Remember The Maine:

Collingsworth County Attorney served as Veteran of Spanish-American War
  • Lifeboats rescue survivors of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba on Feb. 15, 1898. Photos Courtesy of Floyd Killough Collection
    Lifeboats rescue survivors of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba on Feb. 15, 1898. Photos Courtesy of Floyd Killough Collection
  • In July 1898, Teddy Roosevelt, center, and his Rough Riders in Santiago, Cuba fight in the Spanish-American War.
    In July 1898, Teddy Roosevelt, center, and his Rough Riders in Santiago, Cuba fight in the Spanish-American War.
  • FLOYD KILLOUGH
    FLOYD KILLOUGH
    An article in the Aug. 8, 1919, edition of “The Wellington Leader” described W.T. Barton, Collingsworth County Attorney, as “the only living Spanish-American war veteran in this county.” Wi l liam Thomas ( W. T. ) Ba r ton was born Oct. 26, 1879, five miles east of the Trinity River in northwestern Anderson County. W.T., the second of six sons born to John and Missouri Barton, was nine ...

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