BIO:  STALCUP, Amos R., s/o Stephen & Sarah Ann (Smock) Stalcup

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

STALCUP   SMOCK   FATE   CROOKE   

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886

Daviess County, Elmore Twp., page 910

AMOS R. STALCUP, merchant, was born in Greene County, Ind., February 14, 
1847, son of Stephen and Sarah Ann (Smock) Stalcup.  The father was born in
Tennessee in 1794, and was a stock speculator.  His first wife, whom he
married in Tennessee, died in Greene County, Ind.  He then married our
subject's mother, who was a native Kentuckian, born in 1812.  The father died
in 1867, and the mother in 1879.  Subject received a common school education.
When twenty years of age he began doing for himself.  In July, 1866, he 
married Elizabeth Fate, born in 1851, daughter of William and Mahala Fate.
To their union six children were born, three of whom are living:  Ellen,
William Henry, and Julia.  After his marriage Mr. Stalcup worked at the
blacksmith's trace in Marco, Ind., for two years, and then moved to Daviess
County, Ind.  In July, 1878, his wife died, and November, 1879, he wedded
Nancy J. Crooke, born February 16, 1861, in Illinois, daughter of Jesse and
Priscilla Crooke.  They have one child named Frank.  In 1878 Mr. Stalcup
abandoned his trade, and began selling mercantile goods on commission.  Three
years later he began selling goods on his own responsibility, and has con-
tinued at that work ever since.  In addition to the duties of his store, he
looks after his shop and speculates in grain.  He has a fine stock of
general merchandise, and is the leading business man of the village.  In
politics he is a Republican, and cast his first vote for U.S. Grant.  He
held the office of postmaster for twelve years.
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