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The Stalcup Saga (as it pertains to Grayson County, Texas) Christopher
Columbus Stalcup was a twin to Frances America (Stalcup) Etter. They
were born September 3, 1848 on the family farm in Tennessee. He married
Frances John February 28, l971 McMinn County, Tennessee. Son
Edwin King was born there on August 25, 1876 Tennessee.
Approximately 1877/1878 Chris and his small family, along with brother Levi's family and their mother Nancy, moved to Pottsboro, Grayson County, Texas. Unlike his four siblings in the area, Texas was not the "end goal" in Christopher's plans. But, as they say, "the best laid plans" - what was originally expected to be a few months stay before moving on became several years. A man has to provide for his family, even short-term, so Chris settled onto a small 20 acre farm near Pottsboro. As chance would have it, it was during this time that brother John W.'s wife died leaving him with 2 children to care for. As mothers do, Nancy Stalcup stepped in to care for her son and grandchildren during that trying time. Chris had assumed the role of looking after his mother after their father's death in 1867 and therefore was not willing to resume the family's travels until his mother could join them. Chris and Frances had their second child Joseph Harrison - born July 13, 1880 Texas. By 1882 Chris and Frances eventually continued their planned journey to join younger brother Joseph in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Nancy Stalcup continued on to Arkansas as well and died in 1886. Ironically, Chris returned to McMinn County, Tennessee in the mid-1890s but his only daughter, Marie, married and moved to Denison, Grayson County, Texas in 1919. Carl Clifton and Jessie Marie (Stalcup) Jones are both buried in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County, Texas. C. A. Parsons January 16, 2021 Stalcup Index  Biography Index Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |