He married Martha Johnston on 22 February 1849 in Greene County, Illinois.
1879- History of Greene County, Illinois
Page 948
James H. Stubblefield was born in Tennessee in 1817, he being a son of Lemuel and Jane (Henry) Stubblefield, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. With his parents, James came to Illinois in 1821, and located in Randolph county. In 1827 they came to Greene county and settled near Carrollton. Three years later they removed to section 7, Wrights township, where James still resides. He was united in marriage, in 1849, with Martha Johnson, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of John L. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield have eight children -- Mary W., a teacher, at home; James H., who died in 1853; Laura J., at home; Arabella, teacher, at home Mattie, wife of Albert Allen, of Palmyra; John H., at home; William S. engineer on the C. B. & Q.; Frank, attending school at White Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield and their daughters are members of the M. E. church. He is the owner of 298 acres of improved land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising, and makes a specialty of fine hogs, of the Poland-China variety. He keeps thoroughbreds on had for sale at all times. He also handles Clydesdale and Norman horses, and high bred short-horn cattle, and now has on hand a half-breed Clyde stallion. He is a stock-holder in the Greene County Agricultural Society, of which he has been a director several terms. His education was received in the primative log school house, of early days, and, although he began life a poor boy, by industry and economy he has succeeded in gaining competency.
1879- History of Greene County, Illinois
Page 948
James H. Stubblefield was born in Tennessee in 1817, he being a son of Lemuel and Jane (Henry) Stubblefield, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. With his parents, James came to Illinois in 1821, and located in Randolph county. In 1827 they came to Greene county and settled near Carrollton. Three years later they removed to section 7, Wrights township, where James still resides. He was united in marriage, in 1849, with Martha Johnson, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of John L. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield have eight children -- Mary W., a teacher, at home; James H., who died in 1853; Laura J., at home; Arabella, teacher, at home Mattie, wife of Albert Allen, of Palmyra; John H., at home; William S. engineer on the C. B. & Q.; Frank, attending school at White Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield and their daughters are members of the M. E. church. He is the owner of 298 acres of improved land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising, and makes a specialty of fine hogs, of the Poland-China variety. He keeps thoroughbreds on had for sale at all times. He also handles Clydesdale and Norman horses, and high bred short-horn cattle, and now has on hand a half-breed Clyde stallion. He is a stock-holder in the Greene County Agricultural Society, of which he has been a director several terms. His education was received in the primative log school house, of early days, and, although he began life a poor boy, by industry and economy he has succeeded in gaining competency.
He married Martha Johnston on 22 February 1849 in Greene County, Illinois.
1879- History of Greene County, Illinois
Page 948
James H. Stubblefield was born in Tennessee in 1817, he being a son of Lemuel and Jane (Henry) Stubblefield, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. With his parents, James came to Illinois in 1821, and located in Randolph county. In 1827 they came to Greene county and settled near Carrollton. Three years later they removed to section 7, Wrights township, where James still resides. He was united in marriage, in 1849, with Martha Johnson, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of John L. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield have eight children -- Mary W., a teacher, at home; James H., who died in 1853; Laura J., at home; Arabella, teacher, at home Mattie, wife of Albert Allen, of Palmyra; John H., at home; William S. engineer on the C. B. & Q.; Frank, attending school at White Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield and their daughters are members of the M. E. church. He is the owner of 298 acres of improved land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising, and makes a specialty of fine hogs, of the Poland-China variety. He keeps thoroughbreds on had for sale at all times. He also handles Clydesdale and Norman horses, and high bred short-horn cattle, and now has on hand a half-breed Clyde stallion. He is a stock-holder in the Greene County Agricultural Society, of which he has been a director several terms. His education was received in the primative log school house, of early days, and, although he began life a poor boy, by industry and economy he has succeeded in gaining competency.
1879- History of Greene County, Illinois
Page 948
James H. Stubblefield was born in Tennessee in 1817, he being a son of Lemuel and Jane (Henry) Stubblefield, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. With his parents, James came to Illinois in 1821, and located in Randolph county. In 1827 they came to Greene county and settled near Carrollton. Three years later they removed to section 7, Wrights township, where James still resides. He was united in marriage, in 1849, with Martha Johnson, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of John L. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield have eight children -- Mary W., a teacher, at home; James H., who died in 1853; Laura J., at home; Arabella, teacher, at home Mattie, wife of Albert Allen, of Palmyra; John H., at home; William S. engineer on the C. B. & Q.; Frank, attending school at White Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield and their daughters are members of the M. E. church. He is the owner of 298 acres of improved land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising, and makes a specialty of fine hogs, of the Poland-China variety. He keeps thoroughbreds on had for sale at all times. He also handles Clydesdale and Norman horses, and high bred short-horn cattle, and now has on hand a half-breed Clyde stallion. He is a stock-holder in the Greene County Agricultural Society, of which he has been a director several terms. His education was received in the primative log school house, of early days, and, although he began life a poor boy, by industry and economy he has succeeded in gaining competency.
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