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LEVERETTE—STEMBRIDGE

    F. M. Leverette, of Washington County, married Hannah Whitaker, one of the
daughters of Willis and Rebecca Whitaker. After marriage they moved to Baldwin
County, where they reared two daughters, Mattie and Mary.

    Mary Leverette married John Stembridge, of this County. Miss Mattie
Leverette lives with Mr. and Mrs. John Stembridge.

    The children of Mr. and Mrs. Stembridge are: Roger and Marion, both
ex-soldiers of the World War; Mildred; Mattie Claire; Gladys; and Thelma.

    Mildred Stembridge married P. E. Beman, of Laurenburg, North Carolina;
Mattie Claire, married Leon Callaway, of Milledgeville; Gladys and Thelma live
with their parents; Marion Stembridge is a merchant in Milledgeville; Roger
Stembridge lives in Texas. He is a West Point graduate. He was wounded while in
France, and twice decorated for bravery.

    The citation of Roger Stembridge is as follows: "First
Lieutenant—twenty-first Gun Batallion. Cited for extraordinary heroism in action
near Vieville-en-Haye, France, October 31st, 1918. Although wounded by a shell
fragment, and suffering from the effects of an anti-tetanic serum, Lieutenant
Stembridge continued to lead his platoon thru the night of October 31, and the
offensive operation of November 1, under heavy fire, encouraging his men by
gallant conduct."



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Part V

HISTORY of BALDWIN COUNTY GEORGIA

BY MRS. ANNA MARIA GREEN COOK

ILLUSTRATED

ANDERSON. S. C.
Keys-Hearn Printing Co.
-1925—


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