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Elijah B Stephens 1788–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 Jan 1850

Death Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Sgt. Sr.

Mother: Margaret Williams

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilson

Children(s): Eve Murphy, Joel STEPHENS, Elizabeth Stephens, James STEPHENS, Joshua Stevens, Sarah STEPHENS, Daniel STEPHENS, Elisha STEPHENS, Susan STEPHENS, Tempy STEPHENS, William Stephens, Sarah Stephens, Uriah PARKS, Elisha PARKS, Elizabeth Stephens, Sarah Stephens, Sarah Wilson, Elizabeth Stephens, Elizabeth Cornelius, Solomon Stephens

Elijah B Stephens was born in 1788 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Sgt Moses H Stephens Sr And Margaret Miller Williams. Elijah B Stephens married Sarah Nancy Wilson, and had children including Daniel Stephens, Elisha Parks, Elisha Stephens, Elizabeth Betsy Stephens, Elizabeth Cornelius, Elizabeth Stephens, Eve Margaret Peggy Stephens Murphy, James Granville Stephens, Joel Stephens, Joshua S Stevens, Sarah Sally Stephens Wilson, Sarah Jerusia Stephens, Sarah Sally Stephens, Sarah Sally V Stephens, Solomon Stephens, Susan Stephens, Tempy Stephens, Uriah Parks, William Moses Stephens. Elijah B Stephens passed away in 1850 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah B Stephens was born in 1788 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Sgt Moses H Stephens Sr And Margaret Miller Williams.
  • Elijah B Stephens married Sarah Nancy Wilson, and had children including Daniel Stephens, Elisha Parks, Elisha Stephens, Elizabeth Betsy Stephens, Elizabeth Cornelius, Elizabeth Stephens, Eve Margaret Peggy Stephens Murphy, James Granville Stephens, Joel Stephens, Joshua S Stevens, Sarah Sally Stephens Wilson, Sarah Jerusia Stephens, Sarah Sally Stephens, Sarah Sally V Stephens, Solomon Stephens, Susan Stephens, Tempy Stephens, Uriah Parks, William Moses Stephens.
  • Elijah B Stephens passed away in 1850 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sgt. Sr.
1762–1853
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Margaret Williams
1762–1807
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Wilson
1796–1866
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Eve Murphy
1821–1891
Birth Location: Whitley Co, Kentucky, USA
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Joel STEPHENS
1813–1862
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Stephens
1811–1905
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
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James STEPHENS
1823–1909
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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Joshua Stevens
1826–1905
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah STEPHENS
1827–1871
Birth Location: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Daniel STEPHENS
1831–
Birth Location: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Elisha STEPHENS
1834–1888
Birth Location: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Susan STEPHENS
1837–
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
SS
Tempy STEPHENS
1839–
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
TS
William Stephens
1815–1886
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
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Sarah Stephens
1827–1871
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
SS
Uriah PARKS
1832–
Birth Location: –
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Elisha PARKS
1830–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Stephens
1815–1905
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Stephens
1830–1871
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Wilson
1810–1871
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth Stephens
1826–
Birth Location: Whitley,,Kentucky,United States
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Elizabeth Cornelius
1811–
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Solomon Stephens
1810–1862
Birth Location: Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Elijah Stephens's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Stephens
1788–1850
Birth Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Sgt. Moses H. Stephens Sr.
1762–1853
North Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (Miller) Williams
1762–1807
Knox, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Stephens
1745–1824
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Sarah (Sally) Livingston
1740–1809
Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States
John Williams
1716–1787
Devon, England or Rowley Regis, Staffordshire Co, England
Rebecca Miller
1722–
Havensham, Buckingham, England
Great-Grandparents
Jedidiah Stephens
1716–1790
Mary Rathbone
1726–1790
George Livingston
1718–1771
Susanna Smith
1729–1791
John Williams
1693–1728
Charity Quick
1685–1747
Francis Miller
1703–1727
Elizabeth Gardiner
1704–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Stephens
1681–1774
Elizabeth Fellows
1685–1724
Joshua Rathbone
1696–1779
Mary Wightman
1704–1777
John III
1684–1761
Margaret Todd
1690–1750
Judge Esq.
1697–1769
Mary Het
1710–1754
Samuel Williams
1665–1730
Elizabeth Douset
1667–
Hugh Quick
1650–1703
Elizabeth Burges
1649–1721
George Miller
1676–
Thamar Miller
1680–
Francis Gardiner
–1709

