Coleman County Texas Archives Photo Tombstone.....Thomson, Harry McDonald 
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Cemetery:           Coleman City Cemetery
Name:               Harry McDonald Thomson

Date Of Photograph: July 16, 2006
Photo can be seen at:
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HARRY M. THOMSON

TEXAS

PVT CO A 2 REGT TEXAS INF

SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

APRIL 7, 1879    JULY 8, 1970

Additional Comments:
Born Harry McDonald Thomson, the sixth child of Alexander Cromwell Thomson 

(1832-1910) and Sara Ann Bray (1847-1894), on 7 Apr 1879.  Married Jessie Alice 

Melton on 9 Sep 1904.  They had three children: Harry Melton Thomson (1909- 

1969), Sara Isabel Thomson (1912-1993) and Helen Gay Thomson (1916).  Harry was 

the first to enlist for the Spanish American War from Coleman County in 1898 at 

the age of 19.  He was successful as a semi-pro baseball player, teacher, 

grocer and realtor.  He was elected Councilman of Coleman, TX and also served 

as its Postmaster where he later retired.  He died 7 Jul 1970.

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