LARKIN HENRY STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.8) is the son of Abner Arrington Stevenson and Martha S. (Watson) Stevenson.  Larkin was born on October 12, 1852 in Giles County, Tennessee.  On March 14, 1872, Larkin Stevenson married Rachel Lucinda Hawkins Page.  Rachel was born on October 17, 1851 in Alabama and is the daughter of Benjamin Nathan Page (born 1817) and Martha Ann (Hopkins) Page (born 1819).  Larkin moved to Parker County, Texas around 1876.  Larkin and Rachel Stevenson were the parents of at least six children:

  Celie Viola Stevenson, b. 1873, Tennessee
  Annie Lenora Stevenson, b. 1877, Texas
  Henry Jackson Stevenson, b. February, 1880, Texas
  Josie Lula Stevenson, b. May, 1883, Parker County, Texas
  James Preston Stevenson, b. December, 1887, Parker County, Texas
  Ivy May Stevenson, b. May, 1891, Parker County, Texas

From 1880 to 1900, Larkin and Rachel Stevenson were living in Parker County, Texas.  Rachel (Page) Stevenson died on April 10, 1932.  Larkin Stevenson later lived in Whitt, Texas.

References:  1)  1880 and 1900 Censuses, Parker County, Texas;  2)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  4)  World Family Tree, Volume 4, File 375

AMANDA ELIZABETH STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.9) is the daughter of Abner Arrington Stevenson and Martha S. (Watson) Stevenson.  Amanda was born on October 21, 1854 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Amanda Stevenson married Sam Gamble.  Sam and Amanda Gamble were the parents of two children:

  Willis G. Gamble, b. November 30, 1872, Tennessee
  J. Sam M. Gamble, b. August 20, 1875, Tennessee

On September 9, 1877,  Amanda married a second time to John Talley Bledsoe in Crockett County, Tennessee.  John was born on November 6, 1833 in Sumner County, Tennessee and is the son of Moses T. Bledsoe and Isabella (McCauley) Bledsoe.  John and Amanda Bledsoe were the parents of seven children:

  Etna Still Bledsoe, b. June 13, 1878, Tennessee
  Virgie Ellen Bledsoe (71.4.4.4.9.4), b. August 8, 1880, Crockett County, Tenn.
  E. P. Bledsoe, b. April 10, 1883, Tennessee
  John Talley Bledsoe, Jr., b. February 25, 1886, Tennessee
  Roy A. Bledsoe, b. February 3, 1888, Tennessee
  Erma Lee Bledsoe, b. April 4, 1892, Tennessee
  Lonnie Leond Bledsoe, b. August 8, 1894, Belton, Texas

In 1880, John and Amanda Bledsoe were living in Crockett County, Tennessee.  In 1900, John and Amanda Bledsoe were living in Bell County, Texas.  In 1910, John and Amanda Bledsoe were living in Coleman County, Texas.  John Bledsoe, Sr. died on June 24, 1922 in Santa Anna, Texas and Amanda (Stevenson) Bledsoe died on February 21, 1929 in Santa Anna, Texas.  Both were buried there in the Santa Anna Cemetery.  Sam Gamble, Jr. married Delta Clark.  Sam later married a second time to Fannie McCauley.  Sam Gamble, Jr. died on June 30, 1949.

Etna Bledsoe married A. P. Mac Clark.  Etna (Bledsoe) Clark died on August 1, 1934 and was buried in the McLean Cemetery in McLean, Texas.  E. P. Bledsoe died as a child on March 9, 1888.  John Bledsoe, Jr. died as a young man in a mill accident on November 7, 1909 and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Brownwood, Texas.  Roy Bledsoe married Minta Higgins.  On December 17, 1911, Erma Bledsoe married Sam Squyres.  On December 23, 1918, Lonnie Bledsoe married Emma Jean Dixon.  Lonnie Bledsoe died on March 3, 1978 and was buried in the Greenleaf Cemetery in Brownwood, Texas.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Crockett County, Tennessee;  2)  1900 Census, Bell County, Texas;  3)  1910 Census, Coleman County, Texas;  4)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

VIRGIE ELLEN BLEDSOE (71.4.4.4.9.4) is the daughter of John Talley Bledsoe and Amanda Elizabeth (Stevenson) Bledsoe.  Virgie was born on August 8, 1880 in Crockett County, Tennessee.  On July 11, 1897, Virgie Bledsoe married Charles Franklin Yancy in Williamson County, Texas.  Charles was born on January 17, 1876 in Cedartown, Georgia and is the son of Stephen Archibald Yancy and Loucinda (Bowen) Yancy.  Charles and Virgie Yancy were the parents of eight children:

  A. J. Yancy, b. September 2, 1898, Alvin, Texas
  Lela Yancy, b. December 3, 1900, Alvin, Texas
  Oba Clark Yancy, b. March 7, 1903, Santa Anna, Texas
  Berta Edith Yancy, b. June 27, 1905, Georgetown, Texas
  Lou Nettie Yancy, b. December 30, 1907, Santa Anna, Texas
  Lilly Pearl Yancy, b. April 14, 1910, Santa Anna, Texas
  Walter Dee Yancy, b. July 12, 1912, Santa Anna, Texas
  Tom Yancy, b. January 24, 1923, Santa Anna, Texas

