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Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens 1853–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1853

Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1944

Death Location: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA

Father: Henry Stevens

Mother: Elizabeth Common

Spouse(s): John May, William Burdon

Children(s): Annie May, Beatrice Burdon

The story of Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens began in 1853 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. In 1861, Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England. Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens married John Trethowan May, William Henry Burdon, and had children including Annie May, Beatrice Ann Burdon. Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens passed away in 1944 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens began in 1853 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1861, Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England.
  • Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens married John Trethowan May, William Henry Burdon, and had children including Annie May, Beatrice Ann Burdon.
  • Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens passed away in 1944 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Stevens
1815–1887
Birth Location: St Breock, Cornwall, England
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Elizabeth Common
1812–1882
Birth Location: St. Columb Major Cornwall
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Spouses(s)

John May
1847–1904
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Cornwall, England
JM
William Burdon
1851–1928
Birth Location: Egloskerry, Cornwall, England
WB

Children(s)

Annie May
1876–1962
Birth Location: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
AM
Beatrice Burdon
1883–1946
Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
BB

Eliza Stephens's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Stephens
1853–1944
Birth Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Parents
Henry Hawkins Stevens
1815–1887
St Breock, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Common
1812–1882
St. Columb Major Cornwall
Grandparents
Henry Stephens
1777–1843
Pelynt, Cornwall, England
Mary (Ann) Northcott
1777–1850
Pelynt, Cornwall, England
William Common
1786–
St. Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Frances Pearce
1789–1860
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Common
1752–1805
Rosamond Grigg
1755–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Common
1713–
Thomasine Hoar
–1801

Eliza Stephens's Descendants

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Eliza (Elizabeth Jane) Stephens (21 May 1853–1944) m. John (Trethowan) May (4 Feb 1847–4 Jan 1904) m. William (Henry) Burdon (Apr 1851–25 Aug 1928)
  1. 1. Annie May 1876–1962 m. George Roberts 1875–1972
    1. 1. George (Wesley) Roberts 1919–1996 m. Mary (Ann) Fink 1919– m. Dorothy (Ruby) Grooms 1924–1999
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Roberts 1938–2003
    2. 2. Rena (Mildred) Roberts 1902–2004 m. Richard (Wesley) Dewey 1903–1986 m. William (Deitrich) Meyer 1885–1968 m. Walter (Alvin) Eastman 1897–1989 m. Ernest (John) Carmichael 1896–1977
      1. 1. Dorothy (Darleene) Dewey 1924–1993 m. Hans (Christian) Dahl 1914–1956 m. Lowell (Norris) Kayser 1906–1964 m. Roy Elliott 1925–
  2. 2. Beatrice (Ann) Burdon 1883–1946 m. Charlie (R) Harris 1878–
    1. 1. Winifred (Delia) Harris 1905–1997 m. Charles (Edwin) Coppin 1901–1973
      1. 1. Bruce (Edwin) Coppin 1932–1994 m. Barbara (Rose) Hyman 1934–1997 m. Audrey (May) Sytner 1928–2021 m. Jeanette Ward 1947–2012

Eliza Stephens's Timeline

14 Records

1853
21 May 1853
Birth of Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens in Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
1853
25 Sep 1853
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens was baptized in Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
1861
1861
Age 8
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
1871
1871
Age 18
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
1881
1881
Age 28
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
1891
1891
Age 38
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
1901
1901
Age 48
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in Lanivet, Cornwall, England
Lanivet, Cornwall, England
1901
1901
Age 48
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
1910
1910
Age 57
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in Brothersfield, Turner, South Dakota, USA
Brothersfield, Turner, South Dakota, USA
1914
1914-1923
Age 61
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in Breward, Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Breward, Bodmin, Cornwall, England
1930
1930
Age 77
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in Springdale, Springdale, Lincoln, South Dakota, USA
Springdale, Springdale, Lincoln, South Dakota, USA
1937
1937
Age 84
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens resided here in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
1944
29 Jan 1944
Age 91
Death of Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
1944
1944
Age 91
Burial of Eliza Elizabeth Jane Stephens in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1853
    Event Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Springdale, Lincoln, South Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341960
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1816; Folio: 118; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6096926
    [4] 1881 England Census
    [5] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2255; Folio: 52; Page: 16; GSU roll: 834880
    [6] 1901 England Census
    [7] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2206; Folio: 71; Page: 19
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brothersfield, Turner, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1489; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0407; FHL microfilm: 1375502
    [9] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1542; Folio: 57; Page: 18; GSU roll: 542828
    [10] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [11] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [12] Cornwall, England, Parish Registers
    [13] London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1921; Reference Number: ISBG283022
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [15] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Argus-Leader; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1944; Publication Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA; ,0.83638877,0.52982473,0.9382333&xid=3355
    [16] UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Cornish Guardian and Cornwall County Chronicle; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1944; Publication Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England; ,0.41991305,0.7180416

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1542; Folio: 57; Page: 18; GSU roll: 542828

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2255; Folio: 52; Page: 16; GSU roll: 834880

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1816; Folio: 118; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6096926

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Lanivet, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2206; Folio: 71; Page: 19

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1909
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Springdale, Lincoln, South Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341960

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brothersfield, Turner, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brothersfield, Turner, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1489; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0407; FHL microfilm: 1375502

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914-1923
    Event Place: Breward, Bodmin, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Springdale, Springdale, Lincoln, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Springdale, Lincoln, South Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341960

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Argus-Leader; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1944; Publication Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA; ,0.83638877,0.52982473,0.9382333&xid=3355
    [4] UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Cornish Guardian and Cornwall County Chronicle; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1944; Publication Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England; ,0.41991305,0.7180416

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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