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Rev. James Porter Stevenson

Male 1808 - 1885  (77 years)


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  1. 1.  Rev. James Porter Stevenson was born on 2 May 1808 in Smith County, Tennessee; died on 10 Jul 1885 in Stephens County, Texas; was buried in Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Find A Grave shows Rev. James Porter Stevenson as one of 11 children born to William Stevenson, a travelling preacher, (DOB 4 Oct 1768 Abbeville Co, SC Died 5 Mar 1857 Claiborne Parish LA and Jane Campbell (b 19 Dec 1773 Augusta County, VA died 18 Aug 1846 Claiborne Parish LA). William Stevenson and Jane Campbell married on 4 Feb 1794 in Greene County, Tennessee.

    In 1850, he was living in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana with wife Talitha C and five sons. His occupation was shown as Planter, and value of property noted as $1,380

    In 1870, he was living in Wood County, Texas with second wife, Lockey. JP was shows as age 62, and Lockey age 42. They were sharing their home with five children, Allen B. Stephenson, M 19 Arkansas, Fenaby M Stephenson Female 11 Arkansas, Lee M Stephenson M 6 Tx, H M E Stephenson M 4 Texas and Sarah C Stephenson F 2 Texas. His occupation was listed as Minister, and value of property noted as $200.

    After this first wife, Talitha Roberts died in 1860, he married Lokey/Lochie Sanders, and they had three children.

    James married Talitha C. Roberts on 6 Dec 1837 in San Augustine Land District, Texas. Talitha (daughter of William Roberts and Sarah) was born on 15 Feb 1815 in Louisiana; died on 13 Jul 1860 in Rusk County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    FamilySearch.com marriage records show date of marriage as 6 Dec 1837, after the birth of their twin sons in March 1837. A transcription of family bible records on FindAGrave instead has the marriage as June 21, 1836.

    Sabine County, Texas Affidavit of B. R. Payne, sworn on August 25, 1927 and witnessed by Edna Whitehead, Notary Public. B. R. Payne was age 74 at that time, and a livelong resident of Sabine County, living about two miles south of Geneva. He was also a grandson of William Roberts, He showed that the eldest of four children born to William and Sarah Roberts was "Talitha Stevenson, who married James Stevenson."

    This couple was not located in the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, and I have not yet located them on a search via Ancestry.com.

    They may have both died relatively young, as in 1860, three of their sons were living in Rusk County, Texas, with their uncle W. P. Roberts and his young son sharing their household.

    Per the Payne affidavit, Talitha was married only once, and at her death [in 1860] left seven children as follows:

    1) W. R. Stevenson, now dead.
    2) J. E. Stevenson who died in 1904 or 1905, leaving four children:
    a) S.A. Stevenson
    b) Winter E. Stevenson
    c) J.E. Stevenson, Jr.
    d) Stella Stevenson
    3) J. D. Stevenson, who died in 1908, leaving five children:
    a) Wm. E. Stevenson
    b) H. F. Stevenson
    c) C. C. Stevenson
    d) R. E. Stevenson...wife of Conrad PATTON.
    e) J. P. Stevenson, Muskogee, Okla.
    4) W. O. Stevenson, who died in 1895, leaving six children.
    a) May (Stevenson) Shelton
    b) Walter H. Stevenson
    c) Margaret Elizabethe (Stevenson) Worsham
    d) Richard E. Stevenson
    e) Condie Stevenson
    f) Genie Stevenson
    5) W. C. Stevenson, who died in 1890, leaving the following children
    a) Carl M. Stevenson
    b) Walker W. Stevenson
    6) T. T. Stevenson, Mountain View, California
    7) J.B. Stevenson, Strattford, Calif.

    The above constitute the only heirs of Talitha Stevenson, who died in 1860.

    However, on the FindAGrave memorial page for Talitha's husban, Rev. James Porter Stevenson, a listing of 12 children is instead shown, based on pages copied from the Stevenson family Bible and the Baird family bible, contributed to FindAGrave by Cameron-Ashley Heath.

    It is likely several of these children died young, as not found on the 1850 or 1860 census.

    The list from the Bible was transcribed as follows:

    Rev. James Porter Stevenson had a total of 15 children.

    Tabitha Cumi Roberts, born Feb. 15, 1815.
    They married on June 21, 1836.
    Rev. James P. and Tabitha Cumi Roberts had 12 Children.

    Tabitha Stevenson died July 13, 1860.

    Twins:

    #1.John Emory & #2. William Roberts - March 15, 1837.

    #3. James Dryer - June 13, 1839.

    #4. Walter Overton - August 6, 1841.

    #5. Meritt (?) Sinclair Johnson - Dec. 9, 1863.

    #6. Walker (not sure middle name) - Feb. 8, 1846.

    #7. Robert Payne - May 11 or 14 (?), 1848.

    #8. Henry Bascom -Nov. 15, 1850.

    #9. Ellington Bedford - Jan. 21, 1852.

    #10. Thomas Turner - June 2, 1854.

    #11. Jessie Buckhannan - Nov. 16, 1857.

    #12. Charles Wesley - Born April 13, 1860.

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    Rev. James Porter Stevenson married 2nd Lokey (Lochie) Sanders - Baird-Neely in Hunt County (?) Texas on December 29, 1862.

    Lokey already had several children from her 2 previous marriages. However, she and James had 3 additional children.

    #13. Lee Marshal Willison Stevenson - Nov. 15, 1863.

    #14. Hugh Madison Ellis Stevenson - April (?), 1865.

    #15. Sara Jane (Jennie) Stevenson - Dec. 4, 1867

    Children:
    1. Dr. William Roberts Stevenson was born on 15 Mar 1837 in Texas; died on 11 Jul 1917 in Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas; was buried in Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas.
    2. John Emory Stevenson was born on 15 Mar 1837 in Texas; died on 11 May 1903 in Texas; was buried in Long Cove Cemetery, Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas.
    3. James Dryer Stevenson was born on 13 Jun 1839 in Louisiana; died on 26 Jun 1904 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
    4. Walter Overton Stevenson was born on 6 Aug 1841 in Louisiana; died about 1895.
    5. Merritt Sinclair Johnson Stevenson was born on 9 Dec 1843 in Louisiana; died before 1850 in Louisiana.
    6. Walker Courtney Stevenson was born on 8 Feb 1846 in Louisiana; died on 4 Jan 1891 in Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
    7. Robert Payne Stevenson was born in May 1848 in Louisiana; died before 1850 in Louisiana.
    8. Henry Bascom Stevenson was born on 15 Nov 1850 in Louisiana; and died.
    9. Ellington Bedford Stevenson was born on 21 Jan 1852; and died.
    10. Thomas Turner Stevenson was born on 2 Jun 1854 in Louisiana; died on 16 Nov 1937 in Santa Clara County, California.
    11. Jessie Buckhannan Stevenson was born on 16 Nov 1857 in Texas; died on 4 Jun 1940 in San Joaquin County, California; was buried in Winton Cemetery, Winton, Merced County, California.
    12. Charles Wesley Stevenson was born on 12 Apr 1860 in Texas; and died.

Generation: 2