Descendants of Gideon Thompson I

 

Generation No. 1

 

1. GIDEON THOMPSON I was born March 22, 1773 in Tennessee, and died 1803 in Mc Minn Co Tn. He married ELIZABETH CLOWERS January 08, 1794 in Greene Co TN, daughter of Mary Clowers. ELIZABETH CLOWERS THOMPSON was born March 03, 1777 in Va.1, and died 1855 in Mc Minn Co Tn. She married (2) JACKSON SMITH.

  

Children of Gideon Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson are:

i. JACOB THOMPSON, b. January 14, 1797, Tennessee; d. arkansas.

ii. MARY THOMPSON, b. November 12, 1794,

iii. NANCY THOMPSON, b. October 11, 1799

iv. ISHAM THOMPSON, b. February 23, 1802

 

Children of Elizabeth Thompson and Jackson Smith are:

i. MARGARET SMITH

ii. HARRIET SMITH

iii. WILLIAM SMITH, b. 1811

iv. AMANDA JANE SMITH, b. 1820

v. NAT D. SMITH

vi. SARAH R. SMITH

vii. ELIZABETH E SMITH, m. A. M. LOWERY.

 

 

2. WILLIAM SMITH (ELIZABETH CLOWERS THOMPSON) was born 1811 in Tn. He married JANE SMITH Abt 1831.

 

Children of William Smith and Jane Smith are:

i. JOHN SMITH, b. 1837.

ii. SIDNEY SMITH, b. 1839.

iii. TENNESSEE SMITH, b. 1840.

iv. JOSEPH SMITH, b. 1843.

v. HARRIET SMITH, b. 1846.

 

3. AMANDA JANE SMITH (ELIZABETH CLOWERS THOMPSON) was born 1820 in TN. She married (1) ELLIS M. RIGGS ,D. 1-2-1842 . She married (2) O. P. HALL August 11, 1852 in Mc Minn Co Tn.

 

Children of Amanda Smith and Ellis Riggs are:

i. SAMUEL LOUIS RIGGS, b. 1837, TN.d. 1854

ii. JACKSON SMITH RIGGS, b. 1840, Tn. D. 1892

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. JACOB THOMPSON (GIDEON I) was born January 14, 1797 in Tennessee, and died in arkansas. He married MARY ESTES September 28, 1819 in Grainger Co TN.

 

Children of Jacob Thompson and Mary Thompson are:

i. ELIZABETH ANN THOMPSON, b. 1820, Tennessee; m. CHARLES P. COPELAND, August 06, 1840, Mc Minn Co Tn.

ii. GIDEON THOMPSON II, b. November 03, 1822, Greene Co TN; d. February 14, 1908, Waresville, TX.

iii. JOHN THOMPSON, b. December 17, 1825,

iv. MARY JANE THOMPSON, b. March 19, 1827; d. August 22, 1859, Waresville, TX.

v. ROBERT H THOMPSON, b. March 30, 1830.

vi. SARAH AMANDA THOMPSON, b. December 27, 1833; m. GEORGE HAMMER.

vii. MARTHA EMELINE THOMPSON , b. May 25, 1836, Arkansas?; d. February 11, 1920, Reagan Wells Tx. Md (1) Thomas Hammer, (2) Lawrence Pike Heard

 

3. MARY THOMPSON (GIDEON I) was born November 12, 1794 in TN. She married JOHN HALEY.

 

1. MARY THOMPSON (GIDEON I) was born November 12, 1794 She married JOHN HALEY.

 

Children of Mary Thompson and John Haley are:

i. L ANN HALEY, b. 1836, Battlecreek tn.

ii. MARY HALEY.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. MARY HALEY (MARY, GIDEON I ). She married WASHINGTON TURNER.

 

Children of Mary Haley and Washington Turner are:

i. LAURA ANN TURNER, b. 1853.

ii. JOHN TURNER, b. 1855.

 

4. NANCY THOMPSON (GIDEON I) was born October 11, 1799, and died in Tn. She married ISOM REYNOLDS.

 

Children of Nancy Thompson and Isom Reynolds are:

i. ELIZA ANN REYNOLDS, b. 1820; m. A. T. BLAIR, 1846.

ii. WILLIAM REYNOLDS, b. 1828, Mc Minn Tn.

iii. JAMES REYNOLDS, b. 1830, McMinn Tn.

iv. JOHN REYNOLDS, b. 1831, Mc Minn Co Tn.

v. DAVID REYNOLDS, b. 1833 Mc Minn Co Tn

vi. GIDEON REYNOLDS, b. 1835 Mc Minn Co Tn

vii. MARY J REYNOLDS, b. 1837, Mc Minn Co Tn.

viii. THOMAS REYNOLDS, b. 1840 Mc Minn Co Tn

ix. GREEN REYNOLDS, b. 1843, Mc Minn Co Tn.

