Stephen Decatur Churchman

Stephen & Laura Churchman with family taken by Simpson's Studio, Ft. Worth, TX	Stephen & Laura Churchman taken by Alderson Studio, Clarendon, TX	Laura Churchman taken by Alderson Studio, Clarendon, TX
	Mona Churchman, John Churchman, Una Rampy, Daisy Sargent, and Lessie Salmon ---------- John and Daisy are children of Aaron A. Churchman; Mona, Una, and Lessie are children of Stephen D. Churchman

• Sex: M
• Born: December 1, 1855 in Mossy Creek, Tennessee
• Died: March 8, 1938 in Texas
• Buried: at Citizens Cemetery, Clarendon, Texas
• Notes: Stephen was born in Mossy Creek, Jefferson County, Tennessee. He moved to Texas around 1876. In the 1880 Census of Tarrant County, Texas, Stephen was listed as a laborer for Charles Estell. Later he settled in the Denton County area. Stephen, his wife, and several of their children are buried in the Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon, Texas.

Father: Rufus Jackson Churchman, b. 1814 in Tennessee

Mother: Rachel Kinder, b. 1817

Family 1: Laura Elizabeth Speer, b. October 7, 1870 -- d. August 14, 1968 -- buried at Citizens Cemetery, Clarendon, TX

• Married: December 8, 1889 in Lonesome Dove, Texas

1. Othal Alexander Churchman, b. April 12, 1893 in Lonesome Dove, Denton County, TX
2. Mona Myrtle Churchman, b. March 9, 1897 in Lonesome Dove, Denton County, TX
3. Lessie Octava Churchman, b. July 14, 1899 in Lonesome Dove, Denton County, TX
4. Una Alice Churchman, b. October 21, 1902 in Lelia Lake, Donley County, TX
5. James Glenn Churchman, b. April 30, 1906 in Lakeview, Hall County, TX

Sources:

1. Family information from Lessie Salmon
2. Research by Sandra Pryor
3. Pictures contributed by Sandra Pryor
4. Picture of Laura Churchman contributed by Scott Churchman