Wife of A. J. "Uncle Jimmy" Thurman.

A book about DIDO Cemetery in the town of the same name, written by the Dido Cemetery Association in 1972. The following passage is from that book:

" The earliest documented homestead at Dido was that of David Thurmond who arrived in 1848 with his family from Virginia. That event is recorded in the Mary Thurmond Hudson family Bible, which was started in 1856 when Mary Frances Thurmond married W. D. Hudson of Newark.
The Thurmonds occupied state land which was later known around Dido as the "Uncle Jimmy Thurmond farm." The Thurmond wagon train from Virginia was stranded in Arkansas for some weeks because of high water and poor roads. They were further delayed when they stopped for the birth of a son. This son, the youngest of the Dave Thurmond family, was born in a covered wagon on Oct. 12, 1848 as they journeyed to their new home in Texas. This same son became "Uncle Jimmy" to friends around Dido, and was buried at the Dido Cemetery on Dec 1, 1923. So the Thurmond wagon train that left Virginia in the spring of 1848 did not arrive in the Dido community until the late autumn of that year. The Thurmonds occupied that same land until 1918 when it was sold to Mr. Vaden. It is thought that one of the Thurmond men made a previous trip to Tarrant County in search of homestead land before the actual date of settlement in 1848. A possible relative is A. J. Thurmond, who received 320 acres as war bounty. He served in 1836. The Texas State Land Office has records that show 640 acres of land deeded to the Thurmond family in 1856, 160 acres to D. H., E. G., Jerome, and Mary Frances Hudson. Jerome (Jude) sold his land to Mr. Hicks.
In the early days it took approximately 3 to 5 years to establish ownership of state land. A family applying for 160 acres was to receive a one-room log cabin; those applying for 320 acres received a two-room cabin. It is likely that these early settlers lived in dug-outs or half dug-outs until their application for land grants had been approved.
The burial place of the first documented settler, Dave Thurmond, is unknown. However, his wife, Elizabeth B. Thurmond who was born in 1808, is buried at Dido near the other Thurmond graves. This Elizabeth Thurmond was formerly Bette Napier, the daughter of a French family who migrated to Virginia in the early years of 1800. It is also interesting to note that there are seven generations of Thurmonds, and many of them attend the Memorial Homecoming at Dido. At this date, the youngest of these descendents is Matthew Ray, great-grandson of Ernest Hill. Other descendents are the Hills, Knights, Hudsons and Mrs. J. M. Easter."