ABNER ARRINGTON STEVENSON (71.4.4.4) is the son of Elam Stevenson and Lydia Catherine (Payne) Stevenson.  Abner was born on March 16, 1816 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Abner Stevenson was a minister.  On December 8, 1838, Abner Stevenson married Martha S. Watson.  Martha was born on February 19, 1823 in Tennessee and is the daughter of Mary Watson.  Abner and Martha Stevenson were the parents of fifteen children:

     Lucinda C. Stevenson, b. May 3, 1840, Giles County, Tennessee
     William Elam Fletcher Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2), b. April 9, 1842, Giles Co., Tenn.
     Lydia M. Eliza Stevenson, b. December 20, 1843, Giles County, Tennessee
     Catherine M. Frances Stevenson, b. January 10, 1846, Giles County, Tennessee
     Augustus Summerfield Stevenson, b. October 30, 1847, Giles County, Tennessee
     Ellen Tillman Stevenson (71.4.4.4.6), b. January 30, 1850, Giles Co., Tennessee
     James Willis Stevenson (71.4.4.4.7), b. January 30, 1850, Giles County, Tenn.
     Larkin Henry Stevenson (71.4.4.4.8), b. October 12, 1852, Giles County, Tenn.
     Amanda Elizabeth Stevenson (71.4.4.4.9), b. October 21, 1854, Giles Co., Tenn.
     Julia A. D. Stevenson, b. July 9, 1857, Giles County, Tennessee
     John Edward Thomas Stevenson, b. September 16, 1859, Giles County, Tennessee
     Gilbert Franklin Stevenson (71.4.4.4.12), b. November 17, 1861, Giles Co., Tenn.
     George Washington Stevenson, b. November 17, 1861, Giles County, Tennessee
     Wilson McAlister Stevenson (71.4.4.4.14), b. August 15, 1864, Giles Co., Tenn.
     Manerva Jane Stevenson, b. July 22, 1866, Giles County, Tennessee

From 1850 to 1880, Abner and Martha Stevenson were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Martha (Watson) Stevenson died on July 12, 1887 in Giles County, Tennessee and Abner Stevenson died on July 30, 1896 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Both were buried there in the Bee Springs Cemetery.  Lucinda Stevenson married Perry Williams and they had six children:  -  Pitman Williams,  -  Virgil Williams,  -  Curbis Williams,  -  Sidney Williams,  -  Alma Williams,  -  Bell Williams.  Lucinda (Stevenson) Williams died in 1920.  On December 20, 1870, Eliza Stevenson married John T. Andrews and they had four sons:  -  Baxter Andrews,  -  Abner Andrews,  -  Truman Andrews,  -  Perry Andrews.  Eliza (Stevenson) Andrews died on November 16, 1878.  Frances Stevenson married J. M. Whitaker.  Frances (Stevenson) Whitaker died on April 18, 1889.

Summerfield Stevenson married Matilda Smith and they had seven children:  -  Enoch Stevenson,  -  Lindsey Stevenson,  -  Arington Stevenson,  -  Mack Stevenson,  -  son (name unknown),  -  Pearl Stevenson,  -  Vesta Stevenson.  Summerfield Stevenson was buried near Crowleys Ridge, Arkansas.  Julia Stevenson married John Andrews and they had four children:  -  Ray Andrews,  -  George Andrews,  -  Tinnie Andrews,  -  Alice Andrews.  Julia moved to Texas.  Edward Stevenson moved to Texas where he worked for the Texas and Pacific Railway.  Edward Stevenson died of smallpox in El Paso, Texas on June 26, 1886.  George Stevenson was the father of thirteen children.  George was a judge and lived in Lubbock, Texas.  Manerva Stevenson married Andrew R. Merrill and they had at least two children:  -  Nathan Merrill,  -  Lora Merrill.  Manerva moved to Ardmore, Tennessee.

