Researching Elam Stevenson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21014 people with the Stevenson surname? In that year Stevenson was ranked number 168 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Elam Stevenson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Elam Stevenson and the Stevenson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stevenson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Stevenson family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Elam Stevenson at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 31062 people with the Stevenson surname in the UK? Stevenson is now ranked number 152 for popularity in the UK. |
Stevenson Family History Databases
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Stevenson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 94186 people with the Stevenson surname in the USA? Stevenson is ranked number 126 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stevenson Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Elam Stevenson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Elam Stevenson
Elam Stevenson
Reverend Elam Stevenson was an American Methodist preacher, who ministered during the early 19th century in southern Tennessee. Elam Stevenson was born on September 24, 1787 in North Carolina. In 1805, Elam Stevenson married Lydia Catherine Payne. Lydia was born on August 16, 1787 in Burke County, North Carolina and is the daughter of William Payne and Catherine (Arnold) Payne. Stevenson was a well-respected Methodist minister and founded the Old Bee Spring Methodist Church in rural Bryson TN, where he and his wife are both buried. Elam and Lydia Stevenson lived nearly their entire lives in Bunker Hill, Tennessee. The 'White Frame' Bee Springs Church building (not original) still stands on the grounds and the spring still puts forth fresh cold water to be enjoyed by passers-by. Many ministers of the gospel, including four sons, have proceeded from the lineage of Rev. Stevenson.
Reverend Elam Stevenson was of Scots-Irish descent, being the son of James Stevenson of Iredell, now Alexander County, North Carolina who was a Captain in the American Revolutionary War. Elam was the third son and the first of the family to join the Methodist Church. He professed religion in 1804 and joined the church in 1806. He was much opposed by his parents, who were Presbyterians (being of Scottish heritage), and they honestly thought he was being deceived by the false teachers who were to come in the last days. He was licensed to preach in 1813 and the same year moved to Giles County, Tennessee.
In the Bee Springs Cemetery, Bryson, Tennessee, is the tombstone of the Rev. Elam Stevenson and his wife Lydia. This stone bears the following inscription "Erected to the memory of Reverend ELAM STEVENSON, born September 24, 1787, died March 13, 1875. Nearly 62 years a Minister of the Gospel. He was pure in heart and life". On the reverse side of the same stone appears the following inscription: "Erected to the memory of LYDIA STEVENSON, born August 16, 1787, died March 6, 1872. Nearly 70 years a Methodist. She consecrated her household to God and the Church".
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