In 1900, Charles and Virgie Yancy were living in Brazoria County, Texas.  From 1910 to 1920, Charles and Virgie Yancy were living in Coleman County, Texas.  Charles Yancy died of a heart attack on November 15, 1948 and Virgie (Bledsoe) Yancy died on June 18, 1972.  Both were buried in the Santa Anna Cemetery in Santa Anna, Texas.  On October 25, 1919, A. J. Yancy married Ethel Morgan in Anthony, Kansas.  Ethel was born on April 5, 1894 in Dighton, Kansas and is the daughter of Alfred Morgan and Adelpha D. (Goforth) Morgan.  In 1920, A. J. and Ethel Yancy were living in Coleman County, Texas.  A. J. and Ethel Yancy had two children:  -  Edgar Riley Yancy, b. September 12, 1920, Santa Anna, Texas,  -  Elmo Earl Yancy, b. April 16, 1923, Somerton, Arizona.  Ethel (Morgan) Yancy died on November 2, 1979 in Riviera, Arizona and A. J. Yancy died on June 22, 1981 in Porterville, California.  Both were buried in the Tulare Cemetery in Tulare, California.  Edgar Yancy married Joyce Faith.  Edgar Yancy later married a second time to Barbara Ann Burnard.  Earl Yancy married Betty Lea Doris.  Earl Yancy later married a second time to Mary Jo Shaw (32.5.8.9.5).

Lela Yancy died as a child on January 18, 1902.  Oba Yancy married Viola Laula Holmes.  Oba Yancy died on March 11, 1976 and was buried in the Santa Anna Cemetery in Santa Anna, Texas.  Berta Yancy married Elvis Keener.  Nettie Yancy married Tom Vinson.  Lilly Yancy married Aubrey Glenn Williams.  On December 29, 1939, Dee Yancy married his wife, Bernice Yancy (born October 9, 1922).  Bernice Yancy died on January 9, 1978 and Dee Yancy died on October 1, 1980.  Tom Yancy married Violette Keller.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Brazoria County, Texas;  2)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Coleman County, Texas;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

GILBERT FRANKLIN STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.12) is the son of Abner Arrington Stevenson and Martha S. (Watson) Stevenson.  Gilbert was born on November 17, 1861 in Giles County, Tennessee.  On September 23, 1883, Gilbert Stevenson married Frances Angero Jane Stevens in Hunt County, Texas.  Frances was born on November 12, 1867 in Gilmer, Texas and is the daughter of Samuel Stevens and Sarah (Hackley) Stevens.  Gilbert and Frances Stevenson were the parents of six children:

  Ida Mae Stevenson, b. October 3, 1884, Fairlie, Texas
  Iva Myrtle Stevenson, b. October 3, 1884, Fairlie, Texas
  Addison Stevenson, b. March 23, 1886, Rains County, Texas
  Arnie Stevenson, b. May 31, 1889, Rockwall, Texas
  L. Z. Stevenson, b. November 12, 1892, Rockwall, Texas
  Cora Bell Stevenson, b. December 25, 1894, Collin County, Texas

Gilbert Stevenson married a second time to Parsis Jane Oneal.  Parsis was born on March 26, 1868 in Princeton, Indiana and is the daughter of Daniel Waters Oneal and Vashtie Elizabeth (Pearson) Oneal.  Gilbert and Parsis Stevenson were the parents of five children:

  George Sherman Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12.7), b. March 18, 1897, Princeton, Texas
  Frank Lester Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12.8), b. October 15, 1902, Red River Co., Tex.
  Elisha Allen “Lishe” Stevenson, b. February 14, 1904, Clarksville, Texas
  Horace Edward “Ed” Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12.10), b. July 13, 1907, Garvin, Okla.
  Catherine C. Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12.11), b. October 15, 1910, Danville, Arkansas

Gilbert Stevenson was a minister.  Gilbert Stevenson was one of the founders of Bethany Nazarine College in Bethany, Oklahoma and invested a significant amount of his savings into the college.  Gilbert Stevenson died on May 9, 1950 in Hugo, Oklahoma.  Ida Mae Stevenson died as an infant in July, 1885 and was buried in the Sonora Cemetery in Hunt County, Texas.  Iva Stevenson married Omar Teel in Texas.  Omer and Iva Teel had one daughter:  -  Zolla Mae Teel.  Iva married a second time to C. E. Hariston, a third time to a Mr. Flanagan and a fourth time to Hank Dingler.  Iva (Stevenson) Dingler died in October, 1966 and was buried in the Dean Cemetery in Smith County, Texas.  Zolla Teel married John Worley Thornton.  On May 10, 1904, Addison Stevenson married Lula Cooper in Hunt County, Texas and they had children (names unknown).  Addison Stevenson died in June, 1984 in Texas.  Arnie Stevenson married and had children (names unknown).  L. Z. Stevenson married.  L. Z. Stevenson died in August, 1975 in Dallas, Texas.  On August 23, 1888, Cora Stevenson married E. W. Hefner in Hunt County, Texas and they had at least one daughter:  -  Catherine Elizabeth Hefner, b. August 16, 1914.  Cora (Stevenson) Hefner died in Hildalgo County, Texas.  In 1926, Elisha Stevenson married Izola Coker in De Queen, Arkansas.  Elisha and Izola Stevenson had one child:  -  Malinda Sue Stevenson, b. and d. ca. 1929.  Elisha Stevenson died on July 20, 1974 in Portland, Oregon.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

