Typed by: Theresa
Carhart
BARTLETT, THOMAS BATTLE
PICTURE OF THOMAS BATTLE BARTLETT
Surnames: BARLETT, BATTLE, DICKSON, HARLAN, GRAVES,
McCALEB, HENRY, MARTIN, STEELE, NORTON, SEHON, HODGES, ALLEN
Thomas Battle Bartlett, b November 24,
1889 in Marlin, Falls County, Texas, d July 14, 1963 and buried
in Calvary Cemetery in Marlin — was a son of Charles H. and
Mary (“Mollie” Dickson) Bartlett, whose other children
were Madeline Bartlett, Mary Bartlett, Zenas Bartlett, Lawrence
Bartlett, and Charles Bartlett. Thomas Battle Bartlett was born
in the old family home built for his grandmother, and his father
was serving as a City Alderman at the time of his birth —
being elected Mayor of Marlin soon thereafter.
On November 12, 1912, Thomas Battle Bartlett was married to
Elizabeth Graves Harlan, b January 11, 1890 in Falls County,
Texas, d December 1964 and also buried in Calvary Cemetery —
a daughter of Zill Isaiah and Maude (Graves) Harlan, a
granddaughter of George and Pauline Jane (McCaleb) Harlan, and a
great granddaughter of Dr. Isaiah and Nancy (Henry) Harlan and
Zill Harrington and Mary Elizabeth (Martin) McCaleb.
At the age of fourteen years, Thomas Battle Bartlett suffered the
loss of his right arm while roping cattie on a family ranch. He
was educated in the Marlin Public Schools and the University of
Texas, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and
the “Eleveners” Law Class (Clas of 1911).
Thomas Battle and Elizabeth Graves (Harlan) Bartlett reared four
children:
Thomas Battle Bartlett, Jr., b October 3, 1913 in Marlin, Falls
County, Texas — married Anna Byrne Steele, b January 9, 1915
in Fitzpatrick, West Vir-
Virginia, d July 19, 1983 — a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Steele, of Huntington, West Virginia.
Sarah Kendrick Bartlett, b June 19, 1916 — married Hammond
Norton, of Calvert, Texas.
Ann Harlan Bartlett, b July 18, 1918 — has not Married, and
resides in Marlin, Texas in the original home of her
grandparents, Zill Isaiah and Maude(Graves) Harlan. She is a
retired Medical Records Librarian, and served as Secretary for
the First Presbyterian Church of Marlin for many years, where she
is an active member.
Elizabeth Graves Bartlett (called “Betsy”), b October
8, 1921— married first to James Franklin Sehon in 1942;
married second in June 1963 to John Neal Hodges; and married
third to Walter Hamilton Allen.
Thomas Battle Bartlett served as City Attorney of Marlin, and one
term as Mayor of the city. He was then elected Falls County
Attorney (1914—918), and was appointed, and again elected to
that office during World War II. It was as counsel for the
defense that he
most often appeared before the courts, and as which he is
identified in the annals and legends of the Central Texas Bar. He
was always active in the democratic Party, and served as a
delegate to the 1928 Democratic National Convention in Houston
which nominated Al Smith as the Democratic presidential
candidate, and again delegate to the convention of 1932 in
Chicago which nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt as its
candidate.
Mrs. Bartlett attended Southwestern University in Georgetown,
Texas, where she was a charter member of the Zeta Tau Alpha
Sorority; and subsequently
graduated from Hollins College in Virginia. She was talented in
her own right, and her poetry was published in several national
magazines. She was active in Marlin literary circles.
The Bartletts were members of the First Presbyterian Church of
Marlin, and reared their family in this church. They celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary a few months before his death.
Mr. Bartlett was a member of the Marlin Country Club, where he
became a proficient golfer. He won a statewide golf tournament in
1925—sponsored by the 1918 — has not Dallas Morning
News for one-armed golfers.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing
these bio of these Falls County Families to this Web page
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the
Falls County Historical Commission,
page 26, column 1 and 2
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