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Ethel Jean Stevens 1920–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1920

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 2 May 2015

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father:

Mother: Maude Purdy

Spouse(s): John Ligon

Children(s): Joyce Ligon, Charlotte Ligon

In 1920, Ethel Jean Stevens entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Eugene Stevens And Maude Purdy. In 1935, Ethel Jean Stevens resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ethel Jean Stevens married John Melvin Ligon, and had children including Barbara Ligon, Charlotte Ligon, Joyce Ethel Ligon. Ethel Jean Stevens passed away in 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Ethel Jean Stevens entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Eugene Stevens And Maude Purdy.
  • In 1935, Ethel Jean Stevens resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Ethel Jean Stevens married John Melvin Ligon, and had children including Barbara Ligon, Charlotte Ligon, Joyce Ethel Ligon.
  • Ethel Jean Stevens passed away in 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maude Purdy
1900–1982
Birth Location: Dawson County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Ligon
1916–2018
Birth Location: Norfolk Virginia
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Children(s)

Joyce Ligon
1944–2025
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Charlotte Ligon
1938–2022
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ethel Stevens's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Stevens
1920–2015
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Maude Purdy
1900–1982
Dawson County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Stevens's Descendants

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Ethel (Jean) Stevens (9 Jun 1920–2 May 2015) m. John (Melvin) Ligon (21 Jun 1916–Apr 2018)
  1. 1. Joyce (Ethel) Ligon 1944–2025
  2. 2. Charlotte Ligon 1938–2022 m. Edward (Hugh) Pittman 1932–2005

Ethel Stevens's Timeline

7 Records

1920
9 Jun 1920
Birth of Ethel Jean Stevens in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1935
1935
Age 15
Ethel Jean Stevens resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1937
1937
Age 17
Ethel Jean Stevens was married in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1940
1940
Age 20
Ethel Jean Stevens resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Ethel Jean Stevens resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1986
1986
Age 66
Ethel Jean Stevens resided here in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
2015
2 May 2015
Age 95
Death of Ethel Jean Stevens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03718; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 51-990
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 4803; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 51-1416

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03718; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 51-990

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03718; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 51-990

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 4803; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 51-1416

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 2015
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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