John Emory Stevenson

1837 - 1903  (66 years)

• Name	John Emory Stevenson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	15 Mar 1837	Texas   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 May 1903	Texas   [3, 4]
  Burial	Long Cove Cemetery, Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	His FindAGrave memorial page has a phone of his military marker, and also notes that "John Emory Stevenson served in the Confederacy during the United States Civil War as a Private in Company F of the Eighth Regiment of the Mississippi Infantry." His page is linked to wife Mildred (1844-1918) and three children, Summer, Winter and Stella. Notes on the memorial pages for the family indicate: John Emory Stevenson who came from Louisianaa to Texas and married Mildred M. Their children were Winter Stevenson who married Sarah Ida Hunt; Stella Stevenson who married Dee Jones; Summer Stevenson who died in California and had his cremains scattered over his parents' and brother's graves in Long Cove Cemetery; and John Edward Stevenson, who may have died young. - Information from "Long Cove Cemetery, A Historic Texas Cemetery", compiled by Ruth Godwin Gadbury, 2002; and "One Hundred Years in Long Cove" by Ruth Godwin Gadbury, 1976, reprinted at Lulu.com and available there. (Research): Census Listings: 1870 Census Texas, Kaufman County, PO Kaufman Enumerated 2 Aug 1870 Page 102 657-675 Stevenson, John E. 33 M W Merchant $600 $1000 Tex Stevenson, Milly M 24 M W Keeping House Tennessee Stevenson, Walker 24 M W La Stevenson, Turner 15 M W La 658-676 Stevenson, James 31 M W Farmer $--- $400 La Stevenson, Jane 25 F W Keeping House Tennessee Stevenson, Rose 4 F W Tx Stevenson, Williamd W M W Tx Stevenson, Mary 14 F B Domestic Servant Tx
  Person ID	I47674	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Rev. James Porter Stevenson,   b. 2 May 1808, Smith County, Tennessee d. 10 Jul 1885, Stephens County, Texas (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Talitha C. Roberts,   b. 15 Feb 1815, Louisiana d. 13 Jul 1860, Rusk County, Texas (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1837	San Augustine Land District, Texas   [6, 7]
  	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. ********************************************* 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
  Family ID	F14269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Millie M. Hendricks,   b. 8 Nov 1844, North Carolina d. 15 Jun 1918, Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Summer Stevenson,   b. Abt 1872, Texas d. 27 Dec 1952, Los Angeles County, California (Age ~ 80 years)   2. Winter Emory Stevenson,   b. Abt 1873, Texas d. 29 Dec 1840, Lampasas County, Texas   3. Mary Stella Stevenson,   b. 22 Aug 1881, Texas d. 28 Jun 1943, Lampasas County, Texas (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F14274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Mar 1837 - Texas Death - 11 May 1903 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJQ-YVP : 4 April 2020), John E Stevenson born ca 1837 Texas in household of Jas P Stevenson, Claiborne parish, part of, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States; citing family 112, (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 33609786, Memorial for Rev. James Porter Stevenson, per transcription by Cameron-Ashley Heath of copied pages from the Stevenson and Baird family bibles. Shown as twins John Emory and William Roberts, DOB 15 Mar 1837. (Reliability: 3). [S1985] Listed as "2) J. E. Stevenson who died in 1904 or 1905, leaving four children", one of 7 children born to Talitha and James Stevenson (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 55445789 (Reliability: 3). [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Kaufman, Texas; Roll: M593_1594; Page: 74B; Family History Library Film: 553093 (Reliability: 3). [S1985] . [S1721] FamilySearch.org, Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977.