Lorenzo Stevenson

Descendants

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Biography

The Post and Courier had this description of Pinckney's great-grandfather: "The Rev. Lorenzo Stevenson of Marion, was a minister who sued the Democratic party to allow minorities to vote in primaries. ^[1]

Preliminary Date Estimation: Mother born 1945, mother's father (grandfather) born 1915, mother's father's father (great-grandfather) born 1885.Day-1904 09:20, 20 June 2015 (EDT)

Secondary Date Estimation: Eldest Daughter Alma born May 10, 1921, therefore marriage to Odessa Leonard about 1920. If aged 25 at marriage, born 1895. Day-1904 10:10, 20 June 2015 (EDT)

Great-grandfather of Rev. Clementa Pinckney, born 1973

Children

Mother Johnson died January 5, 2002 in Marion County Medical after an illness. Born in Marion County, May 10, 1921, she was the eldest of nine children of the late Rev. Lorenzo Stevenson and the late Odessa Leonard Stevenson. Mother Johnson came to know and love the Lord at an early age. She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her savior. She joined the St. James AME Church in the St. James Community, Marion County, where she was an active member of various committees. ^[2]

Sisters and Brothers of Alma:^[2]

1. Alma Stevenson, married Johnson, b. May 10, 1921
2. Miami Stevenson, married Gerald of Marion
3. Gracie Stevenson, married R. Broom of Mullins;
4. Rev. Lavern Stevenson of Summerville,
5. Donald Stevenson of Ridgeland,
6. Booker T. Stevenson of Florence and
7. Theodore Stevenson of Marion;

• sisters-in-law, Addie P. Johnson of Centenary,
• Francis Johnson of Hartsville,
• Gertrude Gerald of Friendship,
• Lucy Bell Johnson of Queens, N.Y.,
• Ida Furness of Brooklyn, N.Y.,

*Emma L. Stevenson of Ridgeland,

• Mildred S. Graves of Marion,
• Frances Stevenson of Mullins and
• Penny Stevenson of Florence;

Sources

1. ↑ Profile of Pinckney in Post and Courier Newspaper, 2001, cited by Naylor, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Obituary for Alma Johnson. Posted by Helen Lane Carmichael, 10 Jan, 2002. Accessed June 20, 2015