1877: Thos. J. Pilgrim died at Gonzales, TX; 1st Sabbath School in TX.
Thomas J. Pilgrim, who organized the first Sabbath school in Texas, in 1828, died on the 30th ult., at Gonzales, aged 72.
Source: Union and Recorder, Milledgeville, Georgia, November 13, 1877; Pg. 2