William Watson Stephenson married Melinda Johnston in Tennessee, November 1, 1810. She was born January 13, 1791. Of this union were born six children (my father was married three times). The names and dates of birth are as follows:
Anderson Lee, born November 11, 1811, in Tennessee.
Felix Claiborne, born April 18, 1814, in Tennessee.
Mary Ann, born March 15, 1816, in Tennessee.
William Donnell, born October 19, 1818, in Tennessee.
Hugh Stewart, born June 10, 1821, in Alabama.
John Calvin, born August 12, 1823, in Alabama.
My mother died in 1824. My father then married his cousin, Margaret Presley Stephenson. Of this, William W. Stephenson's second marriage, were born six children, as follows:
Malinda Johnston, born December 26, 1825, in Alabama.
Christopher Columbus, born September 28, 1828, in Alabama.
Margaret Elizabeth, born June 9, 1831, in Alabama.
Leonidas Ewing, born February 10, 1834, in Alabama.
Robert Bruce, born June 25, 1838, in Alabama.
Henry Clay, born May 10, 1842, in Alabama.
