David Arnspiger ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

Excerpt from a book entitled "Biographical Souvenir of State of Texas - F. A. Battey & Company (1889), page 36:

" Among earliest settlers - only one settler west of them...DAVID ARNSPIGER, father, native of Jessamine County, Kentucky, was the third of eleven children, others being Samuel, Stephen, Henry, George, John, Catherine, Mary, Sallie, America and Frances. As a young man he went to Greene County, Illinois and there married Jane Lampkin, daughter of Wood Lampkin, a native of North Carolina, and early settler of Illinois. Moved to Texas in 1844, settling up 640 acres as a member of the Peters Colony, and died Sep 1870.

I have some very old correspondence from about 1975 or so from W. M. Arnspiger. It is as follows:

"David Arnspiger, being of German parentage, could speak only very broken English, according to my grandmother, Mrs. W. J. Arnspiger. Many times she said, he had difficulty making himself understood. He was a hard worker, thrifty, and a good provider for his family. He was an ardent church goer, riding a horse a distance of some 10 or 12 miles one way each Sunday morning to the nearest Baptist church in Highland. The old church has long been gone, but a fair sized cemetery surrounds the site now. David was a farmer his entire life, and died the 9th day of June 1870, at his home 3 miles southwest of Van Alstyne, Texas. He is buried beside his wife in a little country cemetery called the Alexander Cemetery, along with a number of other early pioneer settlers of this area. The cemetery is well kept by an association composed of the descendents of many of those old timers, who still live close by. Jane Arnspiger, David's wife, lived until 2 Mar 1894, outliving him by some 24 years, but never remarried. They have one granddaughter still living here in Van Alstyne, Mrs. Lee Taylor, age 92. Two other granddaughters live here also, and two grandsons. The descendents of David and Jane will be found on another page."

(Packet of information received from Gary Nees including the above excerpted letter and bio sketch.) Rec'd in early 1980's.

For extensive information about the descendents of this pioneer, contact Rose Perkins, E-E-mailhowie@hawkpci.net.
Date of 5 Jan 1808 from Rose Perkins (1999)
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 5 June 1808 and a birth location of Nicholasville, KY.

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• He has alternate birth date of 1811 and a birth location of Kentucky.

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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Grayson County, TX on 12 December 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 679A, Dwelling 39, Family 39
, Grayson County, Texas
David Arnspeker...39..KY..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 5 Jan 1808, then his age should have been 42 instead of 39.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in , Grayson County, TX on June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 73, Household 482
, Grayson County, Texas, United States
David Arnspiger..51..KY
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He was buried on 8 September 1870 in the Alexander Cemetery in Anna, TX.

"David Arnspiger, Born June 5, 1808, Died Sep 6, 1870"
Find A Grave Memorial #6424435
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David married Jane Lamkin, daughter of Woodson M. Lampkin and Isabella Hawkins, on 20 October 1839 in Jerseyville, IL.^{1 2} (Jane Lamkin was born on 24 December 1819 in , Greene County, IL,^{4 7 8} died on 2 March 1894 in Van Alstyne, TX ^{3 8} and was buried on 4 March 1894 in Anna, TX ^{3 8}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Grayson County, TX on 12 December 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 679A, Family 39
, Grayson County, Texas
David Arnspeker..39..KY..Farmer
Jane Arnspeker..30..IL
Jas. H. Arnspeker..8..IL
William J. Arnspeker..4..TX
Texas Ann Arnspeker..1..TX
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in , Grayson County, TX on June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 73, Household 482
, Grayson County, Texas, United States
David Arnspiger..51..KY
Jane Arnspiger..43..IL
James H. Arnspiger..18..IL
Wm J. Arnspiger..14..TX
Texana Arnspiger..12..TX
Powers Arnspiger..10..TX
Mary E. Mc Lean..22..KY
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: David Amspiger
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Oct 1839
Event Place: Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Jane Stephens
Spouse's Gender: Female
Reference ID: p 1
Record Number: 3

Citing this Record
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-R4KS : 14 February 2020), Jane Stephens in entry for David Amspiger, 1839.
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Exact date of marriage from Rose Perkins. David and Jane moved from Greene County, Illinois to Grayson County, Texas in 1844.
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