Garrett Barcalow Stevens (1848 - 1911)

Born 29 Sep 1848 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaretha Catharine Zeller — married 19 Nov 1876 in Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

The Stevens family in this branch trace to Holland, the American ancestor settling in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, prior to the coming of William Penn.

Garrett Barcalow Stevens was born September 29, 1848, and obtained a good education. He was admitted to the bar in 1872, and practiced his profession in Reading, Pennsylvania, until 1911.

Garrett Barcalow Stevens, was a schoolteacher turned attorney. He was was a hard-working lawyer and business man. his family had been in Pennsylvania for several generations.

He married, November 19, 1876, M. Catharine Zeller, daughter of John Zeller, and they were the parents of at least five children:

1. Garrett, a graduate of Yale, А.В., 1897, an attorney-at-law who was called “Buck” by the family
2. Wallace, a graduate of Harvard, А.В., 1901, an attorney-at-law who was nicknamed “Pat.”
3. John Bergen born in Reading, Pennsylvania, December 9, 1880.
4. Elizabeth;
5. Mary Katharine, who died at St. Nazaire, France, where she was with the Red Cross during the World War, and after her death awarded medal and citation for meritorious service.

Margaretha Catharine (Kate) Zeller worked as a school teacher. Kate was an industrious, independent woman who went to work to support her family after her father died when she was only 15

Garrett Stevens tended to be aloof and unaffectionate with his wife and children

For a number of years, 1894-1908, he was the senior member of the law firm, Stevens & Stevens, his associate, William Kerper Stevens (no relation), being appointed additional law judge for Berks county on September 10, 1908. John B. Stevens and Garrett Stevens, sons of Garrett В., both embraced the law, studied in their father's office (then Stevens & Stevens), and were admitted to the Berks county bar, Garrett being admitted on December 20, 1899, and John B. on November 10, 1902.

Sources

• Frank M. Eastman. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923. New York: American Historical Society, Inc. 1922, pp. 256-257.