Isaac Phillip Stem - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Except for the historical marker, not much additional information could be found on Isaac Phillip Stem -- save for a few trivial notes on the "WeRelate.org" website:

Birth - 23 May 1819 - Bedford, TN
Marriage - 15 April 1849 - Stewart, TN
Death - 23 Nov 1893 -Robertson, TX

"[...] Isaac was called as a witness in a divorce filing between Robert Alexander and Priscilla C Alexander in 1836 in Henry County, Tennessee. It seems that Priscilla liked more men than just her husband, and was with child by someone other than Robert. I have copies of the documents filed in this case, but Isaac's testimony is unreadable. Priscilla did not even reply to the notice to appear, and the divorce was granted.

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News clipping, a copy of which was sent to me by Joyce Maniord. No date or heading.

Mr. Stem, who was omitted from our published list of members last week reported at the LEADED office on Saturday. He came to town on the evening of the 20th and called at the Globe Hotel, paid his dues and got a badge. He was in the battle of Plumb Creek and the Wall campaign, in Captain Ward's company, served in Captain John Harry's company of 1st regimant [sic] of permanent volunteers that occupied Texas as a Republic until the annexation of Texas to the United States in 1845. He acted as a guide in Captain JT Price's company and served at the battle of Palo Alto under General Z. Taylor 8 months, served 12 months under Winfield Scott, and was at the capture of the City of Mexico."

Marker Number: 10949 Marker Text: (1819-1893) Tennessee native Isaac Phillip Stem enlisted in the Western Frontier Service in that state in 1836. In October 1836 he moved to Texas and joined the Republic of Texas army at Houston. Continuing to serve in the military, Stem was a participant in the Battle of Plum Creek on August 1, 1840, in present Caldwell County. The battle was fought between Texas soldiers and Comanche Indians, who had raided the coastal towns of Linnville and Victoria. Stem served in the Somervell Campaign of 1841 and was a member of a company of mounted volunteers during the Mexican War. After his discharge from the Texas troops in 1846, Stem joined the United States Infantry at Corpus Christi and continued in the war with Mexico. Discharged at Monterrey due to illness, he later returned to Tennessee and joined the Tennessee Volunteers at Memphis. He later transferred into the U. S. Infantry once again. Isaac P. Stem and his wife, Lucy Ann Weaks, were the parents of eight children. The family moved to Robertson County in 1869 and Stem became a farmer and rancher. He died in 1893 and was buried here beside his wife. (1988) --- Backside inset: "By The Stem Relatives"

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