GEORGE SHERMAN STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.12.7) is the son of Gilbert Franklin Stevenson and Parsis Jane (Oneal) Stevenson.  George was born on March 18, 1897 in Princeton, Texas.  On November 24, 1920, George Stevenson married Laura Elizabeth Davis in Idabel, Oklahoma.  Laura was born on June 15, 1905 in Detroit, Texas and is the daughter of William Samuel Davis and Mary Jane (Taylor) Davis.  George and Laura Stevenson were the parents of six children:

  Gladys Mae Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12.7.1), b. October 27, 1922, Fort Towson, Okla.
  Mary Margaret Lee Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12.7.2), b. January 25, 1925, Hugo, Okla.
  Sherman O. Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12.7.3), b. February 26, 1927, Broken Bow, Okla.
  William George Stevenson, b. March 6, 1931, Shawnee, Oklahoma
  Garland Eugene Stevenson, b. September 11, 1933, Longview, Texas
  Gerald Wayne Stevenson, b. May 17, 1938, Greggton, Texas

Laura (Davis) Stevenson died on August 11, 1969 in Wichita Falls, Texas and George Stevenson died on July 3, 1976 in Kilgore, Texas.  On September 19, 1952, Mary Stevenson married her first cousin, Franklin Leon Hulsey, in Paris, Texas.  For additional information on the descendants of Franklin and Mary Hulsey, see the sketch of Franklin Leon Hulsey (71.4.4.4.12.11.1).  William Stevenson married Anna Elizabeth Dill in Baltimore, Maryland.  William Stevenson died on December 26, 1985 in Pritchet, Texas.  On April 3, 1958, Garland Stevenson married Sandra Joy Spencer in Wichita Falls, Texas.  In November, 1964, Gerald Stevenson married Helen Louise Snell in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

GLADYS MAE STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.12.7.1) is the daughter of George Sherman Stevenson and Laura Elizabeth (Davis) Stevenson.  Gladys was born on October 27, 1922 in Fort Towson, Oklahoma.  On September 16, 1943, Gladys Stevenson married Leo “Buddy” Attaway.  Leo was born on October 3, 1919 in Athens, Texas.  Leo and Gladys Attaway were the parents of six children:

  Linda Kay Attaway, b. November 3, 1943
  Joy Marie Attaway, b. December 18, 1944, Tyler, Texas
  Gloria Jean Attaway, b. April 5, 1946, Kilgore, Texas
  Steven Ray Attaway, b. July 19, 1948, Longview, Texas
  David Wayne Attaway, b. December 19, 1950
  Gay Veta Attaway, b. November 5, 1951, Lake Village, Arkansas

Leo Attaway died on November 23, 1991 in Longview, Texas.  On April 20, 1962, Joy Attaway married Randall Hall Poston in Rusk, Texas.  On September 24, 1962, Gloria Attaway married Ernest Ray Hardy in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  On October 27, 1969, Steven Attaway married Jaunita Kay Missildine in Athens, Texas.  On May 16, 1969, Gay Attaway married Donald Jerome Ratajczak in Houston, Texas.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

SHERMAN OLEN STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.12.7.3) is the son of George Sherman Stevenson and Laura Elizabeth (Davis) Stevenson.  Sherman was born on February 26, 1927 in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.  On November 16, 1947, Sherman Stevenson married Venita Earl Honeywell in Paris, Texas.  Venita was born on April 5, 1932 in Wright City, Oklahoma.  Sherman and Venita Stevenson are the parents of two children:

  Richard Evan Stevenson, b. February 17, 1950
  Deborah Alice Stevenson, b. December 12, 1953, Sweet Home, Oregon

Deborah Stevenson married Richard Rowley and they have three children:  -  Justin Olen Rowley, b. March 26, 1975,  -  Craig Norris Rowley, b. October 22, 1977,  -  Timothy Rowley, b. ca. 1980.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

FRANK LESTER STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.12.8) is the son of Gilbert Franklin Stevenson and Parsis Jane (Oneal) Stevenson.  Frank was born on October 15, 1902 in Red River County, Texas.  Frank Stevenson married Mattie Fowler.  Frank and Mattie Stevenson were the parents of two children:

  Imogene Stevenson, b. December 27, 1927
  Betty Joe Stevenson, b. December 23, 1929

Frank Stevenson married a second time to Opal Loretta Smith in Longview, Texas.  Opal was born on November 1, 1913 in Dallas, Texas and is the daughter of Edward Smith and Jesse Lee (Murphy) Smith.  Frank and Opal Stevenson were the parents of seven children:

  Ruby Adeline Stevenson, b. March 14, 1938, Longview, Texas
  Elta Elizabeth Stevenson, b. January 19, 1939, Longview, Texas
  Frank Lester Stevenson, Jr., b. April 26, 1941, Longview, Texas
  William Robert Stevenson, b. January 22, 1942, Longview, Texas
  Paul Lee Stevenson, b. December 12, 1943, Longview, Texas
  Edward Dee Stevenson, b. May 19, 1945, Longview, Texas
  Steve Burnett Stevenson, b. February 1, 1951, Longview, Texas

