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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1180
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the members of the Barton and Elder families on the |
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special occasion of their family reunion, which is being held |
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June 10 through June 12, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The descendants of the Barton and Elder families |
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get together biennially to rejoice in their fellowship and |
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commemorate their heritage; the reunion this year is taking place |
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in Grapevine, and it is being hosted by Kamron Barton Clayton; and |
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WHEREAS, The earliest records of the Barton family reveal |
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that the family included farmers and sharecroppers who moved to |
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Texas from Alabama; Sam Barton is the first Barton family member |
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listed in census records; Sam had one son, Ben Barton; Ben and his |
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second wife, Liza Green Barton, had five children, one of whom |
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was Robert Barton, who married Sadie Elder; and |
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WHEREAS, The Elder family came to Texas from Georgia and |
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Virginia; its history begins with Charles Elder, who had five |
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daughters; their daughter Rosetta and William Boyd were the |
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parents of Sadie; and |
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WHEREAS, Sadie and Robert Barton were married on January 3, |
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1918, and became the parents of 15 children; Sadie was a devoted |
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wife, mother, and homemaker; Robert worked hard as a farmer who |
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also did carpentry and painting to provide for his family; their |
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surviving children are Floyd Barton, Homer Barton, Charles |
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Barton, Eulanda "Teeny" Yarbough, LaVerne Washington, Thelma |
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"Bea" Borbin, and Linda Hendrix; and |
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WHEREAS, Sadie and Robert Barton were among the first |
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families in the Navarro and Eureka communities to own a car and a |
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radio, and their home was a favorite gathering place; they moved |
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to Hester Grove later in life and bought the Tramel Farm in |
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Kerens; Robert died in 1961, and Sadie died in 1980; they are both |
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buried in the Cheneyboro Cemetery in Navarro County; and |
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WHEREAS, The descendants of Sadie and Robert Barton live a |
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life based on faith and traditional family values, and they are |
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leaders and productive members of their communities; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby extend to the members of the Barton and Elder |
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families best wishes for a joyous and memorable family reunion; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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them as a memento of this special occasion. |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 25, 2011. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |