| Marker Number |
10315 |
| Atlas Number |
5209010315 |
| Marker Title |
Julia Ann Ragsdale Home |
| Index Entry |
Ragsdale, Julia Ann |
| Address |
|
| City |
Wimberley |
| County |
Hays |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
587312 |
| UTM Northing |
3320297 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; pioneers; women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year |
1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
take RR 12 N to Summit Dr.; then east on Summit Dr. approx. .5 miles to Gumbert Ranch (private property) |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
16" x 12" |
| Marker Text |
Widow of Dr. Frederick B. Ragsdale (1804-1851), Julia Ann Ragsdale (1821-1908) was a well-educated woman who taught school in Arkansas before she brought her family to Texas during the Civil War. In 1864 her daughter Mary Elizabeth (1843-1872) married Light Stapleton Townsend (1834-1928). After Mary's death, Mrs. Ragsdale moved to Wimberley in 1875 to raise her four grandchildren. Townsend built this board-and-batten home for them on Cypress Creek in 1879. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976 |
