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History in
a Pecan Shell
Named for blacksmith
John Grey Jolly, the town was formed just after the Civil War. Jolly
donated land for the community's first school. In 1878 a school was
constructed and by 1903 there were thirty-five pupils enrolled. From
a mere 40 residents in 1940, the town increased to 15,000 by the 1990
Census. The city now extends into Travis
County. |
Historical
Marker
(12883 Pond Springs Road, off Hwy 183, Round
Rock):
Jollyville
Community and School
This area was
first settled in the 1840s by Henry Rhodes. He was soon joined by
such pioneers as Elisha Prewitt, who fought in the Battle
of San Jacinto, and Civil War veterans Elisha Rhodes, J. Bryon
Jenkins, and William H. Thompson, whose home at this site served as
a stage stop.
In 1866 Confederate veteran John G. Jolly established the Jollyville
community. The owner of a store and blacksmith shop, he gave land
for a cemetery and for a school (200 ft. W), which was merged with
Pond Springs in 1903. Later growth in the Jollyville area resulted
from nearby urban development.
(1983) |
Historical
Marker
(8600 Spicewood Springs Road, Jollyville) :
Jolly Cemetery
This pioneer burial
ground is a reminder of the area's earliest settlers. It was formally
set aside by John Grey Jolly (1825-99) and his wife, Nancy Isabel
(Eskew) (1825-1921) -- both buried here -- for whom Jollyville community
was named.
The earliest marked grave is that of Margaret Evergreen Robinson,
who died in 1872. Others buried here include five citizens of the
Republic of Texas -- members of the Thomas V. S. Strode family, who
settled in this area of the state in 1841. The last burial in the
Jolly Cemetery, that of Texas Confederate veteran Charlie Strode,
took place in 1929.
(1986) |
Left - America
Emma Jolly
On back says "Mother" written by Cordelia Clementine Jolly
Lee
Center - Written as Emma America Jolly
Right - Virginia Davis, Emma Jolly, Sally Rebecca Cain |
Jollyville
Forum
America Emma
Jolly 1857-1944
"My 1st cousin 3x removed was married to America Emma Jolly, daughter
of John Grey Jolly the founder of Jollyville. America Emma was born
20 Nov 1857 in Austin, TX
and died 1 Mar 1944 in El
Paso, TX. James was born in MS in 1849 and died in El
Paso, TX 27 Dec 1928. They were married in 1873. The photos are
some I found of America Emma." - Jerry Jolly, Duncan, OK, February
14, 2017 |
| America Emma
Jolly 1857-1944 |
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