James Dryer Stevenson

1839 - 1904  (65 years)

• Name	James Dryer Stevenson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	13 Jun 1839	Louisiana   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jun 1904	Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [2, 5]
  Burial	Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [5]
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I47676	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 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   [8, 9]
  	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	Jane Fisher,   b. 13 Nov 1843, Tennessee d. 10 Mar 1916 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1866	Kaufman County, Texas   [10, 11]
  Children	1. Rose Stevenson,   b. Abt 1866, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. William E. Stevenson,   b. 23 Apr 1868, Kaufman County, Texas d. 1 May 1933, Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas (Age 65 years)   3. Harry F. Stevenson,   b. 12 Jan 1877, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas d. 21 Dec 1946, Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas (Age 69 years)   4. Ruth Esther Stevenson,   b. 7 Mar 1879, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas d. 10 Dec 1958, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 79 years)   5. Clinton C. Stevenson,   b. 7 Jun 1881, Texas d. 12 Jan 1912 (Age 30 years)   6. James Porter Stevenson,   b. 17 Jun 1886, Texas d. 31 Dec 1946, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F14275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Jun 1839 - Louisiana Marriage - 12 Apr 1866 - Kaufman County, Texas Death - 26 Jun 1904 - Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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