Frank Stevenson died on August 24, 1973 in Longview, Texas.  Betty Joe Stevenson married a Mr. Bell.  On June 15, 1957, Ruby Stevenson married Roy Melton Morton in Longview, Texas.  Roy and Ruby Morton have three children:  -  Rebecca Gayle Morton,  -  Ricky Roy Morton,  -  Ellen Rechelle Morton.  Elta Stevenson married a Mr. Thomas.  On July 20, 1958, Frank Stevenson, Jr. married Eva Ann Jaynes in Longview, Texas.  Frank and Eva Stevenson have two children:  -  Frank L. Stevenson,  -  Todd Lee Stevenson.  On June 4, 1960, William Stevenson married Betty Lou Jones in Longview, Texas.  William and Betty Stevenson have two children:  -  Toby Coleen Stevenson,  -  Tracy Carol Stevenson.  On January 22, 1969, Paul Stevenson married Carol Lee Jones, sister of Betty Lou Jones, in Carthage, Texas.  Paul and Carol Stevenson have one son:  -  Michael Paul Stevenson.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

HORACE EDWARD “ED” STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.12.10) is the son of Gilbert Franklin Stevenson and Parsis Jane (Oneal) Stevenson.  Ed was born on July 13, 1907 in Garvin, Oklahoma.  On February 4, 1928, Ed Stevenson married Faye Bumpass in Garvin, Oklahoma.  Faye was born in 1910 in Garvin, Oklahoma.  Ed and Faye Stevenson were the parents of two children:

  Helen Louise Stevenson, b. February 23, 1928, Garvin, Oklahoma
  Billy Edward Stevenson, b. December 30, 1929, Paris, Texas

Ed Stevenson married a second time to a woman named Edith and they had one child.  Faye (Bumpass) Stevenson died in 1985 in Seattle, Washington.  Ed Stevenson died on February 1, 1998 in Portland, Oregon.  Helen Stevenson married a Mr. Newton.  Helen (Stevenson) Newton died on May 30, 1999 in Washington.  Billy Stevenson died in 1956 in Seattle, Washington.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

CATHERINE CORNELIUS “KATIE” STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.12.11) is the son of Gilbert Franklin Stevenson and Parsis Jane (Oneal) Stevenson.  Katie was born on October 15, 1910 in Danville, Arkansas.  On October 23, 1927, Katie Stevenson married Osker Franklin Hulsey in Fort Towson, Oklahoma.  Osker and Katie Hulsey were the parents of seven children:

  Franklin Leon Hulsey (71.4.4.4.12.11.1)
  Delphia Elzeria Hulsey
  Bennie George Hulsey
  Glen Hulsey (71.4.4.4.12.11.4)
  Mary Ellen Hulsey (71.4.4.4.12.11.5)
  Charlie Hulsey (71.4.4.4.12.11.6)
  Willis Delane Hulsey (71.4.4.4.12.11.7)

Osker Hulsey died on June 17, 1982 in Hugo, Oklahoma.  Delphia Hulsey married Edmund Murphey and they had three children:  -  Judy Murphey,  -  Gary Edmond Murphey,  -  Alvin Jonathan Murphey.  Bennie Hulsey died on July 22, 1947 in Hugo, Oklahoma.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

FRANKLIN LEON HULSEY (71.4.4.4.12.11.1) is the son of Osker Franklin Hulsey and Catherine Cornelius “Katie” (Stevenson) Hulsey.  On September 19, 1952, Franklin Hulsey married his first cousin, Mary Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12.7.2).  Franklin and Mary Hulsey are the parents of four children:

  Franklin Leon “Frank” Hulsey, Jr.
  Robbin Janell Hulsey
  Roger Quantrill Hulsey
  Michael Derrickson Hulsey

On April 19, 1976, Frank Hulsey married Donna Gene Whitten in Longview, Texas.  Frank and Donna Hulsey have three children:  -  Franklin Leon Hulsey, III,  -  John Daniel Hulsey,  -  Amanda Elizabeth Hulsey.  Amanda Hulsey married Jeremy Balk.  On January 23, 1976, Robbin Hulsey married Alan Martin Beebe in Longview, Texas.  Alan and Robbin Beebe have three children:  -  Sherman Alan Beebe,  -  Martin Benjamin Beebe,  -  Loren Frederick Beebe.  On July 31, 1987, Michael Hulsey married Kelly Crista Simmons in Longview, Texas.  Michael and Kelly Hulsey have two children:  -  Ace Lamar Hulsey,  -  Lacee Nichole Hulsey.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

GLEN HULSEY (71.4.4.4.12.11.4) is the son of Osker Franklin Hulsey and Catherine Cornelius “Katie” (Stevenson) Hulsey.  In 1957, Glen Hulsey married Wilma Jo Pace in Hugo, Oklahoma.  Glen and Wilma Hulsey were the parents of two children:

  Larry Glen Hulsey
  Cynthia Carol Hulsey

Wilma (Pace) Hulsey died on August 16, 1977 in Hugo, Oklahoma.  Larry Hulsey married Martha Diann Tyler in Hugo, Oklahoma and they have two children:  -  Emily Diann Hulsey,  -  Rachel Grace Hulsey.  Cynthia Hulsey married Richard Stafford in Oregon and they have two children:  -  Guy Auldin Stafford,  -  William Henry Eligah Stafford.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

MARY ELLEN HULSEY (71.4.4.4.12.11.5) is the daughter of Osker Franklin Hulsey and Catherine Cornelius “Katie” (Stevenson) Hulsey.  Mary Hulsey married William Thompson, Jr. in Hugo, Oklahoma.  William and Mary Thompson are the parents of three children:

