James Stevenson and Elizabeth Jane Erskine

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Husband James Stevenson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1784 - Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jun 1836 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Andrew Stevenson (1750-1818) 1 2
         Mother: Margery Brown (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 28 Feb 1817 3

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Wife Elizabeth Jane Erskine ^{1 3}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Erskine (      -      ) 1 3
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Andrew Brown Stevenson ^{1 3}

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           Born: 30 Dec 1817 - Peoples Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Aug 1902 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Catherine Cameron (      -      ) 1 3
           Marr: 1842 1

         Spouse: Cynthia [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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2 M William Erskine Stevenson ^{1 3}

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           Born: 18 Mar 1820 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Nov 1883 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3
         Buried: 

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3 M John Armstrong Stevenson ^{1 3}

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           Born: 25 Nov 1821 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1889
         Buried: 

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4 F Elizabeth Jane Stevenson ^{1 3}

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           Born: 23 Jan 1824 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Apr 1899 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: E. J. Cummins (      -Bef 1889) 3

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5 M Thomas Jefferson Stevenson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Aug 1826 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Apr 1902 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Mary McKee (1830-1895) 3
           Marr: 22 Jun 1854 - Tarentum, Allegheny Co, PA 3

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6 M James Stewart Stevenson ³

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           Born: 9 Apr 1828 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Aug 1830 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 F Ruth Stevenson ^{1 3}

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           Born: 29 Jun 1830 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Apr 1902 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert H. Beatty (      -Bef 1889) 1

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8 F Margaret Ann Stevenson ^{1 3}

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           Born: 20 Oct 1832 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1873
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert Brewer (      -      ) 1 3

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9 M James Hamil Stevenson ^{1 3}

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           Born: 10 May 1835 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Nov 1878 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - James Stevenson

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He was born in Raphoe, Ireland, and in 1817, shortly after marriage, came to America, where he settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

They arrived in Pittsburgh in 1817, and Mr. Stevenson became a postoffice clerk under David Lynch. He was tax-collector for the South (later Second ward) at the time of his death.

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Notes: Marriage

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They eloped and her father pursued and found them when about to sail for America. Finding they were married, he threw one hundred guineas in his daughter's lap, bidding her farewell.

1 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 273.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 80.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 81.