Schley-Marion County GaArchives Biographies.....Stevens, Hampton & Attalissa October 7, 1805 - July 25, 1876
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Author: Judy Gresham

Hampton and Attalissa (Sparks) Stevens 

Hampton Stevens was born on October 7, 1805 in South Carolina to William J. 
and Isabella (Roundtree) Stevens.  Hampton was one of 14 children born to this 
marriage.  Hampton’s grandparents were Elisha and Elizabeth (Fleke) Stevens 
and Richardson Roundtree it is believed Richardson’s wife name was Mildred   
Hampton died July 25, 1876 while visiting his daughter Elmina and her husband 
Milton Buchanan Roberts in Harris County, GA. 

Hampton married Attalissa Sparks, daughter of John and Elizabeth 
(Wilkerson/Wilkinson) Sparks on January 19, 1829 in South Carolina.  Attalissa 
was born on June 17, 1810 in South Carolina.  She died in Terrell County, GA 
on June 29, 1873

Hampton was one of the original members of Hopewell United Methodist Church in 
Schley County, GA.

Hampton and Attalissa Sparks Stevens are buried at Prospect Methodist Church 
Cemetery, Shellman, Randolph County, GA.  Their son Monroe along with Monroe’s 
family are also buried there.

Hampton and Attalissa had a large family, the children are as follows
•	Angeliana Isabelle Stevens b. 22 November 1829 married William 
Pinckney Hatchett
•	Jasper Hampton Stevens b. 07 June 1831 married Cordelia Hurt
•	Elmina Elizabeth Stevens b. 02 February 1833 married Milton Buchanan 
Roberts
•	Martha Ann Stevens  b. 01 January 1835 married George Washington Coe 
Munro 
•	Putnam Sparks Stevens b. 01 September 1836 married Louisa Josephine 
Hurt
•	Mary Attalisa Stevens b. 29 June 1838 married John Young
•	Monroe Smith Stevens b. 09 May 1840 married Mary Frances McKinney
•	Morgan Norman Stevens b. 21 March 1842 d. 04 May 1862 in Richmond VA
•	Elvira Amanda Stevens b. 18 March 1844 married James R. McMichael
•	Newton Clark Stevens b. 18 March 1846 married 1st Annie West, 2nd Mary 
Anna Landry
•	Milton Stevens b. 03 April 1848 d. 22 July 1848
•	Anna Parmely Stevens b. 29 September 1849 married William Wooten
•	Hampton Stevens, Jr. b. 31 August 1853 married 1st Adaline A. Baker 
2nd Mary Ella (Robinson) Nicholson

Hampton and Attalissa lived in Marion County but also had a home in Putnam, GA 
which was right at the county line of Marion and Schley County.  They moved to 
Marion County around 1848.  He had land holdings in Terrell and Randolph 
County also.  
 
Many of Hampton’s and Attalissa descendents have played an important roll in 
Marion and Schley Counties through out the years even into this generation.




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