Near Cooper in Delta County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hiram Rattan

(Homesite 3/10 mi.; grave 4/10 mi. north)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018

1. Hiram Rattan Marker

Inscription. Delta County pioneer, born 1805. Settled in Texas, 1835, on brother Larkin Rattan's 1,000-acre land grant; later became site for city of Paris. Both Rattan families moved to Delta County in 1839. Hiram obtained two third-class land grants for producing grain and livestock. Larkin later joined the California Gold Rush, then returned to his native Illinois.

Four Rattan relatives were massacred by Texas Indians.

Civil War and politics divided family but never their devotion to Texas. Descendants include educators, military and political leaders.

Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6944.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 33° 21.989′ N, 95° 37.883′ W. Marker is near Cooper, Texas, in Delta County. It is on Texas Route 154 east of County Road 1070, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cooper TX 75432, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: DeSpain Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Delta County (approx. 2 miles away); Oaklawn Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Sam B. Turbeville (approx. 2.1 miles away); Thomas A. Lambeth (approx. 2.2 miles away); Yates and Methodist Protestant Cemeteries

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Original Site of East Texas Normal College (approx. 3.3 miles away); First National Bank (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cooper.

View west towards Cooper. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018

2. View west towards Cooper.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.