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

WILLIAM ELAM FLETCHER STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2) is the son of Abner Arrington Stevenson and Martha S. (Watson) Stevenson.  William was born on April 9, 1842 in Giles County, Tennessee.  William Stevenson married Asenith Jane Gwaltney (born in 1848 in North Carolina).  William and Asenith Stevenson were the parents of seven children:

     Louisa A. Stevenson, b. 1868, Tennessee
     Martha A. Stevenson, b. 1869, Tennessee
     Nathaniel A. Stevenson, b. 1870, Giles County, Tennessee
     Naomi Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.4), b. 1872, Giles County, Tennessee
     William Edgar Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.5), b. 1874, Giles County, Tennessee
     Thomas William Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.6), b. February 15, 1881, Bryson, Tenn.
     Raymond Bradford Stevenson, b. 1885

From 1870 to 1880, William and Asenith Stevenson were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Asenith (Gaultney) Stevenson died in 1893.  William Stevenson married a second time.  William Stevenson died on December 24, 1915 and was buried in the Bee Spring Cemetery.  Nathaniel Stevenson married Molly Jane Bass and they had nine children:  -  Ethel Stevenson,  -  Reba Stevenson,  -  Gladys Stevenson,  -  Roy Stevenson,  -  Griffin Stevenson,  -  Mable Stevenson,  -  Elease Stevenson,  -  J. B. Stevenson,  -  Kathleen Stevenson.  Bradford Stevenson died in 1921 in Denver, Colorado.

References:  1)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  3)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  4)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  6)  “Stevenson Genealogy,” by Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

NAOMI STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.4) is the son of William Elam Fletcher Stevenson and Asenith Jane (Gwaltney) Stevenson.  Naomi was born in 1872 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Naomi Stevenson married William E. Lackey (born 1866 in Tennessee) and they were the parents of two sons:

     Elam Lackey, b. 1893, Tennessee
     Raymond Lackey, b. 1903, Tennessee

In 1920, William and Naomi Lackey were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  In 1920, Elam Lackey and his wife, Mirian Lackey (born 1892 in Tennessee), were living with Elam’s parents in Giles County, Tennessee.  Naomi (Stevenson) Lackey died on February 14, 1927.  Elam and Mirian Lackey had one son:  -  Elam Lackey, Jr., b. 1917, Tennessee.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  3)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  4)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  6)  “Stevenson Genealogy,” by Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

WILLIAM EDGAR “BISH” STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.5) is the son of William Elam Fletcher Stevenson and Asenith Jane (Gwaltney) Stevenson.  William was born in 1874 in Giles County, Tennessee.  William E. Stevenson lived in Dallas, Texas and later lived in Elkton, Tennessee.  William Stevenson married Margaret Hampton (born 1876, Texas).  William and Margaret Stevenson were the parents of seven children:

     Herbert Hampton Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.5.1), 1901, Tennessee
     Joe D. Stevenson, b. 1903, Texas
     Roberta Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.5.3), b. 1906, Texas
     Dorothy Stevenson, b. 1908, Texas
     Margaret Stevenson, b. 1914, Navarro County, Texas
     Pauline Stevenson, 1915, Navarro County, Texas
     Madaline Stevenson

From 1910 to 1920, William and Margaret Stevenson were living in Navarro County, Texas.  Joe Stevenson married Hazel Lillian Barnes.  Dorothy Stevenson married John Claude “Jake” Jennings.  Margaret Stevenson married George Massey “Joe” Knight.  Pauline Stevenson married Wesley Ellison Lynn and they have one daughter:  -  Polly Ann Lynn.  Polly Ann Lynn married Douglas John Renard and they have one child:  -  Leslie Ann Renard.  Madaline Stevenson married Norman Lee Lindsey and they have three children:  -  Phillip Clayton Lindsey,  -  Judy Gail Lindsey,  -  Patrick William Lindsey.  Phillip Lindsey married Patricia Lynn Schneider and they have two children:  -  Jeremy Clayton Lindsey,  -  Jaclyn Marie Lindsey.  Judy Lindsey married Michael Yancey Couch and they have two children:  -  Michael Yancey Couch, Jr.,  -  Tessa Joy Couch.  Patrick Lindsey married Carol Lynn Johnson and they have one son:  -  William Grady Thomas Lindsey.

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Navarro County, Texas;  2)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986

HERBERT HAMPTON STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.5.1) is the son of William Edgar “Bish” Stevenson and Margaret (Hampton) Stevenson.  Herbert was born in 1901 in Tennessee.  Herbert Stevenson married Ella Violet Holmes.  Herbert and Ella Stevenson are the parents of two children:

     Herbert Holmes “Bud” Stevenson
     William Edward Stevenson

Herbert Stevenson married Dorthy Faye Veyhl and they have two children:  -  Tana Lee Stevenson,  -  Teresa Ann Stevenson.  Tana Stevenson married John Vernon Stampes and they have three children:  -  Jessica Jo Stampes,  -  Monica Michelle Stampes,  -  Jarrett Bennett Stampes.  Teresa Stevenson married John Thomas Amend and they have three children:  -  Amy Ann Amend,  -  John William Amend,  -  David Reagan Amend.

