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Frances Melissa Stephens 1831–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1831

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 Feb 1916

Death Location: Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Father: Johann Stephens

Mother: Sarah (Stephens)

Spouse(s): George Franklin

Children(s):

The story of Frances Melissa Stephens began in 1831 in South Carolina, United States. Frances Melissa Stephens married George Franklin. Frances Melissa Stephens passed away in 1916 in Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Melissa Stephens began in 1831 in South Carolina, United States.
  • Frances Melissa Stephens married George Franklin.
  • Frances Melissa Stephens passed away in 1916 in Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Stephens
1788–1841
Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah (Stephens)
1788–1860
Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

George Franklin
1821–1884
Birth Location: Screven County, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Frances Stephens's Ancestors

Self
Frances Stephens
1831–1916
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Johann Heinrich Franciscus "Half Cherokee" Stephens
1788–1841
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane "Sally" ? (Red Haired Scot) Tillman) (Stephens)
1788–1860
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Johannes (Heinrich) Stephens
1777–1804
Germany
Choctaw-Cherokee woman
1770–1804
Union County, North Carolina, USA
James (Roger ? Tillman (or) Tellman)
1768–1840
Scotland (or England)
Great-Grandparents
Richard Stephens
1750–1829
Martha (Roberts)
1745–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Corporal Stephens
1722–1779
Grace (Stephens)
1720–1768
William Roberts
1729–1820
Eleanor Roberts
1721–1756

Frances Stephens's Timeline

5 Records

1831
20 Aug 1831
Birth of Frances Melissa Stephens in Goshen, Pike, Alabama, United States or South Carolina, United States
Goshen, Pike, Alabama, United States or South Carolina, United States
1831
20 Aug 1831
Birth of Frances Melissa Stephens in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1916
18 Feb 1916
Age 85
Death of Frances Melissa Stephens in Antioch, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Antioch, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
1916
18 Feb 1916
Age 85
Death of Frances Melissa Stephens in Manatee, Manatee, Florida, United States
Manatee, Manatee, Florida, United States
1916
19 Feb 1916
Age 85
Burial of Frances Melissa Stephens in Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Goshen, Pike, Alabama, United States or South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1831
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Antioch, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Manatee, Manatee, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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