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GONE TO REST
NANCY J.
wife of
J. M. CHISUM.
BORN
Nov. 24, 1851,
DIED
Jan. 18, 1879.
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Jesus said to her, I am
the resurrection and the
life, he that believes on
me though he be dead, yet
shall he live, and whosoever
lives and believes on me
shall never die.
NANCY J.
wife of
J. M. CHISUM.
BORN
Nov. 24, 1851,
DIED
Jan. 18, 1879.
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Jesus said to her, I am
the resurrection and the
life, he that believes on
me though he be dead, yet
shall he live, and whosoever
lives and believes on me
shall never die.
below is an obituary for James Monroe Chisum, it has some information
about his wife Nancy Josephine Criswell Chisum.
Marlin Democrat
Marlin, Texas
probably Wednesday, October 28, 1942
PIONEER DIES AT AGE OF 96
Related by Marriage to Many Falls Countians
James Monroe Chisum, known to his many Falls County friends as "Whiteoak" Chisum, died at his home in the Dixie Community near Whitesboro in Grayson County, October 22. His wife was a sister of the late T. L. Criswell and J. C. Criswell.
According to a clipping from the Whitesboro Democrat, Mr. Chisum was the oldest native Texan in Grayson county, being 96 at the time of his death. He first went there in 1865, driving a herd of 600 cattle.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Dixie Baptist Church with interment in the Dixie cemetery directed by Summy.
Until several years ago, Mr. Chisum could sit before the fire with his books, a hobby pursued over a period of many years, and dream of the days in Whitesboro that no other citizens could remember. He was born Feb. 23, 1846, in Nacogdoches county, a son of Madison and Margaret Nesbit Chisum and one of five children. His early education was received at a subscription school, to which he walked three miles three months out of the year.
Enlisted in the Confederate army at the age of 16, Mr. Chisum served two years in Walker's division, trans-Mississippi department. He fought in a few skirmishes in Louisana and Arkansas where his company was stationed. He was discharged at Hempstead in May, 1865. It was too late to make a crop so he drove some cattle to Whitesboro and was given a gin stand as pay. He sold the stand for $5 and after farming a year went to Limestone county, settling at Thornton to farm in the spring and winter. He married Miss Josephine Criswell of Falls county Feb. 18, 1873, and they bought a farm in Limestone county and remained there until her death in 1879.
Mr. Chisum went to Whitesboro for the second time in November 1881, and had lived there since. He had been a member of the Shady Grove Methodist church since 1894, and was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge. He retired in 1931 and spent his time reading, fishing and hunting.
Surviving are three daughters, Miss Jodie Chisum at home, Mrs. Leah Boston of Lubbock and Mrs. Almedia Jackson of Sadler; a son, William, of Dixie; 2 grandchildren including Francis Jackson of the army air forces, and 10 great grandchildren.
about his wife Nancy Josephine Criswell Chisum.
Marlin Democrat
Marlin, Texas
probably Wednesday, October 28, 1942
PIONEER DIES AT AGE OF 96
Related by Marriage to Many Falls Countians
James Monroe Chisum, known to his many Falls County friends as "Whiteoak" Chisum, died at his home in the Dixie Community near Whitesboro in Grayson County, October 22. His wife was a sister of the late T. L. Criswell and J. C. Criswell.
According to a clipping from the Whitesboro Democrat, Mr. Chisum was the oldest native Texan in Grayson county, being 96 at the time of his death. He first went there in 1865, driving a herd of 600 cattle.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Dixie Baptist Church with interment in the Dixie cemetery directed by Summy.
Until several years ago, Mr. Chisum could sit before the fire with his books, a hobby pursued over a period of many years, and dream of the days in Whitesboro that no other citizens could remember. He was born Feb. 23, 1846, in Nacogdoches county, a son of Madison and Margaret Nesbit Chisum and one of five children. His early education was received at a subscription school, to which he walked three miles three months out of the year.
Enlisted in the Confederate army at the age of 16, Mr. Chisum served two years in Walker's division, trans-Mississippi department. He fought in a few skirmishes in Louisana and Arkansas where his company was stationed. He was discharged at Hempstead in May, 1865. It was too late to make a crop so he drove some cattle to Whitesboro and was given a gin stand as pay. He sold the stand for $5 and after farming a year went to Limestone county, settling at Thornton to farm in the spring and winter. He married Miss Josephine Criswell of Falls county Feb. 18, 1873, and they bought a farm in Limestone county and remained there until her death in 1879.
Mr. Chisum went to Whitesboro for the second time in November 1881, and had lived there since. He had been a member of the Shady Grove Methodist church since 1894, and was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge. He retired in 1931 and spent his time reading, fishing and hunting.
Surviving are three daughters, Miss Jodie Chisum at home, Mrs. Leah Boston of Lubbock and Mrs. Almedia Jackson of Sadler; a son, William, of Dixie; 2 grandchildren including Francis Jackson of the army air forces, and 10 great grandchildren.