Mary Ann, called "Polly Ann," the eldest daughter of W. W. Stephenson, married her cousin, Ashley Elliott Stephenson, a grandson of Capt. James Stephenson, one of the Four. They reared a family at La Grange, Alabama. Mary Ann was my only full sister. She was an extraordinary woman, a noble, Christian lady, one of the most provident mothers I ever knew. She was a model as a housekeeper, and had the talent of making a little, either in dry goods or in provisions, go a long way. She kept her children neat and presentable and was quite economical withal. Josephine, their daughter, married Robert D. McGaughey, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. One daughter, Alma, was born. Josephine died. Her daughter, Alma, married John Hohmann, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Hugh Johnston, son of A. E. Stephenson and his wife, Mary Ann, married Miss Mary Eliza Smith, near Concord, Lawrence County, Alabama. She was a noble, good woman, an industrious, Christian lady. They reared a respectable, nice, intelligent family of girls and boys; eight fine girls and three boys. Margaret May married John Conklin. They live in Louisiana. Eva Josephine married Frank N. Julian, the editor of the North Alabamian, Tuscumbia, Alabama. They have two children. Who would not say they are the nicest, their father being an editor? Ella Thomas married Henry Lee Halsey. Mr. Halsey is a merchant at Tuscumbia, Alabama. They have a sprightly little boy. Donald Reagan married Miss Hattie Orman, of Russellville, Alabama. They live in Louisiana. Hugh William is not married. He lives at Tuscumbia.
Mary Susan married James Curtis Fennel, a farmer near Leighton, Alabama. Two children, Annie Christian and Ned Stephenson, are at home with their mother. Hugh J. Stephenson died in Russellville. He was merchandising. The widow, Mrs. Mary E. Stephenson, is spending her life in caring for and educating her children. Annie, daughter of A. E. and Polly Ann Stephenson, married Mr. Reagan. One child, George, was born. Annie died. Her son, George Reagan, lives in Arkansas.
Mary Elliott, last child of A. E. and Mary Ann Stephenson, married her sister's widower, Robert D. McGaughey. She died in the winter of 1904, leaving four children in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. A. E. and Mary Ann had other daughters, but they died without posterity.
William Newton Stephenson, son of A. E. and Mary Ann Stephenson, older than the two sisters last mentioned, married Miss Jennie Robinson, a very intelligent lady. They unfortunately have no children, but the little pet dogs and cats fare the better by it. They live at Leighton, Alabama, and own a farm near by.
William Donnell Stephenson, the third son of W. W. Stephenson and his wife, Malinda Johnston, graduated at LaGrange College, Alabama, in 1847. He married Miss Mary Rand, near Leighton, Alabama. He became a practicing physician. His wife and two children died in Alabama. He went to Jefferson, Texas, in 1852. He was a successful physician. December, 1853, he married Miss Martha Jane Mason, in Marshall, _3.png)
Dr. W. H. Stephenson, Oakman, Alabama.Texas. A daughter, Tweatie, was born. He died in 1855. Tweatie grew up highly educated. She married Bryan Ardis, of Shreveport, Louisiana. A daughter was born, Tweatie. The mother died. Tweatie Ardis, the child, grew up and was well educated. She was splendidly accomplished. She married Mr. Frame, a wealthy young gentleman of Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Hugh Stewart Stephenson, the fourth son of William Watson Stephenson, married Miss Jane Morrow, near Leighton, Alabama. They went to Arkansas County, Arkansas. He practiced medicine a few years in a very rich malarial country. After three children, Mary Frances, Hugh Watson and William Claiborne, had been born, he and his wife died. Mary Frances is the wife of Mr. Carlile, in Western Texas. Mr. Carlile is following the railroad business on the Texas Pacific.
Hugh Watson, the second child, and first son, of Dr. Hugh Stewart Stephenson, was born near St. Charles, Arkansas, in 1854. His father and mother both died when he was five years old. His grandfather Stephenson, near Mt. Hope, Alabama, reared him. He was educated in the common schools of Mount Hope country. He and Russell M. Cunningham are about the same age. In boyhood they were close neighbors, attended school together, under my tutorage, for several years. They both studied medicine, married cousins and settled in the same section of country; the former at Oakman, Walker County, the latter in the city of Birmingham, Alabama. They were both successful in the practice of their chosen profession. They are both honorable gentlemen, worthy the calling of their profession, and they are mutual friends to-day. Dr. Stephenson married Miss Sallie Masterson, near Ora, Alabama. They have reared a family of six interesting children, three sons and three daughters. Much care is given by the parents to the education and moral training of the children. Irene, the oldest daughter, was educated at Meridian, Mississippi. Claudius Owen, the oldest son, is now in the junior class in college. He is an intelligent young man and very athletic—a fine baseball player. Sallie, the Doctor's wife, is a noble, good little woman, devoting her time and talents to the comfort and happiness of her husband and children. They have one of the nicest and most commodious dwellings in that town, and Sallie is a fine housekeeper. Her two beautiful daughters are educated and interesting, just the age to be most attractive. The family lives at Oakman, Walker County, Alabama. Hugh Watson, named in honor of his father and grandfather, is a busy man, practicing medicine day and night. He has an extensive and lucrative practice. Oakman is in the midst of a rich coal producing country.
William Claiborne, the second son of Dr. Hugh Stewart Stephenson and his wife, Jane Morrow, married Miss Eva Clark, of Rockwall, Texas. They have six children. The oldest is sixteen. Clay is a farmer near Rockwall, Texas.