John F. Cheairs,Jr was the son of John Francis Cheairs, Sr and Elizabeth Bugg(she died in 1812) He was born 1812 in Arkansas... died Dec 25,1852 Angelina County, Texas; married -about 1837 to (Lucretia) Basheba Stanley, (I have never been able to document that her name was Lucretia) born June 19, 1803, Alabama, died September 11, 1877, She is buried at Enloe Cemetery in Porter Texas Montgomery County, near her daughter Samantha Marelda Cheairs Needham another daughter Elizabeth Stanley (middle name)Cheairs Robinson and Samantha's husband Kyle Grundy Needham.
I have court documents from Angelina County, Texas appointing Basheba as executrix of the estate of her husband, John F. Cheairs. They state the exact date of his death and the fact of where he died. It lists their children by name and talks about the land he received for serving at San Jacinto. I also have documentation about their other children's marriages and children etc.
I realize that the info you have for him is passed around and generally accepted as fact but a great deal is incorrect. You can contact me directly at
kaydnana@earthlink.net if you are interested in correcting your info. I will share copies of the documents as well as info about Basheba's son from her previous marriage to ??? Blount. He is listed on the 1850 Angelina census as Green Cheairs but upon John F's death he began to use Green Blount. I have some court documents regarding this also. Samantha and Kyle Needham were my GG grandparents.