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Dr. William Roberts Stevenson

Male 1837 - 1917  (80 years)


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  • Name William Roberts Stevenson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Prefix Dr. 
    Birth 15 Mar 1837  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jul 1917  Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Burial Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In 1860, he was living in Rusk County, Texas, with two of his younger brothers, and his Uncle, W P Roberts. His occupation was farmer.

      In 1870, he was living in Kaufman County, Texas, and listed as a Grocer.

      in 1880, he was still living in Kaufman County, a widower, and working as a dentist. (Indexed as Stephenson, with parents born in Ark and Ga?)
    Person ID I47675  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2020 

    Father Rev. James Porter Stevenson,   b. 2 May 1808, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1885, Stephens County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Talitha C. Roberts,   b. 15 Feb 1815, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1860, Rusk County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1837  San Augustine Land District, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.

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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
    Family ID F14269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S1985] Listed as "1) W. R. Stevenson, now dead", one of the seven children born to James and Talitha Stevenson. (Reliability: 3).

    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), Wm R Stevenson born ca 1837 Texas in household of Jas P Stevenson, Claiborne parish, part of, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States; citing family 112, (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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 122018455, Headstone engraved Dr. W. R. Stevenson March 15, 1837 July 11, 1917 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth 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 1860 Federal Census.), Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1985] .

    7. [S1721] FamilySearch.org, Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977.