The Civil War broke out when he was sixteen years old and he fought for the South. He was with Co. C Second Arkansas Mounted Rifles. His mother had T.B. during the war. The Yankees sat her out under an apple tree while they burned her home. She died shortly afterwards.
Steve Marion married Louisa "Eliza" Evans. (Born Louisa Jane Evans April 14, 1847.) She was a midwife and a bible scholar. They had four children: Edward M., Ida Emily, Noah M. and Lula Mae.
He was of small stature, never weighing over 125 lbs., had dark brown hair. Being of Irish and English descent, he was a great jokester and loved to dance. He knew 16 different steps (very good for those times). He was a good nurseryman and farmer and had good orchards. Died at the age of 51 years old of "Galloping Consumption". He never allowed liquor or a deck of cards in his house.
The Civil War broke out when he was sixteen years old and he fought for the South. He was with Co. C Second Arkansas Mounted Rifles. His mother had T.B. during the war. The Yankees sat her out under an apple tree while they burned her home. She died shortly afterwards.
Steve Marion married Louisa "Eliza" Evans. (Born Louisa Jane Evans April 14, 1847.) She was a midwife and a bible scholar. They had four children: Edward M., Ida Emily, Noah M. and Lula Mae.
He was of small stature, never weighing over 125 lbs., had dark brown hair. Being of Irish and English descent, he was a great jokester and loved to dance. He knew 16 different steps (very good for those times). He was a good nurseryman and farmer and had good orchards. Died at the age of 51 years old of "Galloping Consumption". He never allowed liquor or a deck of cards in his house.
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