Bill's maternal 3rd great-grandmother. Born 1810. Married Hampton Stevens Sr. Her given name 'Attalissa' is the source of the four-generation matrilineal naming chain that descends through her granddaughter Atta Lissa Stevens, great-granddaughter Atta Belle Gresham, and onward. Died 1873.
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Attalissa Sparks
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Four generations of Atta
1810-1981
The given name 'Atta' threads four generations of women on the maternal Georgia side. It begins with Attalissa Sparks Stevens (1810-1873), continues through her granddaughter Atta Lissa Stevens Gresham (1866-1930), then through Atta Lissa's daughter Atta Belle Gresham Eason (1891-1981), and one more generation in the line. A small, persistent inheritance of a name across a century and a half.
Source: Parallel agent research session 2026-06-06