ELDER B. BARTON FAMILY

Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998

From: Harriet & Don DeLaughter

Seeking info and contact with descendents of ELDER B. BARTON b. 8 Jan 1823 (or 1820) NY and d. 4 Aug 1884 Nueces Co., TX. Elder B. m. SANTITOS BALLI (b. 1833, d. 25 Feb 1912 at Edinburg, Hidalgo Co., TX) 15 Oct 1848 in Matamoros, MX.

Elder B. Barton fought at the Battle of San Jacinto and was in Capt. Calder's Co. of the Texas Army from Brazoria Co. 13 Mar 1836-10 Oct 1836. In 1838 he was living in Galveston, TX.Who was ELDER B. BARTON's family? According to his pension record, in 1835, he was living with the family of J. A. H. CLEVELAND in Brazoria Co., TX.

He and his wife had 16 known children. The first two died shortly after birth and were unnamed.  The others were:

1. WASHINGTON b. 23 Jun 1852, d. 3 Jan 1925 (Hidalgo Co., TX) m. CARMELA VEGA
2. RILEY b. 13 Mar 1854, d. 29 Aug 1936 (Bexar Co., TX) m. CONCEPCION OSMA (?)
3. ADELINA b. 23 Dec 1956, d. ?? m. #1 RAFAEL DE LIRA and #2 MAX STEIN
4. ALBERT b. 7 Nov 1857, d. 29 Sep 1911 (Jackson Co., TX) m. #1 ANNIE MICHEL and #2  ??
5. LUCINDA "LOU" b. 29 Jun 1859, d. 20 May 1929 (Bexar Co., TX) m. THEODORE BYINGTON
6. LOUISA b. 9 Jul 1861
7. ADELAIDE B. b. 8 Jan 1863, d. 17 Aug 1935 m. #1 DOMINGO ROTGE and #2 CLEOPHAS CHARO
8. CHARLES b. 26 Oct 1865
9. ANNA b. 2 Dec 1867
10. GEORGE b. 5 Feb 1869
11. VIRGINIA "JENNIE" b. 7 May 1871 m. MANUEL SAMANO
12. EMMA b. 29 Jan 1873 m. MARCELUS DOUGHERTY (sp.??)
13. LIONOR b. 20 Aug 1875
14. MARY b. 4 Oct 1878 m. AVILIO TREVINO

ELDER B. BARTON and his wife were found on these census records: 1850--Cameron Co., TX; 1860--Hidalgo Co., TX; 1870--Cameron Co., TX; 1880--Nueces Co., TX; 1900--Hidalgo Co., TX; 1910--Hidalgo Co., TX.

Harriet DeLaughter
3203 Westridge Ave.
Texarkana, TX 75503