Scallorn, Alice Rebecca

Other Events:

• Military Servic: Company I, 16th Texas Infantry (Flournoy's), CSA

Notes:

Atascosa Co. Tx - Civil War Pension Applications

Scallorn, George Wesley 11338Claimant: Scallorn, George Wesley
Pension Number: 11338
County: Atascosa
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Scallorn, M. E. (Mrs) 31640Claimant: Scallorn, M. E. (Mrs)
Pension Number: 31640
County: Atascosa
Husband: George Wesley
Pension Number: 11338
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George married Huff, Missouri Ann about 1861. Missouri was born about 1845; died about 1876 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Woods Prairie Cemetery, Fayette, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

I had last name as Young.

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Death:
18 Sep 1842 -- Bexar County, Texas (Killed in battle of SaladoCreek.)

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SCALLORN, JOHN WESLEY

Biography:

SCALLORN, JOHN WESLEY -- Was the son of Stephen Scallorn and his wife Mary McClure. The children of Stephen Scallorn and his first wife Mary McClure Scallorn were, 1, Anderson Scallorn who married Emily Prather. 2, Newton Scallorn who married Mary Cooper and had nine children. 3, John Wesley Scallorn who married Marion Speer and left one son who married Missouri Young . The name of this son was George Scallorn. Fourth child was little Elam Scallorn who died in the Dawson Massacre on September 18, 1842. He was single.
The father, Stephen Scallorn, was married the second time to Martha Bullock and had nine children, four boys and five girls.

John Wesley Scallorn emigrated to Texas in December 1835 and settled at Woods Fort, in Fayette County. He fought at the Battle of San Jacinto as a private in the Sixth Company Infantry , Second Regiment,Texas Volunteers. His captain was James Gillaspie.

At the election held on January 30, 1840, John Wesley Scallorn was elected County Surveyor of Fayette County.

He was one of the volunteers under Captain Nicholas Mosby Dawson to rush to the assistance of San Antonio when that city was captured by the Mexican General Adrian Woll on September 11, 1842, and both he and his baby brother, Elam Scallorn, died in the Dawson Massacre. They are buried on Monument Hill, near La Grange, Fayette County, Texas.

The widow of John Wesley Scallorn later married a cousin of our hero whose name was Jefferson Scallorn; the son of William Scallorn who was the brother of Stephen Scallorn.

Born in Tennessee, a son of Stephen and Mary E. Scallorn. His brothers and sisters were Anderson, Gideon, Elam, Francis, Sallie, Polly, Matilda and Minerva Scallorn. His half brothers and sisters were Giles, Nona, and Lemuel Scallorn.

In Headright Certificate No. 11 issued to John W. Scallorn January 5,1838 by the Board of Land Commissioners for Fayette County it is stated that he came to Texas in December, 1835. He was a member of Captain James Gillaspie's Company at San Jacinto and on May 26, 1838 he was issued Donation Certificate No. 229 for 640 acres of land for having participated in the battle. On the same date he receivedBounty Certificate No. 3601 for 320 acres of land for his services from March 4 to June 12, 1836.

Mr. Scallorn was elected County Surveyor of Fayette County by the Senate of the Republic, January 30, 1840. He and his brother Elam were killed in the "Dawson Massacre" near San Antonio , September 18,1842.

The remains of the thirty six men who fell with Captain Nicholas M. Dawson and sixteen of the seventeen men who drew black beans at the Hacienda Salado in Mexico, March 25, 1843, while on the Mier Expedition and were shot by their Mexican Captors were exhumed and on September 18, 1848 placed in a single vault on a hill overlooking the Colorado River and the city of La Grange, Texas. Their place of interment is now shown as Monument Hill. A new tomb erected by the citizens of Fayette County was unveiled over the grave of these martyrs, September 18, 1933, with elaborate ceremonies.

Mr. Scallorn was married to Miriam Speer, June 20, 1839 and to them was born one child, George. Mrs. Scallorn in time was married to Jefferson Scallorn, a cousin of John W. Scallorn. A granddaughter of Mr. Jefferson Scallorn, Miss Ruby Scallorn, lives near Smithville,Texas, R . F. D. 2.

George Scallorn, son of John W. Scallorn, was married and had seven children, two sons and five daughters. One of the sons, Frank, was living in San Antonio in 1928.

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Moved to Texas in 1835 and fought with the Texas army at San Jacinto.His
enthusiasm for Texas brought his father, his brother William, andtheir
families. John Wesley was a member of Capt. Nicholas M. Dawson's
reinforcment company at the battle of Salado Creek, and was killed in
this action against Mexican forces in September 1842.

John married Speir, Miriam on 20 Jun 1839 in , Fayette, Texas. Miriam was born in 1819; died in 1850 in Fayette, Texas; was buried in , 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marion

Notes:

Groom John W. Scallorn and bride Marian Spier were married June 20,1839,
Fayette County, Texas, by Hiram Fissell (sp?), J.P..
Carol Langston Buckland and Lana Sawey LeCroy have copy of Marriage
License.

Notes:

1850 Census - Fayette County TX
S. SCALLORN 63 M Md
Martha 53 F Va
William 22 M Tenn
Frances 20 F Tenn
Minerva 18 F Tenn
Lemuel 14 M Tenn
Nancy 12 F Tx
James GRACE 19 M Tenn

Middle name could be Wesley.

Stephen SCALLORN Household
Male
Other Information:
Birth Year <1786>
Birthplace TN
Age 94
Occupation At Home
Marital Status M
Race W
Head of Household Stephen SCALLORN
Relation Self
Father's Birthplace TN
Mother's Birthplace TN
Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 8, Fayette, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255303
NA Film Number T9-1303
Page Number 137C

Stephen married McClure, Mary on 14 Nov 1811 in , Wayne, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of McClure, Samuel and Harper, Sarah) was born on 11 Feb 1792 in , , Kentucky; died on 10 Mar 1833 in , Haywood, Tennessee; was buried in Mar 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cause of Death: Complications from childbirth

Notes:

Mary McClure (F) - Pedigree | Ind. View |E-mail Submitter/DownloadFile
Birth: 14 FEB 1792 -- Sinclair's Bottom, Washington County, Virginia
Death:
10 MAR 1833 -- Haywood County, Tennessee
Spouse: Stephen Wesley Scallorn

in the 1850 Census Mary is listed as Martha born in Va. age 53.