Job Stevenson labored on his father's farm, until, in his sixteenth year, he learned the saddler's trade in Washington, Kentucky. In 1803 or 1804, he started out on a "tramp" as a "journeyman saddler", and, by the merest accident he reached Georgetown, where he soon found employment and worked for several years, until he commenced business for himself. He was an industrious and energetic man, working at his bench night and day, rather than disappoint a customer. His business increased so rapidly that he was soon enabled to give employment to as many as twenty-five hands, many of these men of families, who derived their support from his establishment. He manufactured a very large quantity of all kinds of work in the harness and saddlery business. Carrying on a large trade in lumber, salt, iron castings, machinery, stock of all kinds, extending his trading operations, through the mountain regions of Kentucky and to Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1807 he married Miss Mary Jones, daughter of Mrs. Tomlinson, a lady of rare excellence and piety and a school-teacher in Georgetown. Mrs Tomlinson, formerly Mrs. Jones, was an intelligent lady, a pioneer and a leading member of the M.E. Church, and her house was the home of the Methodist preacher for many years. Squire Stevenson married his second wife, Mrs. Honeycutt (nee Blair), sister of Hon. Preston Blair, formerly of Frankfort, KY in 1835. His first wife left three sons - Rev. Evan Stevenson, Edward and Hiram, only one of the last is living, in Illinois.
In 1807 he married Miss Mary Jones, daughter of Mrs. Tomlinson, a lady of rare excellence and piety and a school-teacher in Georgetown. Mrs Tomlinson, formerly Mrs. Jones, was an intelligent lady, a pioneer and a leading member of the M.E. Church, and her house was the home of the Methodist preacher for many years. Squire Stevenson married his second wife, Mrs. Honeycutt (nee Blair), sister of Hon. Preston Blair, formerly of Frankfort, KY in 1835. His first wife left three sons - Rev. Evan Stevenson, Edward and Hiram, only one of the last is living, in Illinois.
Job Stevenson labored on his father's farm, until, in his sixteenth year, he learned the saddler's trade in Washington, Kentucky. In 1803 or 1804, he started out on a "tramp" as a "journeyman saddler", and, by the merest accident he reached Georgetown, where he soon found employment and worked for several years, until he commenced business for himself. He was an industrious and energetic man, working at his bench night and day, rather than disappoint a customer. His business increased so rapidly that he was soon enabled to give employment to as many as twenty-five hands, many of these men of families, who derived their support from his establishment. He manufactured a very large quantity of all kinds of work in the harness and saddlery business. Carrying on a large trade in lumber, salt, iron castings, machinery, stock of all kinds, extending his trading operations, through the mountain regions of Kentucky and to Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1807 he married Miss Mary Jones, daughter of Mrs. Tomlinson, a lady of rare excellence and piety and a school-teacher in Georgetown. Mrs Tomlinson, formerly Mrs. Jones, was an intelligent lady, a pioneer and a leading member of the M.E. Church, and her house was the home of the Methodist preacher for many years. Squire Stevenson married his second wife, Mrs. Honeycutt (nee Blair), sister of Hon. Preston Blair, formerly of Frankfort, KY in 1835. His first wife left three sons - Rev. Evan Stevenson, Edward and Hiram, only one of the last is living, in Illinois.
In 1807 he married Miss Mary Jones, daughter of Mrs. Tomlinson, a lady of rare excellence and piety and a school-teacher in Georgetown. Mrs Tomlinson, formerly Mrs. Jones, was an intelligent lady, a pioneer and a leading member of the M.E. Church, and her house was the home of the Methodist preacher for many years. Squire Stevenson married his second wife, Mrs. Honeycutt (nee Blair), sister of Hon. Preston Blair, formerly of Frankfort, KY in 1835. His first wife left three sons - Rev. Evan Stevenson, Edward and Hiram, only one of the last is living, in Illinois.
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