  Glenda Kay Thompson
  William Robre Thompson
  Barbara Elaine Thompson

Glenda Thompson married Dwight Buttons Lathan in Oklahoma and they have two children:  -  Kenney Dwane Lathan, d. 1997, Oklahoma,  -  Kevin Dwight Lathan.  William Thompson married Sandra Kay Fergerson and they have two children:  -  William David Thompson,  -  Francis Zazbet Thompson.  Barbara Thompson married Johnny Ray Moffit and they have two children:  -  John William Moffit,  -  Stephen Ray Moffit.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

CHARLIE HULSEY (71.4.4.4.12.11.6) is the son of Osker Franklin Hulsey and Catherine Cornelius “Katie” (Stevenson) Hulsey.  On May 25, 1963, Charlie Hulsey married Dorothy Mae Harvey in Hugo, Oklahoma.  Charlie and Dorothy Hulsey are the parents of three children:

  Christopher Charles Hulsey
  Cheryl Lynn Hulsey
  Kimberly Lynn Hulsey

In June, 1985, Christopher Hulsey married Ladell Dudley in Durant, Oklahoma and they have four children:  -  Christopher Conrad Hulsey,  -  Sheles Adell Hulsey,  -  Virjillie Dey Hulsey,  -  Mercedes Augusta Hulsey.  Cheryl Hulsey married Baron Metts.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

WILLIS DELANE HULSEY (71.4.4.4.12.11.7) is the son of Osker Franklin Hulsey and Catherine Cornelius “Katie” (Stevenson) Hulsey.  On August 7, 1962, Willis Hulsey married Nellie Violet Potts in Hugo, Oklahoma.  Willis and Nellie Hulsey are the parents of three children:

  Fletcher Delane Hulsey
  Bennie Earl Hulsey
  Delana Mae Hulsey

Fletcher Hulsey married Linda Elizabeth Rudder and they have four children:  -  Christina Marie Hulsey,  -  Brandy LeAnn Hulsey,  -  Fletcher Delane Hulsey,  -  Courtney Elizabeth Hulsey.  Bennie Hulsey married Stacy Choats and they have two children:  -  Amanda Rochelle Hulsey,  -  “Bubba” Hulsey.  On June 22, 1988, Delana Hulsey married Terry Lee Shannon in Hugo, Oklahoma and they have five children:  -  Terra Kathleen Shannon,  -  James Matthew Shannon,  -  Sharla Marie Shannon,  -  Brittany Elaine Shannon,  -  Breanna Ashley Shannon.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Mary (Stevenson) Hulsey, August, 1999

WILSON McCALISTER STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.14) is the son of Abner Arrington Stevenson and Martha S. (Watson) Stevenson.  Wilson was born on August 15, 1864 in Giles County, Tennessee.  In 1887, Wilson Stevenson married Mattie Mitchell.  Mattie was born on May 7, 1871.  Wilson Stevenson stayed in Tennessee.  Wilson and Mattie Stevenson were the parents of fourteen children:

  Eunice Stevenson, b. July 4, 1888
  Raymond Buford Stevenson, b. October 29, 1890
  Hattie Bell Stevenson, b. January 8, 1892
  Little Lee Stevenson, b. May 31, 1893
  Retha Still Stevenson, b. September 4, 1894
  James Rufus “Jimbo” Stevenson, b. November 12, 1895
  Viola Stevenson, b. January 28, 1897
  Walter Beaford Stevenson, b. December 25, 1898
  Robert Lewis Stevenson, b. June 23, 1900
  Samuel Knox Stevenson, b. November 15, 1901
  John Morgan Stevenson, b. May 15, 1903
  Oscar Augustus Stevenson, b. January 11, 1905
  Auborn Lafayette Stevenson, b. December 7, 1906
  Ruby Kate Stevenson, b. August 12, 1908

Wilson Stevenson died on June 30, 1940 and Mattie (Mitchell) Stevenson died on June 7, 1948.  Both were buried in the Bee Springs Cemetery.  Little Lee Stevenson died as an infant on June 3, 1893.  James Stevenson had at least one son:  -  Jerry Stevenson.  James Stevenson died in 1961.  Walter Stevenson died as a child on December 27, 1901.  Robert Stevenson died on November 1, 1929.  John Stevenson died on March 30, 1924.  Oscar Stevenson died on February 6, 1956.  On December 12, 1926, Ruby Stevenson married Herman Holt.  As of 1997, Ruby (Stevenson) Holt was living in Old Hickory, Tennessee.

References:  1)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  2)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  4)  Letter, Jerry Stevenson to Robert Casey, February, 1997

WILLIS McKENDREE STEVENSON (71.4.4.5) is the son of Elam Stevenson and Lydia Catherine (Payne) Stevenson.  Willis was born on January 18, 1818 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Willis Stevenson married Eliza (Abernathy) Tillman.  Eliza was born on January 21, 1819 in Tennessee and is the daughter of John Abernathy and Catherine (Tarplay) Abernathy.  Willis and Eliza Stevenson were the parents of nine children:

