JOLLYVILLE of Williamson County, Texas

Historical marker for Jollyville. The town was named after John Grey Jolly, an early settler who set up a blacksmith shop and a store, and provided land for an early school.

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Jolly Girls

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Child with Bell

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Thompson Children at Large Tree at Jollyville

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Nancy Jolly, wife of confederate Veteran John Gray Jolly. The Jolly’s bought land in the southwestern corner of Williamson county in 1865, donated land for a school and cemetery, built a log cabin and raised 6 daughters. Jollyville is noted for the “Jollyville Circle Tree”.

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Jollyville Girl Scouts

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Kathy Thompson in Snow in 1970's

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Home Garden in Jollyville

Jolly Cemetery - Historical Marker
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.