A History of Central and Western Texas, Vol. I, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1911 Pg 360

Judge Thomas T. Crosson served his judicial district as an attorney for eight years, and as a lawyer he stands second to none in point of force and ability, practicing before the courts of western and central Texas, his personality and conscientiousness in all things commanding the profound respect of a wide circle of acquaintances. He was born at Newberry in South Carolina, the son of Judge J.M. Crosson, a lawyer, who came to Texas when his son Thomas was but two years old, the family spending their first two years in this state in Freestone county, from whence they moved to Livingston, the county seat of Polk county. Young Thomas studied law under his father and was admitted to the bar at Livingston in 1877. Judge J.M. Crosson in later years moved to his present home at Woodville, the county seat of Tyler county.
Judge Thomas T. Crosson came to Runnels county in 1886, and he was here at the time of the founding of the town of Ballinger on 29th of June of the same year. He has lived here since those pioneer days. At the time of leaving Livingston he resigned the office of county judge of Polk county, and he had previously also served that county as its attorney. Since coming here he has served Runnels county as its judge for four years, and for eight years - four terms in all, her served this judicial district, comprising the counties of Runnels, Brown, Coleman, McCulloch and Concho, as district attorney, and in that position he distinguished himself as an impartial prosecutor in the rigid enforement of the law. As a Democrat, Judge Crosson has always been in hearty sympathy with the prevailing tenets of his party, and no man living has fought for them and the people more fearlessly and stubbornly. He believes there should be no compromise with honest principles. He has in the past served as chairman of the Runnels county Democratic Executive Committee, and no man in Central or Western Texas is more highly respected than he. He is a member of the firm of H. Zdaril and Company, real estate and land dealers, with offices on the second floor of the Opera House building.
The Judge's wife is MAA. (Hill) Crosson, the daughter of Dr. John E. Hill of San Jacinto county, where the daughter was born. They have two children, Edwin H. and Helen J. Crosson.