Dr. Welborn Barton and Louisa Adeline Barton

Dr. Welborn Barton and Louisa Adeline Barton (HMJK3)

Location: Salado, TX 76571 Bell County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 56.224', W 97° 31.93'

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A graduate of the medical department of Kentucky's Transylvania University, South Carolina native Dr. Wellborn Barton (1821-1883) came to Texas in the late 1840s. After two years of practicing medicine in Bastrop County, he returned to South Carolina to wed Louisa Adeline Cox (1835-1920). They came with other South Carolinians to Burnet County in 1854 and moved to Salado in 1865 after he served in the Confederate Army. He was a doctor, a trustee of Salado College and a mason. Louisa served as his nurse and was involved in the Amasavourian Literary Society. The parents of ten children. The Bartons were also active in the First Baptist Church.
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HM NumberHMJK3
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Marker Number13331
Year Placed2003
Placed ByThe Texas Historical Commission
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 2:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 640227 N 3423550
Decimal Degrees30.93706667, -97.53216667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 56.224', W 97° 31.93'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 56' 13.44" N, 97° 31' 55.80" W
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Area Code(s)254
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 800 Salado Oaks Dr, Salado TX 76571, US
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