Descendants of Wilson BARTON Col.
Notes
2.
Welborn BARTON Dr.
Led wagon train from SC to TX
Louisa Adeline COX
Traveled in wagon train from SC to TX
5.
Decator (Decatur) BARTON
Traveled in wagon train from SC to TX
29.
Alfred Hightower BARTON
At age 22, he drove 2500 cattle from Texas to California without losing one. He took a herd to Cimmaron, Kansas in 1878, and they were lost in a blizzard in 1880. He returned to Texas and worked for Col. Charles Goodnight on the "f" ranch a few miles northwest of Flomot, TX. He later owned large holdings in the area where he lived out his life. He went by Alfred L. Barton.
John Henry BRYSON
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1982. BRYSON PLACE- Location off county road, 3 miles SE of Bertram via SH 29. John H. Bryson (1850-1930) and his wife Milda (Barton) (1853-1953) had this home constructed on their land in 1906 by local builder Marcus Langford. It is located on a site purchased in 1855 by Milda's uncle Welborn Barton and later owned by her father, Decator Barton. The Bartons and Brysons had been neighbors in South Carolina before migrating to Texas. Descendants of these pioneer Burnet County families have retained ownership of the turn-of-the-century residence.
32.
D. Welborn BARTON
Believed to be the first man to bring Texas herds to the Santa Fe railroad in Kansas. He and seven other Texans drove 3,000 head of cattle from Mason Co., TX to Great Bend KS in 1872.
36.
Decator , Jr. BARTON
Director, First National Bank of Higgins Never married
Leora VAUGHN
Her faather, Captain T.D. Vaughn, rescued Decator Barton when he was left for dead by Indians.
6.
Alexander Madison BARTON
Traveled by wagon train from SC to Williamson Co., TX
7.
Wilson Perry BARTON
Traveled by wagon train from SC to Williamson Co., TX
Elizabeth Caroline COX
Eliza's four daughters born after Wilson Perry's death carried the Barton surname. The identity of their father is unknown. They were:
Willie Eliza Barton, b. 1866, m. J. D. Barnhill
Josephine Barton, b. Dec. 1868, m. Oscar Ross, b. South San Gabriel Cem.
Maud Barton, b. 1872, m. Joseph Milton Davidson
Mollie Lake Erie Barton, b. Mar. 9, 1875, d. Mar. 9, 1875, m. Benjamin Franklin Rose, m. Dudley Walden
8.
David BARTON
Traveled by wagon train from SC to Williamson Co., TX
9.
Joel Poinsett BARTON
Traveled by wagon train from SC to Williamson Co., TX
Helped settle Reagan County.
61.
John T. BARTON
They moved to San Angelo about 1900 where they engaged in sheep ranching.
10.
Columbus BARTON
Traveled by wagon train from SC to Williamson Co., TX
On Sept. 15, 2002 at the Shady Grove Homecoming, Alfred Herman Barton said "Uncle Lum always said 'The South didn't lose the war, they ran out of ammunition.'" He remembered Uncle Lum's long white beard.
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