Alexander Windfield played a role in the development and growth of the area, but his story was unknown until his great-granddaughter's efforts caught the attention of the mayor.
A future road in League City will be named after Alexander Winfield, an African American who played a big role in the development of the area.A future road in League City will be named after an African American man who played a big role in the growth and development of the area. The story of Alexander Winfield remained widely unknown, until efforts by his great-granddaughter to restore lost history caught the attention of the city's mayor.
"He was born in Sussex County, Virginia in 1847. But he made it to Ohio rather quickly, which makes me think he probably wasn't enslaved. We believe he was manumitted very early. He was a member of the Ohio Colored Troops and then mustered out to Texas in 1970," Konrad said. "He settled in LaGrange in 1873 and met my great-grandmother, Rose Booker. Something brought him to League City and I believe it was the settlement of Black cowboys in Texas City.
"So what did he contribute? Certainly, a workforce. It takes a lot of people to put together a city and Alex Winfield, his descendants, his children, they helped with that," Konrad said. "League City was made and put together by many hands. In my opinion, they're all important. My family may not have had the highest-level jobs. But they were necessary."
"The question has always been, 'Why was Obie honored before Alex ?' Oral history said wasn't someone who was subservient and it makes sense. If he was never enslaved and he had been trained in the army, it would be hard to make someone like that bend," she said. "I think that's part of the reason why I think his story was lost."in June 2021, Councilmember Larry Millican said it would be confusing to rename a major road in the city.
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