His youth and young manhood were spent at the Navarro homestead on Atascosita Creek, Atascosa County, twelve miles north of the present town of Pleasanton, Texas. He became a successful planter and stockman, owning large landed interests, and became prominent in the affairs of Texas.
He volunteered in the Confederate service during the Civil War, serving with distinction throughout the entire struggle and received merited promotion to the rank of captain, serving under Colonel "Rip" Ford, and Colonel Santos Benavides.
In his later life Captain Navarro again became a resident of San Antonio, Texas and his death occurred there on February 28th 1903, at the age of 72 years.
His youth and young manhood were spent at the Navarro homestead on Atascosita Creek, Atascosa County, twelve miles north of the present town of Pleasanton, Texas. He became a successful planter and stockman, owning large landed interests, and became prominent in the affairs of Texas.
He volunteered in the Confederate service during the Civil War, serving with distinction throughout the entire struggle and received merited promotion to the rank of captain, serving under Colonel "Rip" Ford, and Colonel Santos Benavides.
In his later life Captain Navarro again became a resident of San Antonio, Texas and his death occurred there on February 28th 1903, at the age of 72 years.