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Dessie Amelia Stephenson 1888–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1888 (10 Mar)

Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina

Death Date: 31 Oct 1930

Death Location: Panther Branch, Wake, North Carolina

Father: Benjamin Stephenson

Mother: Eliza Gregory

Spouse(s): William Sr.

Children(s): Zola Coats, William Coats, Herl Coats, Harlan Coats, Velma Coats, Willard Coats, Worth Coats, Wayne Coats, Carson Coats, William Jr, Coma Coats, Devon Sr, Valeria Coats, Mary Coats, Vara Coats, Pearl Coats

The story of Dessie Amelia Stephenson began in 1888 in Wake County, North Carolina. Dessie Amelia Stephenson married William Amos Coats Sr, and had children including Carson Ray Coats, Coma Lee Coats, Devon Thomas Coats Sr, Harlan Coats, Herl Miller Coats, Mary Coats, Pearl M Coats, Valeria Eliza Coats, Vara Amelia Coats, Velma Mary Coats, Wayne Carl Coats, Willard Olif Coats, William Amos Coats Jr, William Halford Coats, Worth Ralford Coats, Zola Mae Coats. Dessie Amelia Stephenson passed away in 1930 in Panther Branch, Wake, North Carolina.

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  • The story of Dessie Amelia Stephenson began in 1888 in Wake County, North Carolina.
  • Dessie Amelia Stephenson married William Amos Coats Sr, and had children including Carson Ray Coats, Coma Lee Coats, Devon Thomas Coats Sr, Harlan Coats, Herl Miller Coats, Mary Coats, Pearl M Coats, Valeria Eliza Coats, Vara Amelia Coats, Velma Mary Coats, Wayne Carl Coats, Willard Olif Coats, William Amos Coats Jr, William Halford Coats, Worth Ralford Coats, Zola Mae Coats.
  • Dessie Amelia Stephenson passed away in 1930 in Panther Branch, Wake, North Carolina.

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Dessie Stephenson's Ancestors

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Dessie Stephenson
1888–1930
Birth Place: Wake County, North Carolina
Parents
Benjamin Thomas Stephenson
1849–1922
Johnston County, North Carolina
Eliza (M) Gregory
1842–1908
North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Edward) Stephenson
1826–1869
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Louisa (M) Holland
1829–1886
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
William (Thomas) Gregory
1797–1882
Virginia
Mary (Polly) Johnston
1804–1880
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Stephenson
1797–1875
Margaret Cross
1805–1878
Thomas Holland
1788–
Lucy Norman
1772–1870
John Johnson
1772–1823
Lydia Ballard
1776–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stevenson
1761–1847
Mary Messer
1770–1825
Edward Cross
1780–1858
Elizabeth Smith
1790–1870
Thomas Norman
1704–
Mary Norman
1697–
Capt Johnson
1749–1834
Ann Varnum
1752–1790
David Ballard
1750–1822
Mary Brock
1756–1808

Dessie Stephenson's Descendants

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Dessie (Amelia) Stephenson (3 Mar 1888 (10 Mar)–31 Oct 1930) m. William (Amos Coats) Sr. (3 April 1882–28 Aug 1965)
  1. 1. Zola (Mae) Coats 1905–1996
  2. 2. William (Halford) Coats 1908–1953
  3. 3. Herl (Miller) Coats 1910–1968
  4. 4. Harlan Coats 1911–1913
  5. 5. Velma (Mary) Coats 1915–2004
  6. 6. Willard (Olif) Coats 1914–1942
  7. 7. Worth (Ralford) Coats 1917–1983
  8. 8. Wayne (Carl) Coats 1918–2011
  9. 9. Carson (Ray) Coats 1921–1996
  10. 10. William (Amos Coats) Jr 1924–1988
  11. 11. Coma (Lee) Coats 1923–2013 m. Nelson (Thomas) Currin 1925–2013
  12. 12. Devon (Thomas Coats) Sr 1928–1980 m. Rosemary Williams 1929–2015
  13. 13. Valeria (Eliza) Coats 1919–2013 m. James (Norwood) Adams 1919–1992
    1. 1. Sandra (Coats "Sandy") Adams 1947–2013
  14. 14. Mary Coats 1926–1926
  15. 15. Vara (Amelia) Coats 1906–1981 m. John (Otha) Adams 1900–1959
    1. 1. Winstead (Dwight) Adams 1925–1994 m. Martha (Lynn) Smith 1928–2021
    2. 2. William (Edward) Adams 1922–1990
  16. 16. Pearl (M) Coats 1911–

Dessie Stephenson's Timeline

2 Records

1888
3 Mar 1888 (10 Mar)
Birth of Dessie Amelia Stephenson in Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
1930
31 Oct 1930
Age 42
Death of Dessie Amelia Stephenson in Panther Branch, Wake, North Carolina
Panther Branch, Wake, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1888 (10 Mar)
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Panther Branch, Wake, North Carolina

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