Comanche County Baptist AssociationRecords 1875, 1884

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Comanche County Baptist AssociationRecords 1875, 1884

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A constitution, newspaper clippings,and a short history comprise the Comanche County Baptist Association Records, 1875,1884, documenting the Baptist Association in Comanche, Erath, and Hamilton counties,and the history of Comanche County, Texas.

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Comanche County Baptist Association (Tex.)

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Located in central Texas, Comanche County is bounded on the south by Mills County, on the west by Brown County, on the north by Eastland County, and on the east by Hamilton and Erath counties. Covering 944 square miles, the territory was inhabited by the Comanche Indians before a white settlement was established in 1854. Fueled by the production of cotton, Comanche County significantly developed after the Civil War and its population greatly increased. The first Baptist ...

Harris, John T. (John Thomas), 1823-1899

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John T. Harris (1823-1899) was perhaps one of the most prominent citizens of Rockingham County throughout the nineteenth century. The son of Nathan and Ann Harris, he was commonwealth's attorney for Rockingham County from 1852 to 1859, and in 1856 served as a Presidential elector for James Buchanan. Thereafter, he served in the United States Congress from 1859 until the outbreak of the Civil War. Despite his strong Unionist sentiments and his continual efforts to keep Virginia in th...