Talitha C. Roberts b. 15 Feb 1815 Louisiana d. 13 Jul 1860 Rusk County, Texas: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1815 - 1860 (45 years)

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Name	Talitha C. Roberts [1, 2, 3]
Birth	15 Feb 1815	Louisiana [3, 4]
Gender	Female
Death	13 Jul 1860	Rusk County, Texas [3]
Notes	Shown on Family Search as Tabitha Cumi Roberts.
Person ID	I47609	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	10 Dec 2020

Father	William Roberts, b. Bef 1795 d. Ca 1836
Mother	Sarah, b. Bef 1795 d. Bef 1865 (Age ~ 70 years)
Marriage	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
Family ID	F14268	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rev. James Porter Stevenson, b. 2 May 1808, Smith County, Tennessee d. 10 Jul 1885, Stephens County, Texas (Age 77 years)

Marriage 6 Dec 1837 San Augustine Land District, Texas [1, 5]

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, b. 15 Mar 1837, Texas d. 11 Jul 1917, Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas (Age 80 years)
	2. John Emory Stevenson, b. 15 Mar 1837, Texas d. 11 May 1903, Texas (Age 66 years)
	3. James Dryer Stevenson, b. 13 Jun 1839, Louisiana d. 26 Jun 1904, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 65 years)
	4. Walter Overton Stevenson, b. 6 Aug 1841, Louisiana d. Abt 1895 (Age 53 years)
	5. Merritt Sinclair Johnson Stevenson, b. 9 Dec 1843, Louisiana d. Bef 1850, Louisiana (Age 6 years)
	6. Walker Courtney Stevenson, b. 8 Feb 1846, Louisiana d. 4 Jan 1891, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 44 years)
	7. Robert Payne Stevenson, b. May 1848, Louisiana d. Bef 1850, Louisiana (Age ~ 1 years)
	8. Henry Bascom Stevenson, b. 15 Nov 1850, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Ellington Bedford Stevenson, b. 21 Jan 1852 d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Thomas Turner Stevenson, b. 2 Jun 1854, Louisiana d. 16 Nov 1937, Santa Clara County, California (Age 83 years)
	11. Jessie Buckhannan Stevenson, b. 16 Nov 1857, Texas d. 4 Jun 1940, San Joaquin County, California (Age 82 years)
	12. Charles Wesley Stevenson, b. 12 Apr 1860, Texas d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F14269 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Dec 2020

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	Birth - 15 Feb 1815 - Louisiana
	Death - 13 Jul 1860 - Rusk County, Texas

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Sources

[S1985] .
[S1721] FamilySearch.org, Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977, T. C. Roberts (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 Tabitha Cumi Roberts, b. 15 Feb 1815, m. 21 Jun 1836, d. 13 July 1860. (Reliability: 3).
[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), Telitha C Stevenson in household of Jas P Stevenson, Claiborne parish, part of, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States; citing family 112, (Reliability: 3).
[S1721] FamilySearch.org, Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977.