  Lydia Catherine Stevenson, b. January 7, 1843, Tennessee
  John Baxter Stevenson (71.4.4.5.2), b. December 26, 1844, Tennessee
  Jesse James Stevenson (71.4.4.5.3), b. June 10, 1847, Tennessee
  Louisa Frances Stevenson, b. November 13, 1849, Tennessee
  Richard Warren Stevenson, b. January 16, 1852, Giles County, Tennessee
  Mary Ellen Stevenson, b. March 16, 1853, Giles County, Tennessee
  Elam Hensley Stevenson (71.4.4.5.7), b. July 22, 1856, Giles County, Tennessee
  Coleman Clayton Stevenson, b. January 5, 1859, Giles County, Tennessee
  Ann Eliza Stevenson, b. February 7, 1861, Giles County, Tennessee

From 1850 to 1880, Willis and Eliza Stevenson were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Willis Stevenson died on February 6, 1900 and Eliza (Abernathy) Stevenson died in 1904.  Both were buried in the Bee Springs Cemetery in Giles County, Tennessee.  Lydia C. Stevenson died as a child on June 20, 1854.  Louisa Stevenson died a child on October 12, 1873.  Richard Stevenson died as an infant on April 15, 1852.  Mary E. Stevenson died as a child on February 13, 1856.

Coleman Stevenson died as an infant on January 10, 1859.  Ann Stevenson married Sterling B. Loyd and they had four children:  -  Clarence C. Loyd,  -  Roy Loyd,  -  Grace Loyd,  -  Leon Loyd.  Clarence Loyd is the father of four children:  -  H. B. Loyd,  -  Allan A. Loyd,  -  daughter (name unknown),  -  son (name unknown).  Grace Loyd married a Mr. Perry.

References:  1)  1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stephenson Family Sketch Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  4)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

JOHN BAXTER STEVENSON (71.4.4.5.2) is the son of Willis McKendree Stevenson and Eliza (Abernathy) Stevenson.  John was born on December 26, 1844 in Tennessee.  John Stevenson married Ellen Shriver and they were the parents of three children:

  Oscar Lee Stevenson (71.4.4.5.2.1), b. 1866, Tennessee
  Dee M. Stevenson, b. 1868, Tennessee
  Thomas M. Stevenson, b. 1870, Tennessee

In 1870, John and Ellen Stevenson was living in Giles County, Tennessee.  John B. Stevenson married a second time to Mattie A. Ellarson (born 1853 in Tennessee) and they were the parents of seven children:

  Lucille Stevenson, b. 1878, Giles County, Tennessee
  Avis Stevenson, b. 1880, Giles County, Tennessee
  Annie Hull Stevenson
  Dan Stevenson (71.4.4.5.2.7), b. 1885, Mississippi
  James Everett Stevenson (71.4.4.5.2.8), b. February 22, 1886, Tennessee
  Charlie Stewart Stevenson
  Lilly Mae Stevenson

In 1880, John and Martha Stevenson were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Lucille Stevenson married Wiley E. Hays and they had at least eight children:  -  Annie Hays,  -  Evelyn Hays,  -  Mabel Hays,  -  Helen Hays,  -  Cecil Vernon Hays, b. 1913,  -  Blanche Hays,  -  Alva Hays,  -  Glen Hays.  Wiley E. Hays died on April 28, 1940 and Lucille (Stevenson) Hays died on June 16, 1954.  Cecil Hays died of a heart attack on November 26, 1955 in Rivera, California and was buried in Cardwell, Missouri.

Annie H. Stevenson married Alton Broadway in Calliersville, Tennessee.  Alton and Annie Broadway had six children:  -  Elgin Broadway,  -  B. F. Broadway,  -  Lawrence Broadway,  -  Lucile Broadway,  -  Ida Broadway,  -  Annie Broadway.  Alton and Annie Broadway later lived in Hewitt, Texas.

References:  1)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stephenson Family Sketch Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  4)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

OSCAR LEE STEVENSON (71.4.4.5.2.1) is the son of John Baxter Stevenson and Ellen (Shriver) Stevenson.  Oscar was born in 1866 in Tennessee  Oscar Stevenson married Meares Bradford (born 1881 in Mississippi) and they were the parents of  one daughter:

  Clara Stevenson, b. 1907

In 1910, Oscar and Meares Stevenson were living in McLennan County, Texas.  In 1920, Oscar and Meares Stevenson were living in Calhoun County, Texas.  Oscar Stevenson later lived in Bloomington, Texas.

References:  1)  1910 Census, McLennan County, Texas;  2)  1920 Census, Calhoun County, Texas;  3)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  4)  Stephenson Family Sketch Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  5)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958

DAN STEVENSON (71.4.4.5.2.7) is the son of John Baxter Stevenson and Mattie (Ellarson) Stevenson.  Dan was born in 1885 in Mississippi.  Dan Stevenson married Annie Bettie Attoway.  Annie was born in 1877 in Mississippi and is the daughter of Sarah J. Attoway.  Dan and Annie Stevenson were the parents of two children:

  Annie Lou Stevenson, b. 1917, Texas
  Audrey May Stevenson, b. 1920, Texas

Dan and Annie Stevenson later lived in Lorena, Texas.

References:  1)  1920 Census, McLennan County, Texas;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stephenson Family Sketch Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  4)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958

JAMES EVERETT STEVENSON (71.4.4.5.2.8) is the son of John Baxter Stevenson and Mattie (Ellarson) Stevenson.  James was born on February 22, 1886 in Tennessee.  James Stevenson married Marguerita Webb Blanton.  Marguerita was born in 1888 in Texas and is the daughter of Sallie Blanton.  James and Marguerita Stevenson were the parents of three children:

  Frances Josephine Stevenson, b. 1913, Texas
  Charles Stevenson
  Oscar Sterling Stevenson

In 1920, James and Marguerita Stevenson were living in McLennan County, Texas.  James and Marguerita Stevenson lived in Mart, Texas.  Charlie Stevenson married Nettie Clark and they lived in Waco, Texas.

