William served in the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Thompsons lived in Arkansas and Oklahoma before settling in Texas in 1885-1890. "Will" was a schoolteacher by profession and farmed in later years. He was a school trustee for Jollyville School District for many years.
The Thompson farm is out of the Henry Rhodes Survey that was patented in 1841. W. H. Thompson purchased the property from Henry Rhodes' granddaughter, Margaret Rhodes Crump in the 1890's.
The original one story homeplace on the Austin - Lampasas Road, was a stagecoach stop. Around the turn of the century, the one story house was moved to a location just south and W. H. Thompson incorporated it into a two story structure that still stands today. The north fireplace of the Thompson house has a two story dressed limestone chimney. Inside post and beam supports are rough hewn juniper. Old barns and outbuildings include a double crib log barn of saddle notched juniper logs. (Thompson home now owned by Red Barn Nursery on Pond Springs Road)
John Finis, the youngest son of W. H. moved to the Thompson farm shortly after his marriage to Emma Mae Pierce. It was there they raised their six children. All of their children attended Pond Springs School, where both of the parents had also attended. John Finis served as a Trustee of Pond Springs School, one of the oldest in Texas, dating back to 1854. John Finis was also a veteran of World War I.
A Texas Historical Marker was erected at the Thompson farm, 12883 Pond Springs Road, in 1982. The marker identifies the Thompson house as being a former stagecoach stop and the location of the Jollyville School across the road. The Thompson home is still owned by the Thompson family, but in 1984 the farm acerage is being developed into the Los Indios housing development.
The Thompson farm is out of the Henry Rhodes Survey that was patented in 1841. W. H. Thompson purchased the property from Henry Rhodes' granddaughter, Margaret Rhodes Crump in the 1890's.
The original one story homeplace on the Austin - Lampasas Road, was a stagecoach stop. Around the turn of the century, the one story house was moved to a location just south and W. H. Thompson incorporated it into a two story structure that still stands today. The north fireplace of the Thompson house has a two story dressed limestone chimney. Inside post and beam supports are rough hewn juniper. Old barns and outbuildings include a double crib log barn of saddle notched juniper logs. (Thompson home now owned by Red Barn Nursery on Pond Springs Road)
John Finis, the youngest son of W. H. moved to the Thompson farm shortly after his marriage to Emma Mae Pierce. It was there they raised their six children. All of their children attended Pond Springs School, where both of the parents had also attended. John Finis served as a Trustee of Pond Springs School, one of the oldest in Texas, dating back to 1854. John Finis was also a veteran of World War I.
A Texas Historical Marker was erected at the Thompson farm, 12883 Pond Springs Road, in 1982. The marker identifies the Thompson house as being a former stagecoach stop and the location of the Jollyville School across the road. The Thompson home is still owned by the Thompson family, but in 1984 the farm acerage is being developed into the Los Indios housing development.
William served in the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Thompsons lived in Arkansas and Oklahoma before settling in Texas in 1885-1890. "Will" was a schoolteacher by profession and farmed in later years. He was a school trustee for Jollyville School District for many years.
The Thompson farm is out of the Henry Rhodes Survey that was patented in 1841. W. H. Thompson purchased the property from Henry Rhodes' granddaughter, Margaret Rhodes Crump in the 1890's.
The original one story homeplace on the Austin - Lampasas Road, was a stagecoach stop. Around the turn of the century, the one story house was moved to a location just south and W. H. Thompson incorporated it into a two story structure that still stands today. The north fireplace of the Thompson house has a two story dressed limestone chimney. Inside post and beam supports are rough hewn juniper. Old barns and outbuildings include a double crib log barn of saddle notched juniper logs. (Thompson home now owned by Red Barn Nursery on Pond Springs Road)
John Finis, the youngest son of W. H. moved to the Thompson farm shortly after his marriage to Emma Mae Pierce. It was there they raised their six children. All of their children attended Pond Springs School, where both of the parents had also attended. John Finis served as a Trustee of Pond Springs School, one of the oldest in Texas, dating back to 1854. John Finis was also a veteran of World War I.
A Texas Historical Marker was erected at the Thompson farm, 12883 Pond Springs Road, in 1982. The marker identifies the Thompson house as being a former stagecoach stop and the location of the Jollyville School across the road. The Thompson home is still owned by the Thompson family, but in 1984 the farm acerage is being developed into the Los Indios housing development.
The Thompson farm is out of the Henry Rhodes Survey that was patented in 1841. W. H. Thompson purchased the property from Henry Rhodes' granddaughter, Margaret Rhodes Crump in the 1890's.
The original one story homeplace on the Austin - Lampasas Road, was a stagecoach stop. Around the turn of the century, the one story house was moved to a location just south and W. H. Thompson incorporated it into a two story structure that still stands today. The north fireplace of the Thompson house has a two story dressed limestone chimney. Inside post and beam supports are rough hewn juniper. Old barns and outbuildings include a double crib log barn of saddle notched juniper logs. (Thompson home now owned by Red Barn Nursery on Pond Springs Road)
John Finis, the youngest son of W. H. moved to the Thompson farm shortly after his marriage to Emma Mae Pierce. It was there they raised their six children. All of their children attended Pond Springs School, where both of the parents had also attended. John Finis served as a Trustee of Pond Springs School, one of the oldest in Texas, dating back to 1854. John Finis was also a veteran of World War I.
A Texas Historical Marker was erected at the Thompson farm, 12883 Pond Springs Road, in 1982. The marker identifies the Thompson house as being a former stagecoach stop and the location of the Jollyville School across the road. The Thompson home is still owned by the Thompson family, but in 1984 the farm acerage is being developed into the Los Indios housing development.
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