Archibald Dacus b.1769 in Lunenburg Co. VA. buried in a private cemetery on a farm near Dacus Shoals on Reedy River just off Fork Shoals Road near Simsonville, SC d.1832. First wife Susannah ______, 2nd wife _______ Cleveland. Children William Henry m Margaret Kannamer; Arter m 1st.Ida Chapman 2nd Elizabeth Cogburn; Mary m Vaidrey Mauldin; Amey m ______Dunn; Thomas Anthony b1824 m Rhoda Chapman.
Arter b @1816 moved to Upshur co Tx in 1888. Arter Dacus's children by Ida Chapman b @ 1838 d @1847 were Hawkins Pascal 1839, John W. 1842, James A "Jim" 1845, and his twin William R "Riley" 1845.
In 1848, Arter married Elizabeth Cogburn b 1829 d 1868 their children were Archibald Nathaniel 1849-1928, Beadie @ 1852, Harriet @1854, George Henry @1856, Robert Anderson 9-18-1858 d 1941, Thomas Anthony b 3-12-1860 d 10-17-1939, Elbert @1862.
Thomas Anthony Dacus, my great grandfather married Martha Matilda "Ida" Chapman b. 1-21-1861 d.2-26-1938; they had Nora Mae m Comer Morris Elizabeth Rosalee (single), Minnie Catherine m Charles Weatherby, Barney Bryan (single),William m Emmit Young, Robert E. Lee m Eula Brice, John Samuel m Myrtie Burnett, Dwight L. Moody m Velma Burnett .