 

5. ISHAM THOMPSON (GIDEON I) was born February 23, 1802 in Tn .

 

Children of Isham Thompson are:

i. JOHN A THOMPSON, b. 1824.

ii. NANCY MINERVA THOMPSON, b. 1826.

iii. WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON, b. 1830.

iv. MARY JANE THOMPSON, b. 1832.

v. SIDNEY OLIVIA THOMPSON, b. 1835.

vi. NATHANIAL G THOMPSON, b. 1836.

vii. SARAH EMALINE THOMPSON, b. 1837.

viii. JAMES THOMPSON, b. 1843.

ix. ISHAM JUDSON THOMPSON, b. 1847.

x. ROBERT MONROE THOMPSON, b. 1849.

 

6. WILLIAM SMITH (ELIZABETH CLOWERS THOMPSON) was born 1811 in Tn. He married JANE SMITH Abt 1831.

 

Children of William Smith and Jane Smith are:

i. JOHN SMITH, b. 1837.

ii. SIDNEY SMITH, b. 1839.

iii. TENNESSEE SMITH, b. 1840.

iv. JOSEPH SMITH, b. 1843.

v. HARRIET SMITH, b. 1846.

 

7. AMANDA JANE SMITH (ELIZABETH CLOWERS THOMPSON) was born 1820 in TN. She married (1) ELLIS M.RIGGS. She married (2) O. P. HALL August 11, 1852 in Mc Minn Co Tn.

 

Children of Amanda Smith and Ellis Riggs are:

i. SAMUEL LOUIS RIGGS, b. 1837, TN.

ii. JACKSON SMITH RIGGS, b. 1840, Tn.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

6. GIDEON THOMPSON II (JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born November 03, 1822 in Greene Co TN3, and died February 14, 1908 in Waresville, TX. He married MARGARET OBRYANT SLAVEN (widow of David Slavin) July 24, 1842 in Saline Co. Ar, daughter of Wilson OBryant and Meley OBryant. Gideon Thompson is profiled in A. J. Sowell's Texas Indian Fighters. Wilson and Melley O'Bryant and their children accompanied the Thompsons to Texas, see below for more O'Bryant data.

 

Children of Gideon Thompson and Margaret Thompson are:

i. WILLIAM S. THOMPSON, b. May 02, 1844, Sevier Arkansas; d. 1879, Killed by Renegades in his sheep camp. m. JANE WATSON

ii. HIRAM THOMPSON, b. April 03, 1846, Saline Arkansas; m. GRACE MIKESON .

. iii. ROBERT HAMILTON THOMPSON

iv. FRANCES THOMPSON, b. July 13, 1853 ; m. (1) PROFESSOR SAMUEL KOENINGHEN; m. (2) VAN RANSUELLER SPRINGER.

v. MARY ANN THOMPSON, b. November 24, 1854, d. February 02, 1864, Waresville, TX.

vi. ELMINA THOMPSON b. November 02, 1855 m. HARVEY S.DONOHO.

vii. MILLA JEAN THOMPSON, b. December 05, 1857, Bandera, TX; d. August 09, 1878,

viii. EMILY TEXANA THOMPSON, b. December 27, 1859 October 09, 1860, Waresville, tx

ix. LILLY DALE THOMPSON, b. November 03, 1861, Bandera Tx; m. NOBLE GREEN.

 

7. MARY JANE THOMPSON (JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born March 19, 1827, and died August 22, 1859 in Waresville, TX. She married (1). ISAACS OBRYANT, son of Wilson OBryant and Meley OBryant She married (2) CHARLES FREDERICK DURBON

 

Children of Mary Thompson and Isaacs OBryant are:

ii. JACOB OBRYANT, b. 1845; m. MARY KELLEY.

  iii. BENJAMIN OBRYANT, b. 1849; m. LENA PHELPS.

iv. SARAH OBRYANT , b. 1851. Md Mr. Watson

v. JOSEPH BENTON OBRYANT, b. 1848.

vi. ALICE OBRYANT.

 

  Child of Mary Thompson and Charles Durbon is:

i. MARY ANN DURBON, b. Abt 1859.

