| Marker Number |
9392 |
| Atlas Number |
5473009392 |
| Marker Title |
Madison "Matt" "Kilpatrick" |
| Index Entry |
Kilpatrick, Madison |
| Address |
25th St. and Austin Branch Rd. |
| City |
Hempstead |
| County |
Waller |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
779710 |
| UTM Northing |
3333695 |
| Subject Codes |
African American topics; county official; livery stables |
| Marker Year |
1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
25th St. and Austin Branch Rd., Hempstead |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
20" x 20" |
| Marker Text |
(1892 - Dec. 1, 1910) Came to Waller County as a runaway slave from Alabama before Civil War. Married Betty Bradford, of Woodard Plantation, Hempstead; had 8 children. A talented blacksmith, he specialized in improving farm implements; became a landowner, freedmen's leader; served as first treasurer, Waller County, 1873-76. |
