Stephens Confederate Cemetery tour in Steinhatchee Florida 

This cemetery contains the grave of one of the first settlers to the Deadman Bay Area, James Howard Stephens, who also served as a Private in the Florida 9th Infantry, of the Confederate States Army. He had been a farmer in Hamilton County and came to the Steinhatchee area to establish a timber procurement operation to feed sawmills in Cedar Key. The cypress and cedar logs were configured into large rafts for transport down the coast to Cedar Key.
This cemetery also contains the grave of one of Taylor Counties early pioneer teachers, Ms. Eddie Love Morress, as well as family members of hers and Mr. Stephens.