Near San Augustine in San Augustine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Thompson Family

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, May 8, 2010

1. Thompson Family Marker

Inscription. Dr. Samuel (1765-1843) and Precious Wofford (d. 1841) Thompson and their sons were among the earliest settlers of this area. Samuel Thompson served as alcalde of the San Augustine municipality and later organized area churches and schools.

Burrell J. Thompson (1790-1875), the eldest Thompson son, came to Texas in 1821 with Stephen F. Austin. He was involved in the Fredonian Rebellion, gave financial aid to the Texas Revolution, and later served three terms as justice of the peace in San Augustine.

William Alston Thompson (1795-1837) arrived in Texas with his brother Burrell in 1821. He served in the Texas Revolution and in 1837 was murdered by horse thieves near his home.

Napoleon B. Thompson served in a Ranger Company during the Texas Revolution. He was district attorney of the San Augustine Judicial District and died sometime before 1850.

Charleton W. Thompson (1809-1838) was alcalde at Anahuac, served in the Convention of 1833, and was a member of the Republic of Texas Congress in 1838.

John H. Thompson was a participant in the Battle of Nacogdoches. Descendants of the pioneer Thompson family still remain in

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San Augustine County.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986.

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7646.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 31° 29.211′ N, 94° 1.18′ W. Marker is near San Augustine, Texas, in San Augustine County. It is on State Highway 21, on the right when traveling east. 7 miles east of San Augustine, in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Augustine TX 75972, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chapel Hill Cemetery

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, May 8, 2010

2. Thompson Family Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Home of Elisha Roberts (approx. 2.4 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2.4 miles away); Two Miles Southeast to McMahan's Chapel (approx. 2.7 miles away); McMahan's Chapel (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named McMahan's Chapel (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named McMahan's Chapel (approx. 3.9 miles away); County Line Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Augustine.

Also see . . . Alcalde - Wikipedia definition. (Submitted on May 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Additional commentary.
1. family goes way back
Dr. Samuel Thompson and Precious (Wofford) Thompson were my great, great, great, great grandparents. Burrell J. Thompson married Susannah Redwine, descendant of Fredrick I, Monarch of Prussia

— Submitted February 22, 2012, by Joseph Covington of Madisonville, Texas.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, May 8, 2010

3. Thompson Family Marker

Precious and Samuel Thompson’s graves.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,914 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 24, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.