Barbara, First article by Elva Mayo Darby (Mrs. William J. Darby) Elijah Thompson was born July 5, 1805, in Campbell County, VA the son of John and Elizabeth Thompson. A deed in 1812 shows John thompson guying 2000 acres on the headwaters of the West Harpeth River in Williamson Co from Jesse Jones, Jr., of Campbell Co., VA. In his will, written 47 years later, John Thompson divided his large holdings among his sons, Absolom, Elijah, and George W., and his sons-in-law, Samuel Fleming, Sr., and William Fleming, Sr. Mixey thompson had married Samuel Fleming in 1819. Elijah Thompson was a prominent State Legislator, physician, and planter for whom Thompson Station was named. He settled in Williamson County in the early 1800's and after a time purchased and moved to the farm now known as Laurel Hill and presently owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Garret. Later he established a home approximately four miles south of this location on the east side of turnpike road, afterwards owned by Dr. Hiram A. Laws, who had married one of Dr. Thompson's daughters, Mary Emma Thompson. Dr. Thompson engaged extensively in cotton speculation, and during several years entered into this trade with so much spirit that the Nashville market was thereby stimulated, often resulting in great benefit to the people of this and other communities. He read medicine under Dr. William G. Dickinson of Franklin and received his MD degree in 1830 from Transylvania University. In 1830, also, he was elected to membership, from Williamson County, in the Medical Society of Tennessee. He practiced medicine and farmed at Thompson Station. Dr. Thompson was active as a preceptor of medicine, and names of five of his students are known: Samuel Fleming and William Fleming, Isaac House, William Thompson, and David H. Dungan, another son-in-law. Dungan's wife Alice, incidentally, played an important part in the Battle of Thompson Station on March 5, 1963, when she, haven taken refuge in the cellar of a neighbor, Thomas Banks, saw the color-bearer of the Arkansas regiment fall and rushed from her place of safety, took up the flag, and waved it over her head, shouting encouragement to the Confederate troops. Indeed, Dr. Elijah Thompson served as a surgeon during the War between the States, and a cane with a dagger inclosed, which he used as protection at that time, is now in the possession of one of his family members, Dr. Hiram A. Laws III, a dentist of Chattanooga, presently a Board of Trust member of Battle Ground Academy. Dr. Laws also has a sash that Thompson wore when he served as army surgion on the staff of Governor Isham G. Harris and one of two brass candlesticks, which were held on each side of the operating table to enable him to operate by night. Soon after the charter of the TN and AL RR was obtained, Dr. Thompson undertook, with the aid of other gentlemen, the task of getting up the stock and making a succes of the building of this railroad from Nashville to Columbia. He served in the House of TN General Assembly. He was married three times-- in 1826 to Amelia H. buford, in 1841 to Mary Ann riley, and in 1863 to Susan E. Elbeck. His ten children were born during the second marriage. Dr. Thompson died May 11, 1871 in his 66th year, after a protracted and very painful illness, and is buried on the old homplace near Thompson Station. He was buried with Masonic honors, about 65 Masons being in the procession, consisting of parts of Spring Hill, Bethesda, and Franklin Lodges. The burial service was performed by the Franklin Lodge at the request of the Spring Hill Lodge. The religious services were conducted by the Reverend Thompson, a nephew of Dr. Thompson and by Dr. Hanner of Franklin, assisted by Major N. F. Cheairs of Spring Hill and others, and the prayers offered by Dr. Malley, chaplain of Spring Hill Lodge, and especially the Grand Honors as united in by all the Masons present. Hope this isn't an article you already have. Pat