Freestone County, Texas Biographies Biography of Thomas Wingfield Bond (28 May 1849-8 Oct 1930, buried Salem Cemetery in Freestone Co., TX.) A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1893; pages 600-601 Thomas W. Bond, a successful farmer of Freestone county, Texas, is the subject of this sketch. He is the son of John P. Bond, who was born in Louisiana, in 1820, came to Texas in 1851, and first located in Leon county. From there Mr. Bond moved to Freestone county, near to where his son, our subject, now resides. Prior to his death he returned to Leon county, and died in 1865. By occupation he was a farmer, and by profession a minister of the Primitive Baptist Church, in which capacity he served for fifteen years. At the time of his death he was pastor of four churches. He was recognized as a very exemplary man, of a disposition that endeared him to all hearts. In politics he affiliated with the Democratic party. Mr. Bond, Sr., was a son of Richard and Mary (Baker) Bond, natives of Missouri. The Bond family are of Scotch and English descent. The mother of our subject was named Mary (Kindell) Bond, a native of Missouri, and her father was killed in the war of 1836 [War of Texan Independence from Mexico]. The marriage of our subject's parents took place in 1840, and to them nine children were born, viz: George L., a farmer of Navarro county, died August, 1891; our subject; John A., a farmer of Freestone county; Charles, deceased; William B., a farmer of Freestone county; Mary R. died when young; Francis B., a farmer and teacher of Freestone county; Sarah J. died when young; and the last one died when young. Our subject was born in 1849, in Louisiana, and there resided with his father until 1851, his mother having died in 1864 [actually January 1865], his father in 1865. In 1866 he came to Hill county, Texas, where he remained one year, engaged in various employments, and from there he came to Wortham, Freestone county, where he engaged as a farm hand by month. Later he returned to the neighborhood where he now lives, and after two years he bought the farm which he now owns, and three years later he married and moved to his farm, where he has since resided with the exception of one year. The marriage of Mr. Bond took place in 1871, to Miss Sarah C. Tacker, a native of Tennessee. She came from there to Texas in the fall of 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Bond are the parents of eleven children, viz. Epaphrodites, deceased at the age of eighteen; John W., Henrietta, Anna Eliza, Azilee and William Silas are all at home; Samuel died in infancy; Ida. V. is at home; Ella died in infancy; Thomas J. and Sarah Emma are at home. Since the age of fifteen years our subject has been dependent upon himself for support, owning a pony but nothing else; nor has he received assistance from any source except what he has found for himself. He is now the owner of 298 acres of fine land, and about forty-five head of stock. In politics Mr. Bond is a Democrat of the Jackson type, and for a number of years has filled the office of Justice of the Peace, and is now serving as County Commissioner. He is a Master Mason. He stands exceptionally well throughout the county, and whenever known his acquaintances all have a good word to say when they mention Thomas W. Bond.