After Caty's first husband, Agrippa Parker, died in 1846, she married a man named Joseph Milus Stevenson. Joseph was 22 years older than Caty, and already had four children by his first wife.
He died in the Civil War near Greenville, Missouri in July 1862--at the age of 62. He was buried on the battlefield, leaving Caty to raise their six children.
Not long after, her son James turned old enough to enlist.
In total, Caty helped raise 13 children (9 of which were her own), and at least 3 grandchildren.
3 comments:
Hi!
Catherine "Caty" is the mother of my father's grandmother, Granny Jones; Margaret Louise Stevenson.
I love that you got her nickname. That's fantastic.
I also did not know the information about Joseph Milus. I saw that he was older but did not have any idea that this older man was in the Civil War.
Caty was a remarkable woman. It's nice to think that we share her.
My husband's family line is via Joseph Milus Stevenson...does anyone have pictures?
Do we know how Agrippa Parker died?
Or were his Grave site is?
Who was Agrippa Parker? Father and mother ?
Anyone know?
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