References:  1)  1920 Census, McLennan County, Texas;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stephenson Family Sketch Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  4)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958

JESSE JAMES STEVENSON (71.4.4.5.3) is the son of Willis McKendree Stevenson and Eliza (Abernathy) Stevenson.  Jesse was born on June 10, 1847 in Tennessee.  Jesse Stevenson married Maggie E. Blackburn.  Maggie was born on September 19, 1849 in Madison County, Alabama and is the daughter of David Blackburn and Sarah Blackburn.  Jesse and Maggie Stevenson were the parents of nine children:

  Edgar Telemachus Stevenson, b. April 18, 1871, Alabama
  Arthur Stevenson, b. January 19, 1873
  Erskine Stevenson, b. December 31, 1873
  Elam Mack Stevenson, b. November 20, 1875, Mississippi
  Margaret Maud Stevenson, b. March 9, 1878, Mississippi
  Virginia Raymond Stevenson, b. August 23, 1881
  Willie Chesley Stevenson, b. December 20, 1884
  Andrew Coleman Stevenson, b. August 3, 1887
  David Percival Stevenson, b. March 16, 1891

In 1880, Jesse and Maggie Stevenson were living in Marshall County, Mississippi.  Maggie (Blackburn) Stevenson died on May 19, 1891 in Batton, Mississippi.  On October 29, 1891, Jesse Stevenson married a second time to Cynthia A. Neville (born November 22, 1873 in Mississippi) and they were the parents of twelve children:

  Jesse Neville Stevenson, b. July 31, 1892
  Bensen Kelsey Stevenson, b. March 22, 1894
  Ethel Ora Stevenson, b. October 20, 1895
  Julian Harold Stevenson, b. November 11, 1897
  Mary Eliza Stevenson, b. March 21, 1900
  Catherine Ruth Stevenson, b. January 16, 1902
  John Henry Stevenson, b. January 16, 1904
  Bessie Vivian Stevenson, b. May 2, 1906
  Robert Louis Stevenson, b. August 24, 1908
  Lucy May Stevenson, b. November 14, 1910
  Frank Gray Stevenson, b. November 14, 1910
  Eugene Franklin Stevenson, b. August 8, 1913

Jesse J. Stevenson died on December 12, 1932 and Cynthia (Neville) Stevenson died on March 15, 1935.  Both were buried in Olive Branch, Mississippi.  On November 1, 1893, Edgar Stevenson married Daisy E. Wheeler (born May 29, 1874).  Edgar and Daisy Stevenson had four children:  -  Margaret Wheeler Stevenson, b. February 23, 1896,  -  Emma Wheeler Stevenson, b. August 2, 1897,  -  Dorothy Blackburn Stevenson, b. April 30, 1900,  -  Daisy Edgar Stevenson, b. June 24, 1905.  Edgar Stevenson died on January 8, 1946 and Daisy (Wheeler) Stevenson died on January 27, 1946.  On April 25, 1924, Margaret W. Stevenson married Louis William Rogers in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.  Louis is the son of Judge W. H. Rogers.  Louis and Margaret Rogers have two children:  -  Steven Rogers,  -  Dorothy Ann Rogers.  Dorothy Rogers married Donald Main.

On May 15, 1921, Emma W. Stevenson married Leon W. Black and they have two children:  -  Emily Black,  -  daughter (name unknown).  On April 23, 1931, Dorothy B. Stevenson married Robert F. Hale in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.  Robert and Dorothy Hale have two daughters:  -  Nancy Hale,  -  Eleanor Hale.  On July 31, 1929, Daisy E. Stevenson married Seymour Drake and they have two children:  -  Stafford Drake,  -  Seymour Edgar Drake.  Arthur Stevenson died as an infant on January 23, 1873.  Erskine Stevenson died the same day that he was born, December 31, 1873.  Elam Stevenson died on August 10, 1930.  Margaret M. Stevenson married Oscar Balch.  Virginia R. Stevenson died on July 1, 1936.  David Stevenson died as an infant on July 19, 1891.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Marshall County, Mississippi;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956

ELAM HENSLEY STEVENSON (71.4.4.5.7) is the son of Willis McKendree Stevenson and Eliza (Abernathy) Stevenson.  Elam was born on July 22, 1856 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Elam Stevenson married Martha Cleopatra Slaughter (born February, 1857, Tennessee) and they were the parents of three children:

  Jesse Eugene Stevenson, b. August 17, 1880, Arkansas
  Wyatt M. Stevenson, b. November, 1882, Arkansas
  E. Vincent Stevenson, b. February, 1897, Arkansas

In 1900, Elam and Cleopatra Stevenson were living in Sebastian County, Arkansas.  Elam Stevenson was a medical doctor and was a surgeon in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Martha (Slaughter) Stevenson died in 1916 and Elam Stevenson died of a heart attack in 1934.  Both were buried in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Jesse E. Stevenson married Geneva Nette McCormick and they had two children:  -  Eugene McCormick Stevenson, b. February 10, 1912,  -  Frank Vincent Stevenson, b. October 20, 1915.  Eugene Stevenson married Carolyn Brooks.  Frank Stevenson married Gwendolyn Voelker.  Wyatt Stevenson was struck by lightning and died in 1911.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Sebastian County, Arkansas;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stephenson Family Sketch Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  4)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

