Sidney William Stephenson emigrated from England and joined the U.S. Army in 1870. He married in 1875 and continued his military career until he mustered out in 1880 at Fort McKavett Texas. By that time four of seven children had been born. His wife, Elizabeth Annie Denley also emigrated from England with her family. She stayed in contact with her father and when they came to Texas, Mister Denley thought he had lost track of his daughter and her family. Lottie Lucile Stephenson had turned two years old when this two page letter arrived on the family doorstep at FortMcKavett. We are so lucky to have this treasure dated 1884, written in the hand of William Denley. He wanted to come to Texas, but we can find no record that he had been able to join the family.
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