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Basil Wells Stephens 1856–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Bunceton, Cooper, Missouri

Death Date: 17 December 1944

Death Location: Amarillo, Potter, TX

Father: James Jr

Mother: Mary Adams

Spouse(s): Mela Kennedy

Children(s): Madison Stephens, Wells Stephens, Robert Stephens

The story of Basil Wells Stephens began in 1856 in Bunceton, Cooper, Missouri. Basil Wells Stephens married Mela Kennedy, and had children including Madison Kennedy Stephens, Robert Stephens, Wells Osborne Stephens. Basil Wells Stephens passed away in 1944 in Amarillo, Potter, TX.

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Biography

  • The story of Basil Wells Stephens began in 1856 in Bunceton, Cooper, Missouri.
  • Basil Wells Stephens married Mela Kennedy, and had children including Madison Kennedy Stephens, Robert Stephens, Wells Osborne Stephens.
  • Basil Wells Stephens passed away in 1944 in Amarillo, Potter, TX.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Basil Stephens's Ancestors

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Basil Stephens
1856–1944
Birth Place: Bunceton, Cooper, Missouri
Parents
James Madison Stephens Jr
1810–1882
Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Ann) Adams
1816–1888
Mercer Co. Kentucky
Grandparents
Joseph Stephens
1763–1836
Wythe, Virginia
Rhoda Cole
1770–1822
David Adams
1780–1862
Lincoln, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Margaret Dickson
1788–1878
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Stephens
1732–1812
Mary Chrisman
1735–1820
Nellie Bounds
1740–1783
Samuel Sr.
1745–1812
Anne Adams
1754–1796
JOSIAH DICKSON
1750–1834
Isobel Reid
1750–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adams
1717–1795
Mary Walker
1723–1789
James Curry
1734–1844
Margaret Curry
1735–1780
Peter (Dixon)
1730–1749
Josephine Dickson
1730–
Alexander Reid
1730–1787
Katherine Hutchinson
1733–

Basil Stephens's Descendants

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Basil (Wells) Stephens (6 Jan 1856–17 December 1944) m. Mela Kennedy (4 May 1859–23 Apr 1949)
  1. 1. Madison (Kennedy) Stephens 1886–1954
  2. 2. Wells (Osborne) Stephens 1887–1951
  3. 3. Robert Stephens 1894–

Basil Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1856
6 Jan 1856
Birth of Basil Wells Stephens in Bunceton, Cooper, Missouri
Bunceton, Cooper, Missouri
1944
17 December 1944
Age 88
Death of Basil Wells Stephens in Amarillo, Potter, TX
Amarillo, Potter, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Bunceton, Cooper, Missouri
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1944
    Event Place: Amarillo, Potter, TX

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