"Col. E. T. Broughton died at this residence in this city at 2 o'clock yesterday evening, from a lingering illness of several months. Col. Broughton has been in Sherman since 1867 during which time Sherman has had no more a devoted friend. He served with distinction as a Senator from the 22nd District in the Legislature since 1869 and had it not been for his bad health, he would probably have been re-elected to that important position. He won his military title by service in the Confederate Army, answering to the first call made by the troops, and remained by his flag he loved until all was lost save honor. He leaves a small family and a host of friends to mourn his loss."
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BROUGHTON, E. T.
E. Thomas Broughton of Sherman was born in Monroe County, Ala., in 1834. He was named after his father who was a large planter in South Carolina before removing to Alabama. He came with his parents to Texas in 1847, and after securing a good education studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858 forming a partnership in the practice with Hon. T. B. Greenwood in Athens, Texas. Later he removed to Kaufman County and was District Attorney there when the war came on. He promptly volunteered, becoming captain of Co. "C" in 7th Texas Infantry, and being successively promoted until he attained the rank of Lieut. Colonel of his regiment. He was twice wounded while in service. After the war he located in Sherman, Texas and was known as one of the ablest lawyers in that section. He was State Senator from that District for years and a most efficient one. He married Miss Mary E. Douglas, and of this union there were six children. Two sons Prentiss and E. I. are prominent businessmen in Tyler, James P. is a lawyer in Tyler, and Judge John Broughton is a lawyer in Beaumont. Col. Broughton has been dead many years, and his widow resides in Tyler with her oldest son. (Source: Texans Who Wore The Gray Vol. 1, Sid S. Johnson, Tyler, Tex, 1907
"Col. E. T. Broughton died at this residence in this city at 2 o'clock yesterday evening, from a lingering illness of several months. Col. Broughton has been in Sherman since 1867 during which time Sherman has had no more a devoted friend. He served with distinction as a Senator from the 22nd District in the Legislature since 1869 and had it not been for his bad health, he would probably have been re-elected to that important position. He won his military title by service in the Confederate Army, answering to the first call made by the troops, and remained by his flag he loved until all was lost save honor. He leaves a small family and a host of friends to mourn his loss."
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BROUGHTON, E. T.
E. Thomas Broughton of Sherman was born in Monroe County, Ala., in 1834. He was named after his father who was a large planter in South Carolina before removing to Alabama. He came with his parents to Texas in 1847, and after securing a good education studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858 forming a partnership in the practice with Hon. T. B. Greenwood in Athens, Texas. Later he removed to Kaufman County and was District Attorney there when the war came on. He promptly volunteered, becoming captain of Co. "C" in 7th Texas Infantry, and being successively promoted until he attained the rank of Lieut. Colonel of his regiment. He was twice wounded while in service. After the war he located in Sherman, Texas and was known as one of the ablest lawyers in that section. He was State Senator from that District for years and a most efficient one. He married Miss Mary E. Douglas, and of this union there were six children. Two sons Prentiss and E. I. are prominent businessmen in Tyler, James P. is a lawyer in Tyler, and Judge John Broughton is a lawyer in Beaumont. Col. Broughton has been dead many years, and his widow resides in Tyler with her oldest son. (Source: Texans Who Wore The Gray Vol. 1, Sid S. Johnson, Tyler, Tex, 1907
Inscription
From a Texas Historical Marker honoring E. T. Broughton, located at the intersection of Hiway 90 and FM1836 in Prairieville:
Capt. Edward Thomas Broughton
and the Johnson Guards
Alabama native Edward Thomas Broughton, Jr (b.1834) came to Jasper, Texas with his family in 1847. Broughton married Mary Elizabeth Douglas in 1856. He studied law in Smith County and was admitted to the bar in 1857. By 1860, the Broughtons were living in Kaufman County, where Edward was elected District Attorney in 1861.
In early 1861 Broughton and other men in the area formed the Kaufman Light Infantry. The company mustered in Prairieville in Sept. 1861 with Capt. Edward T. Broughton in command. After renaming the company the Johnson Guards after prominent local merchants John H and Jasper W Johnson, they joined Confederate Col. John Gregg's 7th Regiment of Volunteers in Marshall Texas, as part of Company C, in late 1861.
Broughton was captured at Ft. Donelson Tennessee, in Feb. 1862. Later released in a prisoner exchange, he returned to the war and was once again taken prisoner in 1863. Before his release in 1864, Broughton suffered a debilitating illness. Although in poor health he rejoined the Seventh Texas Regiment and for a brief time became acting Commander.
Broughton moved to Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, shortly after the war and later served in the Texas Senate. He died Feb. 12, 1874.
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