Stephen Paris Mathena
Submitted by James H. Mathena

Stephen Paris Mathena and His Horse, circa 1870

"Stephen Paris Mathena, son of John Wilson Matheny and Mary Havens, was born March 25, 1854, Tazewell County, VA.  Stephen married Martha Ellen Tabor  on October 19, 1876. They lived on a farm at Tip Top in Tazewell County"