JOHN BAXTER STEVENSON (71.4.4.7) is the son of Elam Stevenson and Lydia Catherine (Payne) Stevenson.  John was born around 1821 in Giles County, Tennessee.  John Stevenson was a Methodist minister.  John Stevenson married a Miss Scrimscher.  John and his first wife were married for many years and had no children.  John Stevenson married a second time to Sarah Cook Munn.  John and Sarah Stevenson were the parents of four children:

  Olin Hampton Stevenson
  Leon McKendree Stevenson
  William Worth Stevenson
  Henry Munn Stevenson (71.4.4.7.4), b. August 11, 1875

John B. Stevenson died in 1890 in Florence, Alabama.  Olin Stevenson was the owner and publisher of a newspaper in Roanoke, Alabama.  Leon Stevenson was an educator.  William Stevenson was a doctor in Roanoke, Alabama.

References:  1)  Letter, Henry M. Stevenson to Eugene E. Skinner, November, 1947;  2)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

HENRY MUNN STEVENSON (71.4.4.7.4) is the son of John Baxter Stevenson and Sarah Cook (Munn) Stevenson.  Henry was born on August 11, 1875.  Henry Stevenson was a Methodist minister in the North Alabama Conference.  On October 5, 1904, Henry Stevenson married Mayme Gene Fuller and they were the parents of five children:

  Leon McCoy Stevenson
  Alma Elizabeth Stevenson
  Olin Homer Stevenson
  Henry Miller Stevenson
  Thomas Franklin Stevenson

Leon Stevenson is a teacher and coach in Germantown, Tennessee.  Alma Stevenson married Q. R. Ledyard and they lived in Nashville, Tennessee.  Olin Stevenson lived in Miami, Florida.  Henry Stevenson was a teacher of Biology at State University of Florida in Tallahassee, Florida.  Thomas Stevenson was a Chaplain in Germany and attended the University of Edinburgh.

References:  1)  Letter, Henry M. Stevenson to Eugene E. Skinner, November, 1947;  2)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958

THOMAS COLEMAN STEVENSON (71.4.4.8) is the son of Elam Stevenson and Lydia Catherine (Payne) Stevenson.  Thomas was born on January 28, 1825 in Giles County, Tennessee.  In July of 1843, Thomas Stevenson married Martha Ann Bennett (born June, 1827 in Tennessee).  Thomas and Martha Stevenson were the parents of at least four children:

  Sarah Elizabeth Stevenson (71.4.4.8.1), b. 1846, Tennessee
  Mary L. C. Stevenson, b. 1848, Tennessee
  Nancy J. Stevenson, b. July, 1855, Giles County, Tennessee
  Martha C. Stevenson, b. 1857, Giles County, Tennessee

From 1850 to 1900, Thomas and Martha Stevenson were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Thomas Stevenson died on February 22, 1906 and was buried in the Bee Springs Cemetery in Giles County, Tennessee.  Mary Stevenson married Noah Hampton and they had two daughters:  -  Mattie Hampton,  -  Nola Hampton.  Mary (Stevenson) Hampton died in 1930.  Nancy Stevenson married her first cousin, James Willis Stevenson.  For additional information on the descendants of James and Nancy Stevenson, see the sketch of James Willis Stevenson (71.4.4.4.6).

References:  1)  1850, 1860, 1870 and 1900 Censuses, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  4)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

SARAH ELIZABETH STEVENSON (71.4.4.8.1) is the daughter of Thomas Coleman Stevenson and Martha Ann (Bennett) Stevenson.  Sarah was born in December, 1845 in Tennessee.  Sarah Stevenson married Thomas Marshall Stovall (born January, 1838 in Tennessee).  Thomas and Sarah Stovall were the parents of three children:

  Mary Addie Stovall
  Minnie Emma Stovall
  Sterling Edgar Stovall, b. August 9, 1879, Giles County, Tennessee

In 1900, Thomas and Sarah Stovall were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Sarah (Stevenson) Stovall died in 1927.  Mary Stovall married James L. Moore and they had one daughter:  -  Ethel Moore.  Ethel Moore married Grover Bunyan Markham (Grovers third marriage).

On October 9, 1901, Sterling Stovall married Lena Lee Loyd.  Lena is the daughter of John S. Loyd and Xantippe Loyd.  Sterling and Lena Stovall had eight children:  -  Marvin Loyd Stovall,  -  Thomas Alton Stovall,  -  Fred Dalton Stovall,  -  Frank Sterling Stovall,  -  Stanley Elijah Stovall,  -  Wilson Fuller Stovall,  -  Lillian Stovall,  -  Adalena Stovall.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Elam Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  4)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

LYDIA AMANDA STEVENSON (71.4.4.9) is the daughter of Elam Stevenson and Lydia Catherine (Payne) Stevenson.  Lydia was born on April 28, 1827 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Lydia Stevenson married W. Harvey McGuire.  Harvey and Lydia Stevenson were the parents of four children:

  John McGuire
  Laura McGuire
  Kitty McGuire
  Delia McGuire

Lydia (Stevenson) McGuire died on August 4, 1888.  Laura McGuire married Marion Elleson and they had no children.

References:  1)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  3)  Stephenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996