Hempstead, TX, United States
Madison "Matt" "Kilpatrick". (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 lead
er; served as first treasurer, Waller County, 1873-76. #9392
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