Walkerton: Roots of the county, part II
Walkerton: Roots of the county, part II
Written by Karen R. Thompson Thursday, 07 June 2007
Continuing the Walkerton story
Last month’s edition featured part one of “Walkerton: Roots of the county.” In 1835, Tumlinson Fort became the first habitation in Williamson County. Texas Supreme Court Judge Alexander Stuart Walker turned the land into a 1,387 acre cattle ranch. In 1882, the new railroad’s flag station was named Waterton. The judges’ son, county attorney Alexander Stuart Walker, Jr., and grandson, Alexander Stuart Walker III, also worked the family ranch. Stuart III’s, daughter, Susan, and son, Alexander Stuart Walker IV, were raised on the land. In 1978, the ranch was sold for the Block House Creek subdivision.
Thompson is manager of archives for Williamson County.
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