Stephen P. Dollarhite, b. 1825 in N.C., d. 1913 in
Desoto County, Mississippi was the son of Hiram B. Dollarhite of North
Carolina. His siblings were James L., Patrick Henry, Rufas P. and
Caroline. Stephen arrived in Desoto County in early 1851.
Stephen Married three times: 1. Parilee McAninch,
children Mary b. 1857, Lee Jackson b. 1864, John b. 1868; 2.
Caladonia McPeak: children Charlotte b. 1872, Walter b. 1875, Sally
b. 1878, George b. 1880; 3. Sarah Thornton no children.
He changed the spelling of his name in 1855 and then
changed back before he died.
Stephen's brother James L. Dollarhite, b. 1819
in N.C., died in 1893 in Desoto County Mississippi. He married Mary
Rhodes and had children Adolphus, 1847-1859, William Akins,
1845-1918, Charles Rufus, 1850-1819, James Hiram, 1854-1930, Martha L.,
1855-1857, Robert M., 1860-1934 and Emily, 1860-1934. Adolphus, Martha,
and Robert were all victims of scarlet fever.
Stephen's brother Patrick Henry Dollarhite/Dalehite,
b. 1843 in N.C. married Mary Catherine Moore. Children Hiram and Julia,
both died young. Other children were Wiley Gordon, 1886-1960, Charles and
Ellen. Patrick also changed spelling to Dalehite.
Stephen's brother Rufus Dollarhite /Dalehite, b.
1831in N.C. married Arabella McAninch . They had one son Robert . Robert
ran away as a teenager to Galveston, Texas. He later married Emma
Leatherman and operated the Dalehite Boat Line in Galveston.
Stephen's sister Caroline Dollarhite, b. 1831 in
N.C. was married to William Herndon.
Stephen's son Lee Jackson Dalehite, b. 1864 in Love
Mississippi and d. 1957 in Cherry Valley Arkansas. He married Minnie
Osteen 1893 had one daughter May. His second marriage to Ollie Perry in
1910 produced children Willard, Woodrow, Eva, Parailee, Jessie and
Robert. Lee Jackson is the grandfather and Eva is the mother
of Martha Atkinson of Desoto County,
Mississippi, also pictured on this site.