S. Bassett French Biograpical Sketches


Samuel Bassett French (1820-1898), attorney, judge, Confederate officer, and editor, was a
Norfolk native who lived in Chesterfield County and Richmond.Between 1890 and 1897 and
in preparation for an intended biographical dictionary to be titled Annals of Prominent Virginians
of the XIX Century, French compiled biographical information on almost 9,000 men, often obtaining
information either from the subject or members of the immediate family. This collection consists of
those handwritten notes.


Stevens, Gen. Edward (Soldier)
b. 1744 at Culpeper Co.
Lines-41 / Sheet-571

Stevens, Edward H. (Educator)
Lines-6 / Sheet-574

Stevens, George E. (Clerk)
b. 1836 at Nelson Co.
Lines-19 / Sheet-572

Stevens, Harry Harris (Educator & Lawyer)
b. 1836 at Harrisonburg
Lines-7 / Sheet-574

Stevens, J. Horace (M.D.)
b. 1824 at Harrisonburg
Lines-10 / Sheet-573

Stephens, James Ivan (Educator)
b. 18-- at Richmond
d. 13 Jan 1902 at Basic City, buried in Lynchburg
Lines-20 / Sheet-551

Stevens, Joseph M. (Merchant)
b. 1827 at Harrisonburg
Lines-4 / Sheet-573

Stephens, Gen. Leonard (Senator)
b. 10 March 1791 at Orange Co.
d. 08 March 1873 at Boone Co., KY
Lines-9 / Sheet-552

Stevens, Capt. Richard (Soldier of Revolution)
Lines-3 / Sheet-572

Stevens, Samuel (Farmer)
b. May 1789 at Amherst Co.
d. 1871 at Nelson Co.
Lines-13 / Sheet-572

Stevens, Samuel (Merchant)
b. 14 April 1823 at Petersburg
Lines-21 / Sheet-573

Stevens, Lt. William (Soldier of Revolution)
Lines-3 / Sheet-582

Stevens, William Leroy (M.D.)
b. 1855 at Richmond
Lines-4 / Sheet-573



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Tom Stevens -E-Mail: stevetho@datastar.net