[p. 806] was a veteran
of the Civil War and a prominent
agriculturist of Pulaski Township, Lawrence
County, Pennsylvania, where his
wife was owner of a valuable farm of 100
acres. His death occurred June 6, 1899,
and he was mourned by a host of friends
throughout this section of the country.
Mr. Stevenson was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and at an early age became located in Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, where his entire active business career was passed. He was a man of exceptional capabilities, a leader among his fellow men, and his efforts in the field of business merited the success which they met. The farm of 100 acres, on which he lived and which he improved to so great an extent, is the property of his widow.
On January 27, 1875, Mr. Stevenson was united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Neal, who was born in Pulaski Township, and is a daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Mayers) Neal, her father being a native of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and her mother of Trumbull County, Ohio. Mr. Neal died August 1, 1878, and his wife about two years later, on August 29, 1880. Of a large family of children born to them, but two are now living—Benjamin, of Pulaski Township, and Sarah A., widow of James W. Stevenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson became parents of a daughter, Hattie D., who married Frederick R. Goodge, of Pulaski Township, and they have had four children: Goldie, deceased; Ida M., James L, and Sadie A. Mr. Stevenson was a Republican in politics, and filled numerous township offices. In religious attachment, Mrs. Stevenson is a devout member of the United Presbyterian Church, of New Bedford.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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