William Stevenson married Francys Iolanda Conrad and they have four children:  -  Conrad Bruce Stevenson,  -  Kyle Francys Stevenson,  -  William Edmond Stevenson,  -  Bret Allen Stevenson.  Conrad Stevenson married Beverly Taylor and they have one son:  -  Chad William Stevenson.  Kyle Stevenson married Don Stanhouse and they have two children:  -  Kelsey Cole Stanhouse,  -  Kameryn Kyle Stanhouse.  Bret Stevenson married Kelly Stucky.

References:  1)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  2)  “Stevenson Genealogy,” by Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

ROBERTA STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.5.3) is the daughter of William Edgar “Bish” Stevenson and Margaret (Hampton) Stevenson.  Roberta was born in 1906 in Texas.  Roberta Stevenson married Hermon A. Inmon.  Hermon and Roberta Inmon are the parents of two children:

     Dorothy June Inmon
     Hermon A. Inmon, Jr.

Dorothy Inmon married William Charles Edwards, Jr. and they have three children:  -  Jan Marie Edwards,  -  Jill Denise Edwards,  -  Richard Jeffrey Edwards.  Jan Edwards married Larry Dean Rawlinson and they have two children:  -  Chad Ryan Rawlinson,  -  Bret Austin Rawlinson.  Jill Edwards married Larry Thomas Eason and they have one daughter:  -  Brenna Marie Eason.

Hermon Inmon, Jr. married Jeanne Anne Martin and they have four children:  -  Julie Ann Inmon,  -  Donna June Inmon,  -  Owen J. Inmon,  -  Kim Elizabeth Inmon.  Julie Inmon married Richard Davis LaMonte and they have two children:  -  Timothy Paul LaMonte,  -  Benton Davis LaMonte.

References:  1)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  2)  “Stevenson Genealogy,” by Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

THOMAS WILLIAM STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.6) is the son of William Elam Fletcher Stevenson and Asenith Jane (Gwaltney) Stevenson..  Thomas was born on February 15, 1881 in Bryson, Giles County, Tennessee.  Tom Stevenson lived in Bodenham, Tennessee and later lived in Milford, Texas.  On June 5, 1905, Thomas Stevenson married Lessie Byrne Caldwell in Bryson, Tennessee.  Lessie was born on September 12, 1885 in Delina, Marshall County, Tennessee and is the daughter of James Edward Caldwell and Laura Hill (Lemond) Caldwell.  Thomas and Lessie Stevenson were the parents of thirteen children:

     Brown Lea Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.6.1), b. March 27, 1906, Itasca, Texas
     Malcolm Caldwell Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.6.2), March 22, 1908, Bryson, Tennessee
     Thomas Fletcher Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.6.3), b. January 24, 1910, Itasca, Texas
     James Edward Stevenson, b. September 4, 1911, Frost, Texas
     William Roswell Stevenson, b. August 31, 1912, Frost, Texas
     Mary Hill Stevenson, b. June 28, 1914, Frost, Texas
     John Clendenning Stevenson, b. April 18, 1916, Frost, Texas
     William Edgar Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.6.8), b. September 10, 1918, Frost, Texas
     Robert Lynn Stevenson, b. February 10, 1921, Powell, Texas
     Iris Nell Stevenson, b. December 17, 1922, Powell, Texas
     Valle Louise Stevenson (71.4.4.4.2.6.11), b. December 16, 1924, Frost, Texas
     Leslie Byrne Stevenson, b. March 6, 1927, Frost, Texas

In 1910, Thomas and Lessie Stevenson were living in Hill County, Texas.  In 1910, Thomas’ brother, Bradford Stevenson, was living with Thomas and Lessie Stevenson.  In 1920, Thomas and Lessie Stevenson were living in Navarro County, Texas.  Lessie (Caldwell) Stevenson died on June 6, 1961 in Frost, Texas and Thomas W. Stevenson died on July 28, 1966 in Corsicana, Texas.  Both were buried in Frost, Texas.  James E. Stevenson died at birth on September 4, 1911.  On April 6, 1940, William Stevenson married Edith Leila Elkins and they have three children:  -  Thomas “Tommy” William Stevenson,  -  John Robert Stevenson,  -  Leila Gail Stevenson.  Thomas Stevenson married Sue Irene Brown and they have three children:  -  Tara Gail Stevenson,  -  Tasha Lynn Stevenson,  -  Thomas William Stevenson, Jr..  Leila Stevenson died in 1950.