Elijah Stephens's Descendants

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Elijah (B) Stephens (1788–17 Jan 1850) m. Sarah (Nancy) Wilson (1796–Nov 1866)
  1. 1. Eve (Margaret Peggy Stephens -) Murphy 1821–1891
  2. 2. Joel STEPHENS 1813–1862
  3. 3. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Stephens 1811–1905
  4. 4. James (Granville) STEPHENS 1823–1909
  5. 5. Joshua (S) Stevens 1826–1905
  6. 6. Sarah (Sally V) STEPHENS 1827–1871
  7. 7. Daniel STEPHENS 1831–
  8. 8. Elisha STEPHENS 1834–1888
  9. 9. Susan STEPHENS 1837–
  10. 10. Tempy STEPHENS 1839–
  11. 11. William (Moses) Stephens 1815–1886
  12. 12. Sarah (Jerusia) Stephens 1827–1871
  13. 13. Uriah PARKS 1832–
  14. 14. Elisha PARKS 1830–
  15. 15. Elizabeth Stephens 1815–1905
  16. 16. Sarah (Sally) Stephens 1830–1871
  17. 17. Sarah ((Sally) Stephens) Wilson 1810–1871
  18. 18. Elizabeth Stephens 1826–
  19. 19. Elizabeth Cornelius 1811–
  20. 20. Solomon Stephens 1810–1862 m. Rachel Murphy 1812–1895
    1. 1. Susan (Susie) Stephens 1848–1934 m. Francis (Marion) Ryan 1844–1917
      1. 1. Betty (Ann Bettie) Ryan 1876–1913
      2. 2. John (William (Bill)) Ryan 1871–1956 m. Rebecca White 1866–1928
        1. 1. James (Bert) Ryan 1897–1982
        2. 2. Fred (White) Ryan 1901–1916
        3. 3. Prince (A. (Alfred P.)) Ryan 1906–1990
      3. 3. Martha (Jane) Ryan 1873–1876
      4. 4. Charlotte ("Lottie" M) Ryan 1880–1963
      5. 5. Ella Ryan 1877–1980
      6. 6. Volney (N) Ryan 1883–1967
      7. 7. Herman (Patric) Ryan 1887–1969
        1. 1. Lois (Larie) Ryan 1926–2014
      8. 8. Flossie (Belle) Ryan 1891–1951
      9. 9. Alven (Estus) Ryan 1884–1968 m. Nina (Mae) West 1893–1974
        1. 1. John (Elven) Ryan 1913–1986 m. Olive (Estella) Ruth 1918–2004
        2. 2. Elma (Lucille) Ryan 1915–2008 m. Vernon (M) Harris 1915–2003
        3. 3. Pauline (Beth) Ryan 1920–1997 m. Dennis (Grant) Buehler 1918–1994
        4. 4. Dorothy (Mae) Ryan 1922–1991 m. Harry (Albert (George) Schleman) Jr 1923–1997
        5. 5. Maxine (Mary) Ryan 1925–2011 m. Jess (Lemuel) Beckley 1922–2001
        6. 6. Chadwick (Karol) Ryan 1911–1918
        7. 7. Glenn (Elden) Ryan 1918–2017 m. Helen (Josephine) Hopper 1919–2010
        8. 8. Gene (P) Ryan 1928–1986 m. Wanda (Mae) Evans 1929–2011
        9. 9. Max (Marion) Ryan 1925–1993 m. Margaret (Joan) Cavenee 1932–1994

Elijah Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Elijah B Stephens in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1850
17 Jan 1850
Age 62
Death of Elijah B Stephens in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
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