I have been researching homesteads in Bryson area for awhile and Thomas Coke Burns had a homestead between Job Wood and Sherman Wood in Bryson Valley. One forty bordered the SLO co. line in section 35 R8E TS24S, and it was issued May 11, 1892. Also I ran across him in Salt of the Earth. He is listed as Coke Burns and working with the road crew that built the road into Hesperia and Bryson. Also homesteading between Smith Road and the SLO Co. Line is Alexander Thompson and I was wondering if this could be Pleasant Thompson's son. My daughter and her husband own this property now. I have just completed research on the Harris family if you would like a copy of that. Our gr. gr. Aunt Annie Sands married Andrew Jackson Harris. I'm Betsy Wood and my email is coyote@mbo.net

Hi Betsy, According to the 1880 Census, Pleasant THOMPSON did not have a son named Alexander living with him. His eldest son listed as living with him, William R., was 25, and his youngest son, John F., was 7. Pleasant and his wife Sarah A. were both born in Missouri. There is a separate family listing for Alexander THOMPSON, who was born in Texas. Alexander was 27 and his parents' nativities are listed as Missouri. Alexander and his wife, Ida M. had two children living with them — George F.[3] and Clara M. [1]. In the 1880 Census there is one family listed between Alexander and Pleasant, the Eugene C. COLE family. The next time I go to lookup biographies I will see if there is any for the THOMPSONs, father and son. I seem to recall that there is at least one. At the moment I am researching the families on the other side of 101 in that area. Quite a number of them leased land in the different valleys before they finally acquired land in their own names. Hope this helps, Anita C. Monterey County COYOTE@BRIGHTOK.NET wrote: > > I have been researching homesteads in Bryson area for awhile and Thomas Coke Burns had a homestead between Job Wood and Sherman Wood in Bryson Valley. One forty bordered the SLO co. line in section 35 R8E TS24S, and it was issued May 11, 1892. Also I ran across him in Salt of the Earth. He is listed as Coke Burns and working with the road crew that built the road into Hesperia and Bryson. Also homesteading between Smith Road and the SLO Co. Line is Alexander Thompson and I was wondering if this could be Pleasant Thompson's son. My daughter and her husband own this property now. I have just completed research on the Harris family if you would like a copy of that. Our gr. gr. Aunt Annie Sands married Andrew Jackson Harris. I'm Betsy Wood and my email is coyote@mbo.net >