 

8. MARTHA EMELINE THOMPSON (JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born May 25, 1836 in Tennessee and died February 11, 1920 in Reagan Wells Tx. She married (1) THOMAS B. HAMMER August 20, 1855. She married (2) LAWRENCE PIKE HEARD June 04, 1858 in Utopia Tx, son of Wyatt Heard and Mary Reeves

 

Notes

Martha Emeline Thompson came to the Sabinal Canyon with her brother Gideon, in 1852. They came from Hawkins County Tennessee via Arkansas. In Arkansas, Gideon married Margaret O'Bryant Slavin, the widow of David Slavin. Gideon and Margaret and four of their children along with his sister Emeline were the first white family to come west of the German settlement of D'Hanis. Capt. William Ware was the first settler, but he brought his family later. (from A.J Sowell's "Texas Indian Fighters") Martha first married Thomas Hammer and they had one son, Thomas Harney born in 1856. Thomas Hammer erected a stage stop and store on the west bank of the Sabinal River at Sabinal in 1854. Although the Second US Cavalry had a camp directly across the river, Hammer was killed by either (1) Mexican Bandits or (2) Indians in 1857. The ruins of the store can still be seen at the edge of Highway 90 West of Sabinal, almost hidden by mesquite brush.

Martha married Lawrence Pike Heard on June 4, 1858 and they lived for several years in Utopia before moving to the Dry Frio Canyon. They are both buried in the Heard Cemetary at Reagan Wells Texas.

 

Child of Martha Heard and Thomas Hammer is:

i. THOMAS HARNEY HAMMER, b. May 30, 1856; d. January 07, 1913.

 

Children of Martha Heard and Lawrence Heard are:

. ii. MARY JANE HEARD , b. March 17, 1859; d. December 18, 1934.

iii. MARTHA EMALINE HEARD , b. April 27, 1861; d. May 08, 1944.

iv. HENRY LAWRENCE HEARD, b. July 04, 1865; d. August 01, 1953, California.

v. ANNIE ELLA HEARD , b. April 04, 1868; d. May 02, 1926.

vi. WYATT HUBBARD HEARD, b. April 21, 1872 d. January 11, 1926, Reagan Wells Tx.

vii. CHARLES AUGUSTIN HEARD, b. August 20, 1875, Utopia Tx; d. April 20, 1961,

viii. DEXTER HEARD, b. 1878; d. 1878.

  

Generation No. 4

 

9. ROBERT HAMILTON THOMPSON (GIDEON3, JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born September 01, 1848 in Perry Co Arkansas, and died April 26, 1940 in Waresville, TX. He married (1) OLIVE ISBELL ANGLIN daughter of Aaron Anglin and Jenny Anglin. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH CUMMINS

 

Children of Robert Thompson and Olive Thompson are:

i. SARAH EDNA THOMPSON , b. December 29, 1873; m. J L JENNINGS.

ii. JOB AARON THOMPSON, b. November 28, 1875; d. March 13, 1955, Utopia Tx.

iii. FANNIE THOMPSON b. May 11, 1877 ; m. OSCAR CLAUDE GABRIEL.

iv. ELMINA THOMPSON b. 1880; m. JOHN H. SMITH.

v. WILLIAM G. THOMPSON, b. March 24, 1879.

vi. ROBERT HAMILTON THOMPSON,JR, b. November 02, 1882, Utopia Tx;

vii. LEON THOMPSON, b. December 29, 1883.

viii. EDGAR L THOMPSON, b. March 29, 1885.

ix. OLIVE L. THOMPSON b. March 28, 1887; m. JAMES DEED SNOW.

 

Children of Robert Thompson and Mary Thompson are:

x. ANNIE THOMPSON, b. August 08, 1890; m. CHARLES W BENHAM.

xi. EUNICE MAGGIE THOMPSON , b. August 05, 1892; m. CURTIS L. CAIN.

xii. ELONZO THOMPSON, b. December 24, 1895; d. August 10, 1992, Vanderpool Tx.

xiii. JOHNIE A. THOMPSON, b. March 01, 1899; m. GAYNELLE NORMAN .

xvi. LELA THOMPSON , b. November 13, 1906; m. CLAUDE W. WOOD.

xvii. JEWETTE R. THOMPSON , b. June 13, 1908; m. SAM J. MORRIS.

 

10. JOSEPH BENTON OBRYANT (MARY JANE THOMPSON3, JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born 1848. He married NETTIE NORTON.

 

Children of Joseph OBryant and Nettie Norton are:

i. SAMUEL K OBRYANT, b. 1874.

ii. LOUISE OBRYANT, b. 1872.

iii. MILLIE OBRYANT, b. 1875.

iv. JOE OBRYANT.

v. BEN OBRYANT, b. 1884.

vi. HUMPHREYS OBRYANT, b. 1889.

vii. JOHN OBRYANT.

viii. MINA OBRYANT, b. 1889; m. JESSIE STORMS.

ix. WILLIE OBRYANT.

x. EDWARD OBRYANT, m. DULCIE NARLISSA BANDY.

 

11. MARY JANE HEARD (MARTHA EMELINE THOMPSON3 , JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born March 17, 1859, and died December 18, 1934. She married JAMES FRANKLIN KELLEY January 25, 1877.

