim Shaw (a Lenape), in settling the German communities in the [Texas Hill Country](/wiki/Texas_Hill_Country "Texas Hill Country"). For the remainder of his life, Shaw worked as a military scout in West Texas. In 1848, John Conner (Lenape) guided the [Chihuahua\-El Paso Expedition](/wiki/Chihuahua-El_Paso_Expedition "Chihuahua-El Paso Expedition") and was granted a league of land by a special act of the Texas legislature in 1853\. The expeditions of the map maker Randolph B. Marcy through West Texas in 1849, 1852, and 1854 were guided by [Black Beaver](/wiki/Black_Beaver "Black Beaver") (Lenape).

In 1854, despite the history of peaceful relations, the last of the Texas Lenape were moved by the American government to the [Brazos Indian Reservation](/wiki/Brazos_Indian_Reservation "Brazos Indian Reservation") near [Graham, Texas](/wiki/Graham%2C_Texas "Graham, Texas"). In 1859 the US forced the remaining Lenape to remove from Texas to a location on the [Washita River](/wiki/Washita_River "Washita River") in the vicinity of present [Anadarko, Oklahoma](/wiki/Anadarko%2C_Oklahoma "Anadarko, Oklahoma").


When were the last of the Texas Lenape moved to a reservation?