   J.G.H. Sawyers 10 July 1820 - 6 January 1875 James
Claiborne H. Sawyers was the sixth child born to John Sawyers, Jr.; he
married Alzira M. Crawford (1823-1869) in 1843. To this union
twelve children were born: 1. Drusilla M. Sawyers (1844 - 1892) 2. Sarah M. Sawyers (1846-1861) 3. Nancy E. Sawyers (1848 - ) 4. John B.M. Sawyers (1850 - ) 5. Mary Jane Sawyers (1852 - 1905) 6. Rachel F.L. Sawyers (1855 - ) 7. Sidney J. Sawyers (1857 - 1885) 8. James W.E. Sawyers (1859 - 1861) 9. Thomas A. Sawyers (1861 - ) 10. Martha A. Sawyers (1863 - 1872) 11. Samuel L. Sawyers (1866 - ) 12. Etha A. Sawyers (1868 - ) When the Civil War broke out in 1861, James C.H. Sawyers served in the Confederate Army under Col. Carter and General Vaughn, both of East Tennessee. He surrendered with his command in South Carolina at the close of the war in 1854. Under his honorable parole he was to return to his home and be protected as a United States citizen. In 1865 after his return from the war, James Sawyers moved his farmily from Knox County, Tennessee to Middle Tennessee near Murfreesboro, Alzira died in 1869 and is buried in the Murfreesboro Cemetery. In 1870 he moved with his children from Rutherford County, Tennessee to Franklin County, Tennessee, living there for about three years. In 1873 he and his family moved to Grayson County, Texas. Sawyers died in 1875 and "was buried in the old Pioneer Reeves Cemetery". (Source : Harris, Dr. Madison Monroe, comp. Family History of Col. John Sawyers and Simon Harris and Their Descendents)  Drue Stalcup 13 September 1844 - 30 December 1892 w/o J.W. Stalcup After
the death of her mother in 1869, Drusilla, being the oldest daughter,
at the age of 25 took care of the family in the role of a mother.
When the family broke up with most of them being married and
having homes of their own, Drusilla made her home with her younger
sister Mary Jane, who had married Herman Thoma in 1878 at Pottsboro,
Grayson County, Texas. Later in life Drusilla wed Mr. John
Stalcup, a good, respectable man in his community, who gave her a home
in her latter years. At her request, Drucilla was buried at the
foot of her father's grave in "old Pioneer Reeves Cemetery". (Source : Harris, Dr. Madison Monroe, comp. Family History of Col. John Sawyers and Simon Harris and Their Descendents)  Georgetown Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |