Addison Litton
Cedar Creek, Bastrop County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Star and Wreath Came to Texas in 1827. Served in the Army of Texas, 1836. Member of Captain Gibson Kuykendall's company at Harrisburg. Died in Bastrop County in 1847. Erected by the State of Texas, 1956
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Addison Litton arrived in Texas in 1827, in the years when Anglo colonists were streaming into the Mexican province. When revolution came he served in the Army of Texas in 1836 as a member of Captain Gibson Kuykendall's company at Harrisburg during the campaign that won independence. He lived out his remaining years in Bastrop County, where he died in 1847, and the state later marked his grave with the Republic's star and wreath.
Why it matters
Litton was one of the ordinary volunteers whose service in the Texas Revolution turned a Mexican province into an independent republic, a foundational chapter in the American Southwest.
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