On October 23, 1943, Mary Stevenson married George Inman “Buster” Warren and they have one child:  -  Lynda Byrne Warren.  Lynda Warren married Kenneth James Smith and they have one daughter:  -  Traci Lynn Smith.  Lynda Warren married a second time to Henry Newton Matthews and they have two children:  -  Tana Lynn Matthews,  -  Kristopher Shea Matthews.  John C. Stevenson was killed in action during World War II.  Robert L. Stevenson was killed in action during World War II.  Iris Nell Stevenson died as an infant on December 18, 1923 in Kerens, Texas.  Leslie B. Stevenson died as a child on November 30, 1929 in Frost, Texas.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Hill County, Texas;  2)  1920 Census, Navarro County, Texas;  3)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  4)  Family Group Sheet, Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

BROWN LEA STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.6.1) is the son of Thomas William Stevenson and Lessie (Caldwell) Stevenson.  Brown was born on March 27, 1906 in Itasca, Texas.  On September 20, 1927, Brown Stevenson married Mary Strain and they are the parents of two children:

     Mary Juanita Stevenson
     Thomas William “Billy” Stevenson

Brown Lea Stevenson died on July 6, 1976 in Hobart, Oklahoma.  Mary Stevenson married James Hershell Hatter and they have four children:  -  Robert Steven Hatter,  -  Patricia Carol Hatter,  -  Paula Diane Hatter,  -  Mary Kathryn Hatter.  Robert Hatter died in 1986.  Patricia Hatter married Gary Mark McCord and they have three children:  -  Kelli Nicole McCord,  -  Marci Marie McCord,  -  Whitney Lee McCord.  Paula Hatter married Brian Steven Sanderson and they have two children:  -  Bradley Steven Sanderson,  -  Kyle Garrett Sanderson.  Mary Hatter married James Karel Rozell and they have two children:  -  Robert Blaine Rozell,  -  Dillon Rozell.

Thomas Stevenson married Shirley Florence Smith and they have three children:  -  William Randall Stevenson,  -  Lisa Michelle Stevenson,  -  Thomas Michael Stevenson.  William Stevenson married Kari Linda Verdun and they have three children:  -  Josh Occhuzio Stevenson,  -  Shaun Lea Stevenson,  -  Adam Jared Stevenson.  Lisa Stevenson married Ricky Joe Gibson and they have two children:  -  Shelby Briana Gibson,  -  Tyler Grant Gibson.

References:  1)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  2)  Family Group Sheet, Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

MALCOLM CALDWELL STEVENSN (71.4.4.4.2.6.2) is the son of Thomas William Stevenson and Lessie (Caldwell) Stevenson.  Malcolm was born on March 22, 1908 in Bryson, Tennessee.  On May 6, 1941, Malcolm Stevenson married Fanny Lee Pullin and they are the parents of two children:

     Carolyn Ann Stevenson
     Barbara June Stevenson

Malcolm Stevenson died on April 25, 1954 in Frost, Texas.  Carolyn Stevenson married Joe Mac Hargrove and they have two children:  -  Brandi Lee Hargrove,  -  Kalen Mac Hargrove.  Barbara Stevenson married Billy Gene Dyer and they have two children:  -  Lisa Brook Dyer,  -  Brandon Alan Dyer.

References:  1)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  2)  Family Group Sheet, Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

THOMAS FLETCHER STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.6.3) is the son of Thomas William Stevenson and Lessie (Caldwell) Stevenson.  Thomas was born on January 24, 1910 in Itasca, Texas.  On December 25, 1942, Thomas Stevenson married Mildred Goodman and they are the parents of two children:

     Susan Stevenson
     John Henry Stevenson

Susan Stevenson married Kenneth Mann and they have two children:  -  Michelle Leigh Mann,  -  Marcus Shawn Mann.  John H. Stevenson married Colleen Marie Durand and they have two children:  -  Mark Thomas Stevenson,  -  Michelle Lynn Stevenson.

References:  1)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  2)  Family Group Sheet, Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

WILLIAM EDGAR “DUDGE” STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.6.8) is the son of Thomas William Stevenson and Lessie (Caldwell) Stevenson.  William was born on September 10, 1918 in Frost, Texas.  On July 3, 1946, William “Dudge” Stevenson married Ollie Merle Vinson and they are the parents of three children:

     Ronnie Lynn Stevenson
     Donald Glenn Stevenson
     William Clifford Stevenson

William “Dudge” Stevenson died on March 18, 1987.  Ronnie Stevenson married Darlene Lois Lowhorn and they have two children:  -  Desharie Lynn Stevenson,  -  Ronnie Lynn Stevenson, Jr.  Donald Stevenson married Karen Haynes and they have one child:  -  Kami Kay Stevenson.

References:  1)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  2)  Family Group Sheet, Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

VALLE LOUISE STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.2.6.11) is the son of Thomas William Stevenson and Lessie (Caldwell) Stevenson.  Valle was born on December 16, 1924 in Frost, Texas.  On July 14, 1950, Valle Stevenson married Tolbert Earl Bain and they are the parents of four children:

     Karen Ann Bain
     Thomas Earl Bain
     David Michael Bain
     Sharon Kay Bain

Karen Bain married Jimmy Joe Bates and they have two children:  -  Leigh Ann Bates,  -  Brandon Joe Bates.  Karen Bain married a second time to Jerry Robert Welch.  Thomas Bain married Kathy Jo Vaughn and they have two children:  -  Jennifer Jo Bain,  -  Jonathan Tolbert Bain.  David Bain married Jeanette Lewis and they have two children:  -  Misty Lanette Bain,  -  Phillip Michael Bain.  Sharon Bain married Jimmy Wayne Cargile and they have three children:  -  Martin Wayne Cargile,  -  April Michelle Cargile,  -  Jeffrey Keith Cargile.

References:  1)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  2)  Family Group Sheet, Mary (Stevenson) Hatter, August, 1999

ELLEN TILLMAN STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.6) is the daughter of Abner Arrington Stevenson and Martha S. (Watson) Stevenson.  Ellen was born on January 30, 1850 in Giles County, Tennessee.  On December 24, 1871, Ellen Stevenson married James Marion Britton in Tennessee.  James was born on March 3, 1840 in Giles County, Tennessee.  James and Ellen Britton were the parents of seven children:

     Logan Harwell Britton, b. September 17, 1872
     Sarah Beulah Britton (71.4.4.4.6.2), b. January 24, 1873, Tennessee
     Amanda Elizabeth Britton (71.4.4.4.6.3), b. February 6, 1877, Dallas, Texas
     Infant Daughter, b. March 6, 1880
     Wilson Arington Britton, b. May 12, 1882
     James Wilson Lafayette “Fate” Britton, b. December 8, 1884
     Carlos Erskine Britton, b. May 15, 1890

James M. Britton died on September 18, 1913 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Ellen (Stevenson) Britton died on March 4, 1927 in Giles County, Tennessee.  Both were buried in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Giles County, Tennessee.  James Britton and his wife, Callie Britton (born 1885), had one child:  -  Carmen Britton.  James W. L. Britton died in 1973 and Carrie Britton died in 1973.  Both were buried in the Memory Garden Cemetery in Giles County, Tennessee.  Carmen Britton married a Mr. Montgomery.  Carlos Britton married Nora McNeese (born May 15, 1901).  Carlos Britton died on February 22, 1962.

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)  Email, Wanda Howell to Robert Casey, August, 1999

SARAH BEULAH BRITTON (71.4.4.4.6.2) is the daughter of James Marion Britton and Ellen Tillman (Stevenson) Britton.  Sarah was born on January 24, 1873 in Tennessee.  Sarah Britton married Samuel McNeese (born February 11, 1872 in Tennessee).  Samuel and Sarah McNeese were the parents of eight children:

     Mary Ellen McNeese, b. October 25, 1895, Tennessee
     Altha Bessie McNeese (71.4.4.4.6.2.2), b. August 2, 1897, Tennessee
     Ethel Panky McNeese, b. January 6, 1900, Tennessee
     Infants (twins), b. and d. June 10, 1902, Tennessee
     Haysle McNeese, b. September 1, 1905, Tennessee
     Lula Mildred McNeese, b. June 1, 1909, Tennessee
     Tennie Roberta McNeese
     Ruth Virginia McNeese

In 1900, Samuel and Sarah McNeese was living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Samuel McNeese died on January 4, 1927 in Maury County, Tennessee and Sarah (Britton) McNeese died on January 21, 1957 in Maury County, Tennessee.  On December 8, 1912, Mary McNeese married Tom Warren in Giles County, Tennessee.  Tom and Mary Warren had one daughter:  -  Allie Beatrice Warren, b. March 10, 1914.  Mary (McNeese) Warren died on February 6, 1982 in Tennessee.  Allie Warren married Bert Watson and they have two children:  -  Pete Watson,  -  Carolyn Watson.  Allie (Warren) Watson died on January 6, 1997.  Carolyn Watson married a Mr. Mansfield.  Ethel McNeese died as a child on January 6, 1903 in Tennessee.  Haysle McNeese married a Mr. Akins.  Haysle (McNeese) Akins died on January 19, 1981 in Tennessee.  Lula McNeese married Frank Carroll and they had three children:  -  Ben Carroll,  -  Buck Carroll,  -  Betty Carroll.  Tennie McNeese married a Mr. Martin.  Ruth McNeese married a Mr. Stallings.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Email, Wanda Howell to Robert Casey, August, 1999

ALTHA BESSIE McNEESE (71.4.4.4.6.2.2) is the daughter of Samuel McNeese and Sarah Beulah (Britton) McNeese.  Altha was born on August 2, 1897 in Tennessee.  On November 15, 1916, Altha McNeese married Willie Marion Roland in Giles County, Tennessee.  Willie was born on October 27, 1885 in Tennessee.  Willie and Altha Roland were the parents of eight children:

     Johnie Harold Roland (71.4.4.4.6.2.2.1), b. June 8, 1920, Pulaski, Tennessee
     Rondal Roland
     Alton Roland
     Marie Roland
     Fred Marion Roland
     Carl Norman Roland, b. September, 1932
     Barney Roland
     William “Toby” Roland

Willie Roland died on April 12, 1950 and was buried in the Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville, Tennessee.  Altha (McNeese) Roland died on December 9, 1982 and was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia, Tennessee.  Rondal Roland married Pat Adams and they have three children:  -  Kathy Roland,  -  Ronnie Roland,  -  Kim Roland.  Alton Roland married Joyce Johns.  Marie Roland married Bill Borman and they have three children  -  Kirk Borman,  -  Tina Borman,  -  Lisa Borman.  Marie (Roland) Borman died on April 26, 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Fred Roland married Lillian Pullen (born June, 1918) and they have one daughter:  -  Eleanor Joyce Roland, b. ca. 1937:  Eleanor Roland married Bobby Jones and they have four children:  -  Karen Jones,  -  Marjorie Dawn Jones,  -  Walter Timothy Jones,  -  Fred Marion Jones.  Eleanor (Roland) Jones died on November 20, 1993.  Carl Roland married Marion Hammox and they have two children:  -  Eddie Roland,  -  Karla Roland.  Carl Roland died in September, 1932.  Barney Roland married Betty Matthews and they have one child:  -  Ladonna Roland.  Toby Roland married Faylene Scribner.

Reference:  1)  Email, Wanda Howell to Robert Casey, August, 1999

JOHNIE HAROLD ROLAND (71.4.4.4.6.2.2.1) is the son of Willie Marion Roland and Altha Bessie (McNeese) Roland.  Johnie was born on June 8, 1920 in Pulaski, Tennessee.  Johnie Roland married Hazel Katherine Weatherford.  Hazel was born on February 17, 1921 in Lynnville, Tennessee.  Johnie and Hazel Roland are the parents of five children:

     Linda Fay Roland, b. March 24, 1946
     John Harold Roland, b. March 19, 1948, Maury County, Tennessee
     Wanda Carol Roland, b. August 14, 1951, Columbia, Tennessee
     Kenneth Dale Roland, b. December 6, 1956
     William Richard Roland, b. July 10, 1962

Hazel (Weatherford) Roland died on July 12, 1983 and was buried in the Lynnwood Cemetery.  Linda Roland married John Bean and they have one daughter:  -  Tonia Bassi Bean, b. February 24, 1972.  Tonia Bean married Eric Tidwell.  On June 5, 1971, John Roland married Beverly Fay Blankenship in Nashville, Tennessee.  Beverly was born on December 30, 1942 in Davidson County, Tennessee.  John and Beverly Roland have four children:  -  Jon Chadwick Roland, b. January 5, 1972, Davidson County, Tennessee,  -  Daryl Shane Roland, b. December 26, 1973, Davidson County, Tennessee,  -  Jonathan Nathaniel Roland, b. April 20, 1975, Rutherford County, Tennessee,  -  Anissa Renae Roland, b. April 13, 1980, Duval County, Florida.

On March 18, 1972, Wanda Roland married Norman Burk Howell in Maury County, Tennessee.  Norman was born on July 20, 1948 in Maury County, Tennessee.  Norman and Wanda Howell have two children:  -  Brian Shawn Howell, b. April 10, 1974,  -  Brad Alan Howell, b. May 21, 1984.  Kenneth Roland married Tonya Frost and they have two children:  -  Kenneth Roland, Jr.,  -  Chelsie Roland.  William Roland married Nancy Smith.

Reference:  1)  Email, Wanda Howell to Robert Casey, August, 1999

AMANDA ELIZABETH “BETTY” BRITTON (71.4.4.4.6.3) is the daughter of James Marion Britton and Ellen Tillman (Stevenson) Britton.  Amanda was born on February 6, 1877 in Dallas, Texas.  On March 2, 1892, Amanda Britton married Eli Bascom Pitts in Giles County, Tennessee.  Eli was born on September 18, 1867 in Molino, Lincoln County, Tennessee.  Eli and Amanda Pitts were the parents of eleven children:

     Lila Pearl Pitts, b. December 2, 1892
     Lavonia Vasatine Pitts, b. September 1, 1894
     William Bryan Pitts, b. July 11, 1900
     Quintos Victor Pitts, b. October 13, 1902
     Mildred Larhue Pitts, b. September 28, 1904
     Robert Taylor Pitts, b. September 9, 1906
     James Loyd Eli Pitts, b. July 28, 1909
     Malcom Holiday Pitts, b. April 19, 1912
     Oscar Leon Pitts, b. March 3, 1914
     Omar Britton Pitts, b. March 17, 1916
     Glen Harval Pitts, b. September 9, 1918

Eli B. Pitts died on February 12, 1922 and was buried in the Prospect Cemetery near Fayetteville, Tennessee.  Amanda (Britton) Pitts died on March 30, 1966.  Oscar Pitts has two children:  -  Randall Lee Pitts, b. November 9, 1942,  -  Thomas David Pitts, b. September 2, 1944

Reference:  1)  Email, Wanda Howell to Robert Casey, August, 1999

JAMES WILLIS STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.7) is the son of Abner Arrington Stevenson and Martha S. (Watson) Stevenson.  James was born on January 30, 1850 in Giles County, Tennessee.  James Stevenson was a Methodist minister.  James Stevenson married Nancy J. Stevenson (71.4.4.8.3) and they were the parents of one son:

     Werner Wesley Stevenson (71.4.4.4.7.1), b. March 4, 1880, Tennessee

Nancy (Stevenson) Stevenson was buried in the Bee Spring Cemetery.  James Stevenson married a second time to a woman named Elizabeth A.  James Stevenson later married a third time to a woman named Beatrice (born October, 1870 in Alabama).  James Stevenson was the father of another ten children:

     Bessie Stevenson, b. July, 1885, Tennessee
     Bertha Stevenson, b. August, 1887, Tennessee
     Coleman Stevenson, b. February, 1893, Tennessee
     Cletis Z. Stevenson, b. April, 1897, Tennessee
     Lydia M. Stevenson, b. June, 1898, Tennessee
     Nore Collier Stevenson
     Clower Stevenson
     Elizabeth Stevenson
     Charlie Stevenson
     Talmadge Dewitt Stevenson

In 1900, James and Beatrice Stevenson were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  James Stevenson later lived in Ardmore, Tennessee.  James Stevenson died on November 9, 1943 and was buried in the Bee Spring Cemetery.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall, February, 1958;  3)  Stevenson Family Sketch by Lucille (Stevenson) Hayes, 1950s;  4)  Letter, Nannie (Stevenson) Hulsey to John O. Gaultney, March, 1997

WERNER WESLEY STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.7.1) is the son of James Willis Stevenson and Nancy J. (Stevenson) Stevenson.  Werner was born on March 4, 1880 in Tennessee.  Werner Stevenson married Lila Mitchell (born September 10, 1882 in Tennessee).  Werner and Lila Stevenson were the parents of five children:

     John Baxter Stevenson, b. May 23, 1905, Tennessee
     Martha Stevenson, b. August, 1907, Tennessee
     Nannie Stevenson, b. August, 1908, Tennessee
     Iva Stevenson, b. 1910, Tennessee
     Thomas Willis Stevenson (71.4.4.4.7.1.5), b. September 20, 1917, Tennessee

In 1920, Werner and Lila Stevenson were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Lila (Mitchell) Stevenson died on September 15, 1964 and Werner Stevenson died on June 23, 1974.  Both were buried in the Bee Spring Cemetery.  John B. Stevenson married Martha Tom Tenery and they had four children:  -  Logan Stevenson, b. November 24, 1924,  -  Jane Stevenson,  -  Carl Stevenson, b. February, 1935,  -  Rebecca Stevenson.  Martha (Tenery) Stevenson died in March, 1974 and John B. Stevenson died in July, 1985.  Both were buried in the Bethesda Cemetery.  Logan Stevenson and his wife, Helen, have two children:  -  Joe Stevenson,  -  Polly Stevenson.  Jane Stevenson has two children, Pam and Ralph.  Jane Stevenson died in November, 1970 near Columbia, Tennessee.  Carl Stevenson has no children.  Rebecca Stevenson married Bob Minatra and they have two children:  -  Lynn Minatra,  -  Steve Minatra.

Martha Stevenson married Edward McCormack and they had two children:  -  John McCormack, b. 1935,  -  Frances McCormack, b. 1940.  Martha (Stevenson) McCormack died in March, 1974 and was buried in the Elkton Cemetery.  John McCormack has three children:  -  Paul McCormack,  -  Tom McCormack,  -  Lisa McCormack.  Frances McCormack married Frank Tankersley and they have three children:  -  Amye Tankersley,  -  Brian Tankersley,  -  John Tankersley.  Nannie Stevenson married Robert Hulsey (born January, 1904) and they have no children.  Iva Stevenson married Clem Henderson and they have two children:  -  Joan Henderson,  -  Shelby Henderson.  Iva (Stevenson) Henderson died in 1989 and was buried in the Blanch Cemetery.  Joan Henderson has one daughter, Lisa.  Shelby Henderson has two children:  -  Vickie Henderson,  -  Jan Henderson.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  3)  Letter, Nannie (Stevenson) Hulsey to John O. Gaultney, March, 1997

THOMAS WILLIS STEVENSON (71.4.4.4.7.1.5) is the son of Werner Wesley Stevenson and Lila (Mitchell) Stevenson.  Willis was born on September 20, 1917 in Tennessee.  On July 16, 1945, Willis Stevenson married Irene Stone in Maury County, Tennessee.  Irene was born on October 6, 1922.  Willis and Irene Stevenson are the parents of three children:

     Alice Ann Stevenson, b. September 15, 1946
     Paul Thomas Stevenson, b. January 10, 1948
     Kathleen Stevenson, b. March 15, 1954

On April 28, 1968, Alice Stevenson married Weyman Rogers King in Pulaski, Tennessee and they have no children.  On August 28, 1971, Paul Stevenson married Pamela Ann Masters in White County, Tennessee.  Paul and Pamela Stevenson have two sons:  -  Matthew Thomas Stevenson, b. February 28, 1976,  -  Andrew Keaton Stevenson, b. August 4, 1981.  On November 2, 1990, Kathleen Stevenson married Bruce McNeely on a ship in the Carribean Islands and they have no children.

References:  1)  “Stevenson Family and their Cookbook,” 1986;  2)  Letter, Nannie (Stevenson) Hulsey to John O. Gaultney, March, 1997