A lot of Missouri men (and sometimes families) came to Texas after 1846 when Texas had free land. I found land records for Garrett (Garrard), George W., Liberty J. and F. M. Teeter in north Texas after this period. All of these Teeters returned to Missouri but there were many more who stayed in Texas. My ggrandfather, John Robert Teeter, was the son of an F. M. Teeter and according to his obit he was born in Galveston, Texas. Why F. M. and wife (Louisa M. Schooling) were in Galveston I have no idea. Since an F. M. Teeter was in Texas in the late 1840's and early 1850's I am thinking this was the father of my ggrandfather and the same F. M. who was recorded on the 1860 Mortality Schedule for Chariton Co. MO. I am sure there were many more who came to Texas for land besides the Teeters. It would be well to check the census records of Texas from 1850 and later.