Capt. James Stephenson and Margaret Reed Taylor

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Husband Capt. James Stephenson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 6 Mar 1836 - Burgettstown, Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: John Stevenson (1803/1804-1890) 4
         Mother: Susan Shipley (1813-1857) 1 3 5

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       Marriage: 17 Jun 1869 2

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Wife Margaret Reed Taylor ²

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            AKA: Margaret Read Taylor 1
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         Father: Edward Taylor (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Sarah Anna Robinson (      -      ) 1 2

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1 M Charles E. Stephenson ^{1 2}

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2 F Ella B. Stephenson ²

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3 F Maud Stephenson ^{1 2}

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4 F India Stephenson ^{1 2}

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5 M Don Franklin Stephenson ^{1 2}

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. James Stephenson

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He received as good an education as the common schools of that time and section afforded, and assisted his father in the management and cultivation of the home farm until he attained his majority. He then traveled for a considerable time in the west. When President Lincoln issued his first call for men Captain Stephenson was one of the first to respond, and enlisted at Pittsburgh in the Duquesne Grays, Twelfth Regiment, and was mustered out August 5, 1861. Later he helped organize Battalion C, Thompson Independent Artillery. He rose to the rank of senior first lieutenant, commanding for a time Hampton's Battery, which was attached to his own after the death of its commander, May 7, 1863. He served in all the engagements of the Army of the Potomac until 1864, when he resigned. At the second battle of Bull Run he was twice shot through the right leg; at Chancellorsville the drum of his left ear was broken by the noise of the concussion; and at Gettysburg he was slightly wounded. He received, March 13, 1865, the rank of captain by brevet for gallant and meritorious services at the battles of Gettysburg and Bull Run. After leaving the service he established the Excelsior Coffin Factory, which he subsequently sold. He was assistant general superintendent of the Central Transportation Company for eight years, and from 1882 until the time of his death was associated with his sons in the firm of James Stephenson & Sons. He was not a member of any church, but usually attended divine services at the Episcopal church. He was a liberal contributor to the financial needs of all denominations without distinction. Although his early education had been a limited one, his keen powers of observation and the studious habits of later life made him a man of wide reading and culture and a close observer of human nature. He purchased considerable property in Edgewood, where he took up his residence in 1875, and where his death occurred. The house and property were thereafter occupied by his widow and children. He was associated with the following organizations: Post No. 259, Grand Army of the Republic; Union Veteran Legion; Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Franklin Lodge, No. 221, Free and Accepted Masons. He was a Democrat and was greatly interested in educational matters, serving for many years on the school board.

1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 366.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 795.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 342.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 791.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 794.