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(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.
Kilpatrick, Madison is a historical marker in Hempstead, Waller County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1033, -96.0960 near Hempstead. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oakwood (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ahrenbeck-Urban Home, Hempstead High School, and Waller County Post Offices.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473009392. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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