John R. STALCUP - born 6/20/1824 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Joined Confederate Army at Huntingdon TN. Served in the 51th Tennessee Confederate infantry. He was shot and taken prisoner and escaped about the time the war was over, he also served in the Mexican War.  He was married twice, had ten children and lived most of his life in Weakley County, where several of his decendents still live one of which is Jack Dunning of Gleason,Tennessee. He is buried at Sandhill Baptist Church, Gleason and had a military marker placed at his grave in 2000 by his great grandson, Jack Dunning.