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In this trilogy, Grandma Mary Spurgeon's family advanced from 1719 indentured service to large Tennessee plantation ownership. Her antislavery family departed on a flatboat, and her fears were climaxed facing Indians on Iowa's rugged frontier. Grandpa Bole, an industrious lad, emigrated to America following Ireland's Great Potato Famine. Grandma Elizabeth Garvin lost her Irish mother in fire, was beaten by a mean stepmother, and sent to Canada. Enduring death of two husbands, she found peace in Iowa's horse and buggy days. My father, Big John Stalcup, traces his roots to Johan Anderson, an impetuous Swedish youth who came to America in 1641. Matured and name changed to Stallcop, he was deeply involved in the development of New Sweden. British policies drove his descendants from the Delaware Valley. Big John's branch of Stalcups migrated in steps to the untamed Iowa frontier. There, Swedes, English, and Irish, merged into one unique family. Eighty-one year old Clarence E. Stalcup is the son of a pioneer father who was born in a log cabin. Clarence began life in a Christian home, and grew up in the difficult days of the Great Depression and World War Two. After High School and service in the army, Clarence spent some time in dairy related work. He farmed most of his life, but before retiring he was a counselor in group-homes for mentally challenged men and delinquent youths. He was a deacon, Sunday School superintendent, and teacher for many years. He recently lost most of his sight and resigned from teaching. He and his wife were long time children or youth leaders. Their spiritual example is reflected in their six children and twenty-nine grandchildren. Clarence's family genealogical efforts have focused on human interest events and the historical setting in which they occurred.

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