Walker Courtney Stevenson

Notes:

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

His FindAGrave Memorial page links him to his wife, Mary Virginia McNutt (b. 1852 m. 1873 d. 1932), and four children, Mark, Benjamin Porter, Carl Morton, and William Walker Stevenson).

Walker married Mary V. McNutt on 24 Sep 1873 in Kaufman County, Texas. Mary was born on 1 Aug 1852 in Tennessee; died on 24 Oct 1932 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mark Stevenson was born on 7 Aug 1874 in Texas; died on 28 Feb 1877 in Texas; was buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
2. Benjamin Porter Stevenson was born on 24 Jan 1876 in Texas; died on 24 Oct 1878 in Texas; was buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
3. Carl Morton Stevenson was born on 8 May 1881 in Texas; died on 2 Mar 1920 in Texas; was buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
4. William Walker Stevenson was born on 17 Nov 1890 in Poetry, Kaufman County, Texas; died on 28 Dec 1970 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

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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]

Notes:

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

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(Research):Possibly from this line?

GEORGE SR. ROBERTS (GEORGE1) was born Abt. 1745 in North Carolina?, and died 1809 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. He married "RHODA" PAYNE, daughter of JOHN PAYNE. (family lore says she is the sister of [Payne-1949 | Dolly Todd- Madison]) She was born Bet. 1749 - 1768 in Pittsylvannia County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1780 - 1781 in Pittsylvannia County, Virginia.[1] His family settle on the Bogue Chitto River north of Franklinton LA.[2]

Head rights on the Bogue Chitto River North of Franklinton ? James Gwin ? Isaac and William Roberts ? Jacob Alford ? Elisha Roberts ? Woody Jones ? Tom Bickham ? Edmund Hunt ? Jonathan Magee ? William Carter.[3]

The children of George Roberts Sr. and Rhoda, his wife as named in the will of 19 November 1805 and apparently in the order of their birth were:

Anned Roberts Lee
George Roberts,(land grant in wife's name in St Tammany)
John Roberts
William Roberts (land grant in St Tammany)
Elisha Roberts (land grant in St Tammany)
Samuel Roberts
Milla (Amelia) Roberts Shim (Chisum?)
Isaac Roberts (land grant in St Tammany)
Thomas Roberts
Abasolom Roberts
James Roberts
George Roberts Sr. did not die in Tennessee, or enroute to Spanish West Florida. The fact that the will was deposited with the Commandant of the district is evidence that he did die in the Florida Parishes

American State Papers Public Lands Vol. III, page 72

Abstract containing a list of the actual settlers on land in that part of Louisiana which lies east of the Mississippi River and Island of New Orleans and west of the Pearl River, who bore no claims thereto derived from the French, British, or Spanish governments. Parish of St. Tammany

Thomas Roberts Dec. 1810 (1) Thomas Roberts was the eldest son of George Roberts, Junior, deceased, and of his wife Susanna Roberts. Thomas Roberts was born ca. 1792 and would have been age 18 in 1810 and therefore able to settle land in his own name.
Susannah Roberts Oct. 1807 (2) Susannah Roberts was the widow of George Roberts, Junior, deceased, and mother of the above Thomas Roberts.
Elisha Roberts Sep. 1810 (3) Elisha Roberts was a brother of the above George Roberts, Junior, deceased
Isaac Roberts May 1809 (4) Isaac Roberts was another brother of the above George Roberts, deceased
Wm. Roberts Dec. 1809 (5)Wm. Roberts was a brother of George, Elisha, and Isaac Roberts.
Succession records of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, 1804-1854

St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Successions, Drawer R-4

Will of George Roberts, Senior

In the name of God a men I George Roberts of Hawkins county State of Tennice Being in perfect health and memory at present thanks be to god for it calling unto mind and mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed once for man to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say

principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of the almighty god and give it and my Body I recommend to the earth to be Buried in a decent christian manner at the discretion of my Executors hoping at the general resurection I shall receive the same again By the almighty power of ---------p

And as touching such worldy estate where with it hath pleased God to blefs me with I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form- first I give to my dearly Beloved wife Rhoda Roberts the land and plantation where I now live with all the moveables there to and stock of horse s cattle hogs and sheep during her widowhood and if she should mary then let her be put to her thirds and if the children Should mary then I give them some things to Begin to keep house with and keep accopmt of such things

my daughter Anned Lee I give to her one dollar
my son George Roberts I give him also one dollar
my son John Roberts I give him likewise one dollar
my son William Roberts I give him one dollar
my son Elisha Roberts I give him one dollar
my son Samuel Roberts I give him one dollar
my daughter Milla Schim one dollar
I give to my son Isaac Roberts one hundred and twenty five acres of land it being the place where he now lives and the rest of the land to be devided between Thomas Roberts and Absolom Roberts and James Roberts an Equal division Between them three so the same and Equal division of the whole at their mothers death and as for my negro woman lettis and her child Catherine to Belong to my wife as long as she lives and at her death Both to be free

If my wife should dy before the child is twenty seven years of age she may give it to one of the children to have tel she is of that age and to be free. I have not left the other children one dollar for anything I have against them I have given to them their part Before

ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of november in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and five.

Samuel Smith George Roberts (Seal) Wm. Paine

On back Estate of George Roberts Last Will of George Roberts Bogue Chitto Will of George Roberts

The following two documents were folded within the will:

Whereas William Roberts left a will in the Hands of the Comandant that George Roberts Snr. made in his lifetime, we have By our Consent agreed to Recawl the sd. will Back in to our pofeesion as we have Come on the termes, and agreed to Settle in Regard to the Estate amongst our Selves

Given under our hand this 29th day of Septembr 1809 Thomas Roberts James Roberts Isaac Roberts her Milla Chisum mark

This compilation will refute many of the assertions found in a book by Emily Griffin Roberts of Terrell, Texas - "Ancestral Study of Four Families, Roberts, Griffin, Cartwright & Simpson". (1937) Mrs. Roberts believed that one, William Roberts was the father of the brothers who settled in Spanish West Florida before 1810 which is incorrect as George Roberts Sr. who made his will in 1805, was their father. Her list of brothers and sisters is also found to be incorrect. The above will had not been discovered at the time she made these assertions.[4]

William married Sarah. Sarah was born before 1795; died before 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
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 "who once owned a league of land lying partly in Sabine and partly in San Augustine Counties, near the town of Tebo. From family history I understand that William Roberts died about 1836, in San Augustine County. His wife was Sarah Roberts, my grandmother. After my Grandfather's death my Grandmother married a man by the name of Tanner who lived with her a few years and then, I understand, abandoned her. My Grandmother and Tanner had no children. So far as I know, my grandfather William Roberts was never married but the once and my Grandmother was married only twice as set out above. My Grandmother, Sarah Roberts, died before I can remember, sometime before the Civil War." At the end of his affidavit, he stated his information was given partly by actual knowledge and the remainder from family history.

He went on to state that "The children of William Roberts and his wife, Sarah, were four in number:

1) Talitha Stevenson, who married James Stevenson.
2) Neriza Goodloe, who married Dr. R.K. Goodloe.
3) Urza Ann Payne, who married B. W. Payne, my father.
4) W. P. Roberts