Barton Family Tree and Bob Barton Obituary

Photocopy of a family-tree chart for the Barton family with husband, wife, and children; also an obituary from the San Marcos Daily Record for Bob Barton Sr.

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Bob Barton Sr., a rancher and former superintendent of Buda schools who helped create and name the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, died Monday night in San Marcos. He was 83. Barton was the father of Bob Bar- ton Jr., a former state represen- tative and current Democratic nominee for' the Legislature from this district. Bob Barton Jr. and his wife Tutta are owners of Colloquium Books in San Marcos. Bob Barton Sr. was born on a fami- ly farm in what was then the ghost town of Mountain City (between Buda and Kyle) and lived in Hays County most of his life. Educated at high schools in Buda and Austin, Barton attended the University of Texas, the University of Mexico, and Columbia University In New York City, earning a masters degree in agricultural economics. He was one of the first in this area to turn to dairy farming and was an early proponent of new soil conserva- tion methods. In 1928, he married Mary Fly and they moved to a ranch west of Buda. They were never separated more than a few days over the next 58 When the Great Depression hit, he . returned to teaching to support his

family. He taught and coached in several Central Texas towns, though primarily in Buda and Kyle. He was superintendent of the Buda schools system from 1930 to 1944, and during the drought of the 1950s returned to education again as principal of Kyle By 1959, he had returned to full- time ranching and dairy farming. A long and outspoken proponent of con- solidation, he was elected to the Buda school board in the early 1960s, and when the Buda district did final- ly consolidated with Kyle and Wimberley to form a more financial- ly stable school system and to build a modern high school in 1967, the new board adopted Barton's suggestion to name the district after former Texas Ranger Jack C. Hays. A devout, lifelong Methodist, Bar- ton was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Buda, a longtime Sunday school superintendent and chairman of the board of stewards until a worsening case of Parkinson's disease sidelined in the !ast years of his life. He was an

active historian, genealogist, and supporter of libraries. His ancestors came to this part of Texas in 1854 and gave their names to Barton Springs and Slaughter Creek. Services are scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Buda Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Bar the Rev. Dick Straight of- ficiating. Burial will follow at Barton Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Harrel Funeral Home of Survivors include his wife, Mary, of Mountain City; a sister, Elizabeth "Jim" Porter of Buda; children Bob Jr. of Kyle and Barbara Barton Younts of Mountain City; five grand- children and three great- The family has asked that any memorials be made to the building fund at the Buda Methodist Church; or to the Hays Youth Association, care of Vic Roper at the First Con- solidated Bank in Buda.

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July 24-July 30, 1986 SAN MARCOS NEWS Page 13 Bob Barton Sr. Bob Barton Sr., 83, of Buda died Monday night in San Marcos. Services took place Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Buda Methodist Church with the Rev. Dick Straight officiating. Burial was in Barton Barton was a rancher and former superintendent of Buda schools and also was the father of Bob Barton Jr., a former state representative and current Democratic nominee for the Texas Legislature from this district. The senior Barton was born on a family farm in what was then the ghost town of Mountain City and lived in Hays County most of his life. He was educated in schools in Buda and Austin, and he attended the University of Texas, the University of Mexico and Columbia University in New York City. He received a master's in agricultural economics. He was one of the first dairy farmers in this area and was an early proponent of new soil conservation methods. He married Mary Fly in 1928, and they moved to a ranch west of Buda. During the Great Depression, Barton turned to teaching and also coached in several Central Texas town, primarily Buda and Kyle. He was superinten- dent of the Buda schools system from 1930 to 1944. He turned to education again during the drought of the 1950s as principal of Kyle Elementary. By 1959, he had returned to full-time ranching and dairy farming. Barton, an outspoken proponent of consolidation, was elected to the Buda school board in the early 1960s. When the Buda district consolidated with Kyle and Wimberley to form a more financially stable school system, the new board adopted Barton's suggestion to name the district after former Texas Ranger Jack C. Hays. In 1981, Barton, his wife and their children donated a part of the family farm at Mountain City as playing fields for the new Hays Youth Association. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Buda where he was Sunday School superintendent and chairman of the board of stewards until a worsening case of Parkinson's disease curtailed his ac- tivities in recent years. Barton was an active historian, geneologist and supporter of libraries. His ancestors came to this part of Texas in 1854 and gave their names to Barton Springs and Slaughter Creek. Survivors include his wife, Mary Barton of Mountain City; one sister, Elizabeth "Jim" Porter of Buda; two children, Bob Barton Jr. of Kyle and Barbara Barton Younts of Mountain City; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the building fund at Buda Methodist Church or to the Hays Youth Association in care of Vic Roper at First Consolidated Bank in Buda. Harrel Funeral Home of Austin was in charge of arrangements.

Original record: metapth1065522 on the Portal to Texas History.