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Joined Confederate Army at 16; was captain in escort of General John B. Magruder, Commandant, District of Texas. Became sheriff of Delta County in 1879. During his six years as sheriff, the jail was set on fire 25 times, but no prisoner escaped. He shot only one man. Broke up horse thief relay stations and rid county of cattle rustlers. An outstanding peace officer, he also was a model citizen who taught Sunday School.
Lambeth, Thomas A. is a historical marker in Cooper, Delta County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Delta County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 54 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.3693, -95.6685 near Cooper. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oaklawn (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Delta County, Methodist Protestant, and Yates and Methodist Protestant Cemeteries.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5119006939. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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