Virginia Patton

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His Texas Death certficate shows him as a son of John Patton and Mary Lou Crow. His usual occupation was that of Farming. Informant was Virginia Patton, his daughter.

Conrad married Ruth Esther Stevenson. Ruth (daughter of James Dryer Stevenson and Jane Fisher) was born on 7 Mar 1879 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; died on 10 Dec 1958 in Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Middle name may instead be Dyer, as two of his father's sisters were married to DYER's.

In 1860, he was living in Rusk County, Texas, with two of his brothers, and his Uncle, W P Roberts. His occupation was farmer.

In 1870, he was living in Kaufman County, Texas, next door to his older brother John. He was listed as a farmer, married to a Jane, age 25, and they shared their home with their children, Rose and William, and also with a 14 year old domestic servant, names Mary Stevenson, who was black and likely born into slavery.

His headstone, viewable on FindAGrave, is engraved J. D. Stevenson, with his dates, and his wife's name, Jane Fisher 13 Nov 1843 - 10 Mar 1916. The are linked to memorial pages for five children, William E, Harry F, Ruth Esther Stevenson Patton, Clinton, and James Porter.

James married Jane Fisher on 12 Apr 1866 in Kaufman County, Texas. Jane was born on 13 Nov 1843 in Tennessee; died on 10 Mar 1916; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

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Shown on Family Search as Tabitha Cumi Roberts.

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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