McCloud, James Madison

Tennessee native James Madison McCloud (b. 1845) served with an Alabama cavalry unit during the Civil War. In 1881 he moved to Texas with his wife Ruth Elizabeth (Sampley) and children. Shortly after settling in the Bryson vicinity in the spring of that year, he established a church at Cottonwood Springs (3 miles east), which became the Bryson United Methodist Church. A farmer and preacher, McCloud served for fifty-three years as a Methodist circuit rider in Northern Texas and Southern Oklahoma. He died in his home at Bryson in 1934. (1981) Incise on back: Dedicated by the following grandchildren: E. C. McCloud, W. L. McCloud, Grace Reynolds, and O. M. McCloud

McCloud, James Madison is a historical marker in Bryson, Jack County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Jack County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1629, -98.3877 near Bryson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bryson (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Winn Hill Cemetery, First Methodist Church, Jermyn -Texas, and Jermyn, Community of.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5237002729. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.