TALBOT COUNTY, GA - BIOS Thomas Stephenson ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Terry Rumph" Thomas Stephenson settled in Talbot Valley, Talbot County, Georgia, shortly after 1830. He was born September 2, 1796 in North Carolina. His wife, Catharine Ann, was a native of South Carolina. She was 51 years of age at the time of his death on December 20, 1858. She died October 8, 1869. They had the following children: 01 - Zachariah T. Stephenson born in Georgia. Married Emily F. Russell on November 5, 1846. Emily was born in Georgia. He established a farm nearby his parents. They had the following children: a. John born in Georgia b. Catharine born in Georgia 02 - Mary Ann Catharine Stephenson born in Georgia. Married Henry Thomas Cunningham on October 31, 1844. Henry was born in Georgia. They lived on a farm in Talbot Valley. They had the following children. a. Thomas born in Georgia. b. William born in Georgia c. James born in Georgia 03 - George born in Georgia 04 - William born in Georgia 05 - Robert born in Georgia 06 - John W. born in Georgia 07 - Calvin A. born in Georgia 08 - Jane E. born in Georgia 09 - Ellen Susannah born in Georgia 10 - Hilliard Bruce born in Georgia 11 - Martha L. born in Georgia. Married a Bussey. Shown on Thomas' will. The Stephenson (later Cunningham) Plantation was located on Tack Road, about 2 miles east of Tax, which is north of Woodland, in Valley G.M.D. 902. It was on the south south of the road after crossing the CSX railroad tracks (not there during that time). It was built about 1840 and is no longer there. The land around his Greek Revival mansion stretched in all directions for about 1,200 acres. He also had plantations in Meriwether County, near Chalybeate Springs and Warm Springs, and a farm in Floyd County, Georgia. The Stephenson-Cunningham Family cemetery is on the north side of the road after crossing the railroad tracks. It is on land owned by Bill Russell. (NOTE: I was there a couple of weeks ago. It is very grown up with kudzu and other growth. I killed several rattle snakes there that day. When the weather gets cold again I plan on cleaning this cemetery. Mr. Russell is suppose to know some of the family members still with the area so I hope to contact them and see if they will join in on the cleaning the first time and I will keep it maintained 3 or more times a year. If you would like I can scan the pages in "A Rockaway in Talbot" and email them to you. They have information about his will, etc. Terry J. Rumph tjrumph@alltel.net 1-877-444-0096 (cell phone) 1-706-846-2617 (answering machine)