Leon County Texas Archives Photo Tombstone.....Bannerman, Charles Thomas 
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James Coston exharleyrider@hotmail.com September 10, 2007, 9:43 pm

Cemetery:           Bannerman Cemetery, Leon County, Tx.
Name:               Charles Thomas Bannerman

Date Of Photograph: August 11, 2007
Photo can be seen at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/leon/photos/tombstones/bannerman/bannerma4815gph.jpg
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Charles T. Bannerman came to Leon County, Texas circ 1855 with his family. He
owned many slaves and built a plantation in Leon County, Tx. His most notable
achievement was the creation of the "Bannerman ditch" which turned useless land
into productive areas by reverse irrigation, instead of providing water, he used
the ditch to drain off excess water into the Trinity River. I visited the
property with Jeanne Bannerman Alexander and her brothers the date of this photo
and the ditch is still in use today for the exact same purpose. The tombstone is
the only one in the area and is located on a hill where the homestead is
presumed to have been located.

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