Thompson Cemetery
2.5 mi. north of Bald Prairie via FM 979 to CR 478, Bald Prairie, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1873
EST. 1873
1811
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Thompson Cemetery.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Thompson Cemetery
Thompson Cemetery began in 1873 as a family burial ground set aside by Benjamin Rush Thompson, a North Carolina native who settled in Texas in 1841. He established it after the death of his son William, and only five of its thirteen graves bear inscribed stones. Thompson, a Mason and Methodist clergyman, and his wife Margaret are both buried there.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Thompson Cemetery
A native of North Carolina, Benjamin Rush Thompson (1811-1880) migrated to Milam County in the Republic of Texas in 1841. Thompson was a Mason and according to the census of 1850, a Methodist clergyman. He moved his family to Robertson County after 1855. Thompson set aside this portion of his land as a family burial ground in 1873, after the death of his son William M. (b. 1852). Only five of the thirteen graves are marked with inscribed stones. Thompson and his wife Margaret (1819-1880) are both buried here. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010953
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