  James G. Thompson 12 January 1802 - 13 August 1872 h/o Martha J. Thompson
CHILDREN OF J.G. & MARTHA J THOMPSON
The Denison Daily News
Saturday, August 16, 1879 pg. 4 Death of Judge J.G. Thompson Judge James G. Thompson died at 8 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday last, in the 79th year of his age. He had been unwell for something over a week, and on Monday sent for his two daughters, Mrs. T.W. Randolph and Mrs. Dave Bryant. He died surrounded by his children and numerous old friends and associates. Judge Thompson was one of the oldest settlers in this part of the State. He came here as a young man, and the license authorizing him to marry was the first one ever granted in Grayson County. He reared a large family of children, the youngest one being now a woman grown. T.W. Randolph, Dave Bryant, and Dr. J.D. Frazzie married his daughters. Judge Thompson was a prominent man, known and respected all over North Texas. He was a well read man, and possessed of a remarkable memory. He read all the news of the day, and never forgot what he read. He knew the history of every bill introduced into the state legislature, and was authority on al statutory law, at least so far as Texas was concerned. He was a member of most of the early conventions, and several times represented his county in the state legislature. He was a delegate in the secession convention at Austin, that withdrew Texas from the old flag and joined her destinies to the Southern Confederacy. He was the last of the three members of that body sent from Grayson county. The delegation consisted of Col. W.W. Diamond, Jesse Marshall and James G. Thompson. Col. Diamond died in 1866 with yellow fever in Austin, and Jesse Marshall was killed in the confederate army at Pea Ridge, a member of the old Texas Eleventh. Brave, honorable men were they all. Judge Thompson was a man of genial habits, hospitable and generous to a fault. No man in the country had more or warmer personal friends than he. He leaves a fine estate on Red River, near Preston. The remains were interred yesterday in the family burail grounds on the family estate. - - Sherman Courier  Preston Bend Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
