Julia Ann Ragsdale Home
Widow of Dr. Frederick B. Ragsdale (1804-1851), Julia Ann Ragsdale (1821-1908) was a well-educated woman who taught school in Arkansas before she brought her family to Texas during the Civil War. In 1864 her daughter Mary Elizabeth (1843-1872) married Light Stapleton Townsend (1834-1928). After Mary's death, Mrs. Ragsdale moved to Wimberley in 1875 to raise her four grandchildren. Townsend built this board-and-batten home for them on Cypress Creek in 1879. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976
30.0121° N, 98.0947° W
This marker stands on private property. Please view it from the road or ask the owner first.
Where to Find It
take RR 12 N to Summit Dr.; then east on Summit Dr. approx. .5 miles to Gumbert Ranch (private property)
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- 1 mi S Wimberley-Hughes House Wimberley
- 1 mi S Winters-Wimberley House Wimberley
- 1.1 mi S John R. Dobie House Wimberley
- 1.1 mi S Wimberley Mills Wimberley
- 1.1 mi S John Henry Saunders Homestead Wimberley