Bryson, TX, United States
James Madison McCloud. 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
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 15629 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off