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Alexender "Alex" Hightower Barton

Male 1868 - 1951  (82 years)


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  • Name Alexender "Alex" Hightower Barton 
    Birth 15 Feb 1868  Mason, Mason Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Burnet Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Migration Abt 1884  Dodge City, Ford Co., Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    "... went with an older brother to Dodge City KS" 
    Migration Abt 1886  Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    "... returned to Lipscomb County" 
    Census 07 Jun 1900  Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1930  Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Fraternal Affiliation Higgins, Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    member of Higgins Masonic Lodge, F & AM 
    Death 13 Feb 1951  Higgins, Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 15 Feb 1951  Higgins (Higgins City Cem.), Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I8025  Barton Database | Lineage Thomas Barton b. c1732, md Sarah Wilson - DNA Lineage I
    Last Modified 28 May 2016 

    Father Stephen Decatur / Decator Barton,   b. 6 Jun 1829, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1903, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Susan Katherine "Kate" Hightower,   b. 8 May 1831, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1914, Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1845  Greenville, Hunt Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jo Mills,   b. Oct 1877, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1973, Higgins, Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 95 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1895  First Creek, Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Letta Barton,   b. Aug 1896, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Theada Barton,   b. May 1898, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Louise Barton
     4. J. C. Barton,   b. Abt 1907, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Alex Barton, Jr.,   b. Abt 1912, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Feb 1868 - Mason, Mason Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Burnet Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - "... went with an older brother to Dodge City KS" - Abt 1884 - Dodge City, Ford Co., Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - "... returned to Lipscomb County" - Abt 1886 - Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Nov 1895 - First Creek, Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 07 Jun 1900 - Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFraternal Affiliation - member of Higgins Masonic Lodge, F & AM - - Higgins, Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Feb 1951 - Higgins, Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 15 Feb 1951 - Higgins (Higgins City Cem.), Lipscomb Co., Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    Another Wagon Story
    Another Wagon Story
    The recounting of a frightening incident on the trail in Colorado involving Welborn "Doc" Barton's bride, a light spring wagon, and a band of Cheyenne Indians. Reprinted from the Barton Bulletin, 1976 Easter edition.

  • Notes 
    • !CITED in "The Barton Book revised edition" compiled by Robert Dacus Nally for The Barton Historical Society, Genealogy Pub. Service, 1994 (BART287)

  • Sources 
    1. [S3936] Daily Oklahoman, The [Oklahoma City, OK], 15 Feb 1951, p. 26.

    2. [S4234] 1880 US Census [HeritageQuest], Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas; Roll: 1293; Family History Film: 1255293; Page: 142C; Enumeration District: 036.

    3. [S3497] 1900 U. S. Census [Ancestry], T623_1655 pg 2A SD 3 ED 45.

    4. [S3499] 1930 U. S. Census, T626_2369 pg 4B ED 1 img 482.0.