Rev. David Evans Thompson^{[1, 2]}

1813 - 1892  (78 years)

• Name	David Evans Thompson
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	15 Aug 1813	Clarke, Georgia, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	24 Sep 1850	Guadalupe, Texas, United States   [3]
  Census	18 Jun 1860	Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States   [4]
  Census	Jul 1870	Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States   [5]
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Guadalupe, Texas, United States   [6]
  _AMTID	162485319980:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LK4L-KXP
  _UID	5204515809284F6DA962B0C15D9209AD0D15
  Death	29 Jul 1892	Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States   [2]
  Burial	Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Address: San Geronimo Cemetery
  Person ID	I6005	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann P. Bridges,   b. 11 Apr 1815, Putnam, Georgia, United States d. 9 Dec 1890, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1843	Jefferson, Georgia, United States   [7]
  	The transcribed marriage record says the marriage was 3 Aug , but the license was 8 Aug. One of the two must be wrong.
  Marriage License	8 Aug 1843	Jefferson, Georgia, United States   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah W. Thompson,   b. 1844, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary S. Thompson,   b. 1847, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Martha Frances Thompson,   b. 1849, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States d. Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States   4. James Fletcher Thompson,   b. 1851, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Henry Bascomb Thompson,   b. 1853, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States d. Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States   6. David E. Thompson,   b. 1855, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States d. Austin, Travis, Texas, United States + 7. Anne Elizabeth Thompson,   b. 1857, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States d. Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
  Family ID	F222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Aug 1813 - Clarke, Georgia, United States Marriage - 8 Aug 1843 - Jefferson, Georgia, United States Marriage License - 8 Aug 1843 - Jefferson, Georgia, United States Census - 24 Sep 1850 - Guadalupe, Texas, United States Census - 18 Jun 1860 - Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States Census - Jul 1870 - Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States Census - 1 Jun 1880 - Guadalupe, Texas, United States Death - 29 Jul 1892 - Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States Burial - Address: San Geronimo Cemetery - - Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Residence: near Seguin, TX Occupation: Methodist minister From Findagrave: In the Bicentennial Minutes, Mrs. Idalene Donegan reflects that early education probably began as early as 1842 with the arrival of Methodist Minister Reverend David Evans Thompson and his enterprising wife, Elizabeth Ann. In 1845, Reverend Thompson had started a school and taught in Seguin's first schoolhouse on the northeastern corner of Nolte and Milam Streets. It was a three room adobe building which, by 1890, "succumbed to the elements." By 1849, Reverend Thompson, with the first trustees of the Methodist Church - Ezekiel Smith, Joshua Young, Wilson Randle, Thomas D. James, Thomas H. Duggan, James C. Watkins, and Charles A. Smith, built the first church at the northwestern corner of Austin and Market (Nolte) Streets. It was built with lumber shipped from Indianola, a three week trip. Today, one of the first church buildings in Seguin is located on the corner of south Camp and Washington Streets. It is a private residence. Elizabeth Ann can only be described as a leader among women. She not only stood by her husband's side rather than behind him, she led the way during his absences. She was a member of the first graduation class of the Georgia Female College, later Wesleyan College, and the first woman teacher in Seguin. While her husband served in the Civil War, she literally ran the family plantation with the help of slaves. Cotton was planted and shipped to Mexico. She operated a cloth factory spinning cloth for the Confederacy as well. From "Under the Live Oak Tree, A History of Seguin" by E. John Gesick, Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] Wren Patterson, The Wren Family In America. [S641] Find A Grave, 31 October 2017; Rev David Evans Thompson; Rev David Evans Thompson; 77181616; Donna Schulte Loth. [S1344] 1850 US Federal Census, Guadalupe Co., TX, Page 585; Dwelling 89, Family 89; David Thompson. [S1345] 1860 US Federal Census, Guadalupe Co., TX, Seguin; Page 17; Dwelling 143, Family 114; David Thompson. [S1346] 1870 US Federal Census, Guadalupe Co, TX, Seguin; Page 28; Dwelling 183, Family 187; David Thompson. [S1347] 1880 US Federal Census, Guadalupe Co., TX, ED 72; Page 1; Dwelling 1, Family 1; David Thompson. [S1148] Ancestry, Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, 31 October 2017; Jefferson Co., 8 Aug 1843, David Thompson to Elizabeth A P Bridges.