Louisa Adeline (Addie) Barton
N 30° 56.701 W 097° 32.284
14R E 639652 N 3424424
Third of three historical markers at an entrance to the First Baptist Church of Salado
Waymark Code: WMW6E0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2017
Views: 3
One of three historic markers at the First Baptist Church of Salado at 210 S Main Street, this is the second marker located at a nicely landscaped area at the north side the entrance to the sanctuary.
Marker Number: 13500
Marker Text:
When Addie Barton (1858-1921) was seven years old, her parents, Dr. Welborn and Louisa Barton, moved to Salado so their children could attend Salado College. Upon graduation, Addie became a teacher. She felt called to become a missionary in 1883 and went to Saltillo, Mexico the next year. Her home church, then called Salado Baptist Church of Christ, commissioned her. She taught at the Madero Institute and other day and boarding schools for girls. Due to the unstable conditions of the Mexican Revolution, she and other missionaries returned home in 1910. Addie worked with Mexican refugees and others in need until her death in 1921 and is remembered as a faithful, loving teacher and leader. (2006)
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