John William Stevenson

1826 - 1885  (59 years)

• Name	John William Stevenson
  Birth	09 Sep 1826	Cape Girardeau County,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA
  Christening	17 Dec 1826	Apple Creek Presbyterian Church,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  familyserch.org ID	9MZ6-K94
  Death	05 Nov 1885	near Shawneetown,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States
  	Address: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=MOdeaths&r
  	1850 Census - living in district 14, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri James Stevenson 69 Jane Stevenson 64 Margaret Stevenson 31 John W Stevenson 24 1880 Census - living in Shawnee, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri William Stevenson 53 Margaret Stevenson 46 Luther Stevenson 23 Julius Stevenson 21 Willie Hardsell 12 Departed this life in Cape Girardeau Co., Mo., 14th of May, 1837, Mr. John Stevenson, husband of Elizabeth Stevenson, in the 49th year of his age. He was taken sick the night his wife lay a corpse, and was removed next day to his brother's Mr. James Stevenson, where he died, after an illness of only 6 or 7 days. Mr S. was also a member of Brazeau church, Perry Co. and was regarded by all who knew him as a man in which whose heart the seeds of God's grace had been planted and watered by the renewing, sanctifying, and genial influences of the Holy Spirit. Whilst the tears of the bereaved children still flowed freely for a tender and affectionate mother, new fountains were opened by the sudden death of the beloved and pious father. This is indeed an afflictive dispensation of Providence to this bereaved family; but they mourn not as those who have no hope. Mr. S a few hours before he died, put on his spectacles, called for his hymnbook, selected a hymn and requested his mourning friends to sing it. The writer was present when his spirit bade adieu to its clay tenement, and well may it be said of his "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace." Mrs. Fleming and Mr. Stevenson were brother and sister. This singular and mysterious providence loudly admonishes all the friends of the deceased, as well as all other, of the mortality of man, and the necessity of being prepared for a deathbed and a dying hour. May the Lord, who sits as a sovereign on his throne, bless, comfort and sustain the bereaved. From the Alton Observer , Alton, Illinois; issue of Thursday, June 15, 1837; Page 3 ancestry.com Missouri Death Records 1834 - 1910
  Created	09 Aug 2018
  Burial	Apple Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA
  	findagrave.com memorial # 23159843
  Notes	1850 Census - living in District 14 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri James Stevenson 69 Jane Stevenson 64 Margaret Stevenson 31 John W Stevenson 24
  Person ID	17988267	robsgenealogy
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	James Stevenson, Junior,   b. 30 Jun 1781, Mecklenburg County,,,North Carolina,USA d. 13 Oct 1851, Pocahontas,Shawnee Township,Cape Girardeau,Missouri,United States (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Jane Fleming,   b. 11 Jan 1786, Mecklenburg County,,,North Carolina,USA d. 16 Apr 1865, Cape Girardeau County,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1808	,,Cabarrus County,North Carolina,USA
  	Name: James Stevenson Gender: Male Spouse: Jane Fleming Spouse Gender: Female Bond date: 26 Nov 1808 Bond #: 000010223 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 002620 County: Cabarrus Record #: 02 187 Bondsman: Mitchel Fleming Witness: Rd. Brandon
  		James Stevenson to Jane Fleming Marriage Bond
  		James Stevenson to Jane Fleming Marriage Bond original doc
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 5 months - She : 22 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F15071292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Jemima Torrence,   b. 1830   d. 1861 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1852	,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA
  		John William Stevenson to Nancy J Torrence Marriage License
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 2 months - She : ~ 22 years and 11 months.
  Created	29 Apr 2025
  Children	1. Julius Stevenson,   b. 27 Jul 1858   d. 14 Feb 1928 (Age 69 years)   2. Robert Luther Stevenson,   b. 1859   d. 1939 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F44782818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Elizabeth Statler,   b. 10 Dec 1833   d. 29 Dec 1905, Cape Girardeau County,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1862	,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 35 years and 3 months - She : ~ 28 years.
  Created	24 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F48080912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 09 Sep 1826 - Cape Girardeau County,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA Christening - 17 Dec 1826 - Apple Creek Presbyterian Church,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States Marriage - 18 Nov 1852 - ,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA Marriage - 1862 - ,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA Death - Address: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=MOdeaths&r - 05 Nov 1885 - near Shawneetown,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States Burial - - Apple Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S84310488] Session Record, page 5, image 11 (Reliability: 2). https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61048/images/47105_2421401697_3012-00012?queryId=652489859dede65bef7fbaa74357c069&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ROQ14&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.261370637.1499279573.1631398246-32603466.1629778375&pId=1606195