Person:James Arnspiger (12)

Served in the Confederate Army Co A, Bakers Co Hardmans Reg. Settled in Elmont, (Texas?) and was a farmer. Information from Genealogical biographies of Landowners of Grayson Co, TX 1836-1869.

Other children listed in the above article: John and Eula.

Additional text from Rose Perkins:

James Harvey Arnspiger came with his parents from Greene Co, Illinois to Grayson Co, Texas in 1844. Grandfather David Arnspiger was born in Jessamine Co, KY ca 1803 and moved to Greene Co, Illinois c 1817 where J.h.. was born April 19, 1842. Jane (Mollie) came with her parents to Texas in 1853 and settled in Grayson co near Elmont in 1854. Mary Jane was born April 4, 1847. Mollie's dad -- Thomas Benton Mccomb was born in Roane Co, Tennessee, Nov 5 1820. He was ordained a minister of the Missionary Baptist Church in 1848. After moving to Grayson Co to Elmont, 3 miles west of Van Alstyne, he preached at Weston, Farmington, Mantua and other places. He and Bro Buckner of Buckners Orphans Home of Sherman, Texas organized the First Baptist Church of Sherman under an oak tree on the northwest corner of the square in 1869. Their pictures are in the corner stones of the First Baptist Church.

J.H.. and Mollie were both reared in the Elmont community and married there Jan 3, 1866. Mollie's dad went to Jefferson each spring when he knew the shipments had arrived there. It took 3 weeks to go and 3 weeks to return. On one of these trips, he bought 10 yards of white jackonette material for Mollie's wedding dress. People for miles around were invited to come and stay overnight for the wedding. Much elaborate preparations were made and an abundance of food was prepared. J.H. and Mollie built a house of logs cut by J.H.. and hauled 25 miles by 5 yoke of oxen. Brick for the chimney was brought from Pilot Point.

J.h.. changed the date of his birth in order to enlist in 1863 in the Confederate Army in the war between the states. He was in Baker's Co, Hardeman's Regiment.

Info from History of Grayson County Texas, Vol II, from the section Family Historie's, page 9. Article by Sally Grace (Arnspiger) Pierce.

Build house of logs cut by J.H. and hauled 25 miles by 5 yoke of oxen. Brick for the chimney was brought from Pilot Point. Info from History of Grayson County, Texas at the Ft. Worth Texas Library

JAMES HARVEY ARNSPIGER, eldest of family of four living children, the others William Jasper, Powers, and his sister, Texana. He ws born in Greene co, Ill, 19 April 1842. He was three years old when his father moved to Texas. He enlisted in 1863 in Confederate army as member of Company A, Hardeman's regiment, and served in Indian Territory and Arkansas, returning at the close of the war to Grayson co. On January 3, 1866, he married Mary Jan McCOMB, daughter of Rev. Thomas Benton McComb, and in October following, he settled on tract in vicinity of Elmont, near Van Alstyne, on 133 1/2 acres, 90 of which are in cultivation... Has comfortable house, good out-buildings, fruit trees, live stock, etc. Ten living children: Albert Eula, George Sydney, Thomas Evans, William David, James Woodson, Lizzie Pearl, Essie Jane, John, Charles Harvey, Cassie Anna and Sallie Grace. Mr. Arnspiger is active in civic affairs, a Democrat..."

This is further in the letter but not part of the excerpt from the book above:

"The marriage of James Harvey ARNSPIGER and Mary Jane McCOMB was the first social event of Grayson county, Texas of any great importance, according to another account, and the entire citizenry of the county was invited to attend, and very nearly all came for the wedding, some arriving a week or ten days beforehand, bringing their bedding, food, etc., and all the children. Much singing, dncing and story telling around camp fires in the evenings, etc.

Excerpt from a book entitled "Biographical Souvenir of State of Texas - F.A.Battey & Co (1889) page 36 "JAMES HARVEY ARNSPIGER, farmer of Grayson County, although not born in Texas, is nevertheless a thorough Texan, having been reared in the State from infancy. His parents moved to Texas in the fall of 1844 and settled Grayson county, near the Collin county line, not far from Van Alstyne.... Among earliest settlers - only one settler west of them...

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Perkins, Rose Family research, Subject: Arnspiger family research.

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2. ↑ Grayson County TXGenWeb Cemetery File, Url: http:/www.rootsweb.com/~txgrayso/ceme-vanalstyne.html.

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