 

Children of Mary Kelley and James Kelley are:

i. ONA KELLEY, m. MR. HOOD.

ii. MAUD KELLEY, m. WALLACE CUMMINS.

iii. JOHN KELLEY.

iv. DAL KELLEY.

v. ROB KELLEY.

vi. SUE KELLEY.

vii. CHARLES KELLEY.

 

12. MARTHA EMALINE HEARD (MARTHA EMELINE THOMPSON3, JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born April 27, 1861, and died May 08, 1944. She married SEYMORE JAY ROBB October 1888. (Seymore Jay Robb was sheriff of Uvalde Co Texas and also a Texas Ranger)

 

Children of Martha Robb and Seymore Robb are:

i. JOHN ROBB.

ii. ADDIE ROBB.

iii. ARTHUR ROBB.

iv. CLEM ROBB.

v. IONE ROBB.

 

13. HENRY LAWRENCE HEARD (MARTHA EMELINE THOMPSON3, JACOB2 THOMPSON, GIDEON1) was born July 04, 1865, and died August 01, 1953 in California. He married WENONAH JANE WRIGHT March 20, 1888 in Nebraska.

 

Children of Henry Heard and Wenonah Heard are:

i. LOLA HEARD.

ii. NINA HEARD.

iii. SADIE HEARD.

iv. BOYD HEARD.

v. ANNA HEARD.

vi. CHARLES HEARD.

vii. MARTHA HEARD.

viii. LENNA HEARD.

ix. ERNEST HEARD.

 

14. ANNIE ELLA HEARD (MARTHA EMELINE THOMPSON3, JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born April 04, 1868, and died May 02, 1926. She married JOHN MONROE KELLEY May 16, 1886.

 

Children of Annie Kelley and John Kelley are:

i. MATTIE KELLEY.

ii. RAY KELLEY.

iii. LAURENCE KELLEY.

iv. HAL KELLEY.

v. SUE KELLEY.

vi. HOWARD KELLEY.

vii. JIM KELLEY.

viii. LEONARD KELLEY.

 

15. WYATT HUBBARD HEARD (MARTHA EMELINE THOMPSON3, JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born April 21, 1872 in Florence, Williamson Co Tx, and died January 11, 1926 in Reagan Wells Tx. He married MARY ELIZABETH CUMMINGS October 13, 1895 in Reagan Wells Tx ?, daughter of John Cummings and Mary Cummings.

 

Children of Wyatt Heard and Mary Heard are:

i. DOW HUBBARD HEARD, b. November 07, 1896 , m. MINERVA T. GULLEY ,

ii. CLARENCE DEXTER HEARD, b. November 05, 1897; m. CLARA BRADSHAW

iii. JOHN HENRY HEARD, b. October 11, 1899 m. CYNTHIA ARVAZINA JONES ,

iv. LAURA ELIZABETH (BESSIE) , b. July 09, 1902 m. LAWRENCE LANGWORTHY,

v. SIDNEY STERLING HEARD, b. January 27, 1904; m. MARY STEIGERWALD ,

vi. BERTHA LEE HEARD , b. December 13, 1905; m. CECIL NORTON DUNLAP, .

vii. DANIEL WEBSTER HEARD, b. March 05, 1908; m. LUCILLE LONG

viii. MARY EMALINE HEARD , b. September 25, 1911; m. W. JACKSON NELSON

ix. MAGGIE MAUD HEARD b. November 11, 1913; m. WILLIAM PETER GIBBENS,

x. WOODROW ALLEN HEARD, b. December 04, 1916; m. VERA OPAL SHAFER ,

 

16. CHARLES AUGUSTIN HEARD (MARTHA EMELINE THOMPSON3, JACOB2, GIDEON1) was born August 20, 1875 in Utopia Tx, and died April 20, 1961 in Uvalde Tx. He married ALVIN REBECCA POST August 1900 in Bandera Tx, daughter of John Post and Cynthia Moore.

 

Children of Charles Heard and "Yaddie" Heard are:

i. WINIFRED KATE HEARD, b. October 12, 1902 Uvalde Tx; m. BART RANDOLPH.

ii. LENORA HEARD, b. January 06, 1904.

iii. CHARLES ALVIN HEARD, b. September 20, 1906 ; m. ETHYLENE JONES

iv. CURTIS CALVIN HEARD, b. March 25, 1911 ; m. SHIRLEY DUNHAM

v. BYRON POST HEARD, b. June 11, 1913 ; m. MARIE WENTWORTH

vi. CLARENCE DOW HEARD, b. January 21, 1916 m. RUTH DULANEY

vii. RALPH HEARD b. MAY 1, 1921

 

 

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