Thomas C. and Eliza V. Felps

Born in Tennessee in 1836, Thomas C. Felps came to Texas in 1850 and to this area in 1856. He earned a living by freighting and joined the Blanco County Rangers during the Civil War. In 1863 he married Eliza V. White (b. 1846), a native of Ohio. In the summer of 1869, the couple lived with Eliza's parents while Thomas recovered from a fever. Her father, newly-appointed County Judge S. T. White, had gone to Blanco on July 21, 1869, when Thomas and Eliza were killed by a band of Indians on Cypress Creek. Only Eliza was scalped. The couple's orphaned children, Thomas and Caroline, were cared for by Eliza's parents. (1975)

Thomas C. and Eliza V. Felps is a historical marker in Johnson City, Blanco County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Blanco County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1869, -98.3297 near Johnson City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Miller Creek Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, Peyton Colony Lime Kiln, and Peyton Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5031006386. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.