TENNESSEE STATE RECORDS - BIOGRAPHIES - William Thatcher Stalcup
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William Thatcher Stalcup

Surnames:  Chambers, O'Neal, Arthur

Locations:  Monroe Co., IN; North Carolina, Tennessee

William Thatcher Stalcup, a modern farmer, found the old 
home place good enough in which to spend his life, so he 
never cared to try his fortune in alien fields, spending 
his days in Washington township, where he was born May 15,
1841. He got a very limited education in the old-time 
subscription schools and worked on his father's farm during
his youth. He married Amanda Ellen Chambers in 1866, who 
was born in Monroe county, Indiana, the daughter of William
and Elizabeth Chambers, who were early settlers in the 
county where the subject's wife was born. They remained 
there several years then came to Highland township, Greene
county, Indiana, where they spent the remaining days of 
their lives, both dying there.

The subject and his wife have two children: Alice, who is
the wife of Otto O'Neal, lives in Washington township, on
a farm, and they have one child, Ivan; Wilbur M., the 
subject's second child, who married Bertha Arthur, lives 
with his father and assists in conducting the affairs of 
the old place.

The subject has one hundred and fifty-five acres in the home
place, having secured it when it was wild and unimproved,
but he has spent years in making various needed improvements
until he now has an excellent farm upon which stand many
good buildings.

Mr. Stalcup is a well read man, keeping up on political and
current events. He is an independent voter, preferring to
cast his ballot for the best candidate rather than for any
particular party. He has been a constable, also a supervisor
of his home county. He is a member of Patrons of Husbandry.
Mr. and Mrs. Stalcup are members of the Presbyterian church
at Hick's chapel, and they are a well respected family in
the neighborhood.

William T. Stalcup is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Stalcup,
the former a native of North Carolina and the latter of 
Tennessee. They married in the last named state and came 
to Greene county, Indiana, in the early thirties, settling
in Washington township, where they took up government land
on which they spent their lives.

Thomas Stalcup was soldier in the war of 1812, and he was 
granted eighty acres of land for his services to the 
government. They had eleven children, namely; Hance, James,
Solomon, Elizabeth, John, Rebecca, Catherine, Susan, Andrew,
William, subject; Joseph, Thomas Stalcup died in September,
1860. His wife died some years before. She was a member of 
the Baptist church.



Source:  "Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Ind. 
with Reminiscences of Pioneer Days", B.F. Bowen & Co.,
Indianapolis, IN, 1908.