| Marker Number |
5412 |
| Atlas Number |
5399005412 |
| Marker Title |
The Rev. Thomas Wadlington Cotten |
| Index Entry |
Cotton, The Rev. Thomas Wadlington |
| Address |
Private Road off US 83 SE of Ballinger |
| City |
Ballinger |
| County |
Runnels |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; religious leaders |
| Marker Year |
1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Private, off of US 83, 9 miles southeast of Ballinger |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
A native of Illinois and elder in the Primitive Baptist Church, the Rev. Thomas W. Cotten moved here from Grayson County in 1877. He helped organize Runnels County's first church, the Colorado Baptist Church, in 1878 and served as first pastor. When Runnels County was organized in 1880, his stone house was the temporary courthouse. He married Mrs. Catharine Shaw (McComb) Hobson (1816-86). Six of their nine children reached adulthood. |
