Husband William Wilbert Stevenson 1 2
Born: 25 Jul 1867 - Scott Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 1 2
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Father: James Washington Stevenson (1841-Aft 1908) 1 2
Mother: Nancy Jane McFarland ( -Aft 1908) 1 2
Marriage: 21 Aug 1895 - Rose Point, Lawrence Co, PA 1 3
Wife Anna Mary McMillin Forbes 1 3
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Father: John E. Forbes ( - ) 1 3
Mother: Sarah Martha McMillin ( - ) 1 3
• Note: This may be the same person as : Annie Forbes.
Children
1 M George Waldo Stevenson 1 3
Born: 20 Jul 1896 - Ellwood City, Lawrence Co, PA 1 3
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Spouse: Helen E. McMichael ( - ) 3
Spouse: Mabel Mersheiner ( - ) 3
General Notes: Husband - William Wilbert Stevenson
His ancestors were Scotch-Irish, and were very early settlers in the state of Pennsylvania, west of the Allegheny Mountains.
He was born in a pioneer log cabin on the family homestead in Scott Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where his people were among the earliest pioneers, the family locating in Lawrence County about the year 1800. Soon after his birth his parents moved to Slippery Rock Township, where he was reared to maturity, attending the common schools. Beginning his literary education in the Old Fox Schoolhouse, he was subsequently enrolled successively as a pupil in Rose Point Academy, Slippery Rock State Normal School, and Grove City College. In 1889 he began teaching an ungraded school in Slippery Rock Township, and he continued in the pedagogic profession for many years thereafter, rising gradually to positions of greater importance, and becoming principal ultimately of a number of advanced schools. For five years he was secretary of the Teachers' County Institute.
He accordingly began the study of law, reading in the office and under the preceptorship of Attorney H. K. Gregory, and engaged in the practice of law after his admission to the bar of Lawrence County. Opening an office in the L. S. & T. Building, in New Castle, he soon succeeded in establishing a remunerative practice, the more readily as he was well known personally to the residents of the city and county. Some time later he moved his office to new and commodious quarters in the Dean Building.
An ardent Republican politically he always took an active and useful interest in the politics of the city and of the county, serving as secretary of the county organization, and also as chairman.
He was past captain of Round Head Camp, No. 73, Sons of Veterans. Religiously he was raised a Presbyterian; he became a member of the Second United Presbyterian Church of New Castle.
Upon the completion of his early education, he attended Slippery Rock Normal School and Grove City College, later transferring to the Normal Department of Rose Point Academy. After graduating from this institution, he enrolled at Mount Hope College, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. He then entered the teaching profession, and was engaged in this work for twelve years in Lawrence County and one year in Allegheny County. Meanwhile he was studying law in the offices of Harry K. Gregory, and in 1906 was admitted to the Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, bar. He has since been admitted to practice in the Supreme and Superior courts of Pennsylvania, and in the Federal courts, and in his long career as an attorney, he has always maintained the highest ethical standards in his relationships with his numerous clients. For six years he was a member of Troop F, Pennsylvania National Guard, which later became a part of the 103d Infantry, and was ready to be sworn into service during the Spanish-American War, but was prevented by the ending of the war. He was also a member of the Sons of Veterans Reserve, rising from private to the rank of a colonel commanding a brigade, and this unit was among those offering their services for duty during the World War.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, a Republican, and president of the Shenango Valley Humane Society. He was affiliated with the Lawrence County Bar Association, and served as secretary and president of this body for many years. He was also active in the affairs of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and at times held all camp organization offices.