   George Washington Thomasson 15 January 1841 - 15 June 1915 Co A 1st Tenn C.S.A. 56 Yrs. Member M. E. Church South Mrs. Louvina Thomasson 4 July 1848 - 2 March 1933 71 Yrs. Member M. E. Church South Sherman Daily Democrat
Thursday, June 17, 1915 pg. 7 GEORGE W. THOMASSON DIES Pioneer Citizen of Van Alstyne Passes Away Van Alstyne, Texas, June 17 - George W. THomasson, who settled in Texas in 1869 and for the last 24 years had lived at this place, died shortly after midnight last night. He was 74 years old. Mr. Thomasson moved to Savoy in Fannin County, when that town was established, following the construction of the Texas & Pacific railroad through that section in 1870. He engaged in the general merchandise business there. He was one of the survivors of the cyclone of 1880, which destroyed the larger portion of that town, but received injuries from which he never fully recovered. Mr. Thomasson moved to Van Alstyne in 1895, continuing the mercantile business here until a few years ago. He gained his majority soon after the beginning of the Wat between the States, joining the Confederate army and remaining in the service until the war was over. He was married to Miss Lou Vina Moreland in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1867. Mrs. Thomasson and a son and a daughter, Gus W. THomasson of Dallas and Mrs. J.A. Stinnett of Van Alstyne, survive him. The burial was in Van Alstyne cemetery at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.  Grayson Pioneer, Born July 4, Has Lived Through Interesting Period VAN ALSTYNE - July 4 marks the birthday of national Independence and happens also to be the birth date of one of Grayson county's pioneers. Mrs. Lou Moreland Thomasson of Van Alstyne was born on that date in Murray county, Georgia, before the close of the Civil War and came to Texas shortly after her marriage to George W. Thomasson in 1867, locating near Bonham. There they lived until 1872, when they moved into Savoy at which place in 188_ they came to Van Alstyne and have since made their home here. Mr. and Mrs. Thomasson, with their two children, who are Gus W. Thomasson of Dallas and Mrs. J. A. Stinnett of Van Alstyne, lived through the horrors of the Savoy cyclone, which is still fresh in the memory of the survivors. Mr. Thomasson received injuries from which he never fully recovered and which finally terminated in his death in 1915. Since that time Mrs. Thomason has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Bennett, and is today as self preserved and as full of life and spirit as a woman half her age. Her chief joy is . . . grandchildren of whom there are ... Mrs. Dell Mason of Dallas, O...W. Stinnett of Frankston, Hart Stinnett of Van Alstyne, children of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Stinnett, and Gus W. Thomasson Jr. of Shreveport, La. and her two great grandchildren, children of Mr. and Mrs. . . . Stinnett. Mrs. Thomasson has a splendid memory and recalls the early days in the history of this county. She also recalls that her father was a personal friend of General R.E. Lee and reminiscences . . . of . . . the Civil War in which her father and brothers fought on the side of the Confederacy. The most interesting thing in the life of Mrs. Thomasson has been that she taught a Sunday school class in the Methodist church where ever she lived for more than fifty consecutive years, only retiring from active service in this capacity in 1929 when her frail health forbade her venturing out in all kinds of weather. She has taught all ages and sexes but predominately boys. She considers teaching them to be her forte. Pupils of hers fill the various . . . and professions in life. Out from her classes have come preachers, lawyers, doctors, merchants, teachers and missionaries. Only one member of her first Sunday school class is still living, this is Miss Ella Johnson of Savoy. A great thrill comes to Mrs. Thomasson when once in a while she hears from some member of her class who has done something worth-while, a boy or a girl who has achieved some noteworthy thing in life. She occasionally receives a letter or a visit from some former pupil and these fill her with great pride and joy.  Van Alstyne Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |