Individual Details

Served in Co. L of 2nd AR Cavalry in the Civil War.

Samuel Stevenson is the second child of a family of eleven of James G.
and Jane (Wadkins) Stevenson. The father was born in South Carolina,
and when about twelve years old, having received a whipping from his
step-father for some trivial offense, he ran away from home, and
arriving in this State carried mail to and from Clarksville. Later he
found his way to Cape Girardeau County, and there married the mother
of our subject, who was born in that county, and was two years younger
than himself. Soon after they traveled on mules to the northeastern
part of Arkansas, finally settling in Lovely County, but after the
Government survey, their property being on the Indian reservation,
they moved to Washington County, there remaining until 1837. They then
passed the remainder of their days in Crawford County, dying in 1865
and 1888, respectively. Both were members of the Christian Church. Mr.
Stevenson was formerly a Whig, but afterward became a Republican, and
served one term in the State Legislature. He was fond of hunting
during the early history of the county, and often killed ten deer per
day. Later he gave his time exclusively to farming. For several years
he was justice of the peace in Washington County. Samuel Stevenson was
born September 8, 1826, in Northeastern Arkansas. When twenty years of
age he left his father's farm. For ten years he engaged in freighting
in the Indian Territory, and then two years on the plains for the
Government. He then began to farm, and has since continued engaged in
that occupation with the exception of the time spent in service during
the war. He now owns 240 acres, of which about 120 are cultivated, and
his property is the result of his own industry and good management. In
1846 he married Susan West, a native of Kentucky, and now the mother
of the following children: James G., Maria J., William, Amanda and
Robert A. Mrs. Stevenson belongs to the Christian Church. In 1863 Mr.
Stevenson enlisted in Company L, Second Arkansas Cavalry, Federal
army, and served until the close of the war. He was in the battles of
Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge.
SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed
Publishing Co., 1889.


Find A Grave Memorial# 37019360
Buried Stevenson Cemetery, Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR

Birth	9 Sep 1826	Washington County, Arkansas
Marriage	8 Sep 1846	Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas - Osetta Susan West
Death	25 Dec 1909	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas

Spouse	Osetta Susan West (1824 - 1907)
Child	James Graham Stevenson (1847 - 1933)
Child	John West Stevenson (1850 - 1860)
Child	Samuel Stevenson (1852 - 1852)
Child	Maria Jane Stevenson (1855 - 1926)
Child	William Richard Stevenson (1856 - 1925)
Child	Amanda Lavinia Stevenson (1862 - 1947)
Child	Roberta Anne Stevenson (1866 - 1953)

Father	James Graham Stevenson II (1803 - 1865)
Mother	Nancy Jane Wadkins (1808 - 1888)
Sibling	Mary Ann Stevenson (1824 - 1887)
Sibling	John Alexander Stevenson (1828 - 1913)
Sibling	William Wilson Stevenson (1833 - 1854)
Sibling	Alexander Campbell Stevenson (1835 - )
Sibling	James Graham Stevenson III (1836 - 1884)
Sibling	Sarah Jane Stevenson (1840 - )
Sibling	Robert Wilson Stevenson (1842 - 1865)
Sibling	Amanda Stevenson (1846 - 1854)
Sibling	Ruannah Stevenson (1847 - 1937)