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Gideon Lee Stephens 1847–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 16, 1847

Birth Location: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 1914

Death Location: Graphic, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

Father: Elisha Stephens

Mother: Betty Meadows

Spouse(s): Charity Sanders, Sarah Bewley

Children(s): Henry Sanders, Sarah Stephens, Meridith Stephens, Betty Stephens, Samantha Stephens, Emoline Stephens, Elisha Stephens, William Stephens, Cunnigham Stephens, Benjamin Stephens, Eddie Stephens, Lenora Stephens

The story of Gideon Lee Stephens began in 1847 in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. Gideon Lee Stephens married Charity Jane Sanders, Sarah M Bewley, and had children including Benjamin Stephens, Betty Ann Stephens, Cunnigham Stephens, Eddie J Stephens, Elisha Stephens, Emoline Stephens, Henry Franklin Sanders, Lenora Bell Stephens, Meridith Burton Merid Stephens, Samantha Jane Stephens, Sarah Malvina Vina Stephens, William Barlow Bill Stephens. Gideon Lee Stephens passed away in 1914 in Graphic, Crawford, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Gideon Lee Stephens began in 1847 in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Gideon Lee Stephens married Charity Jane Sanders, Sarah M Bewley, and had children including Benjamin Stephens, Betty Ann Stephens, Cunnigham Stephens, Eddie J Stephens, Elisha Stephens, Emoline Stephens, Henry Franklin Sanders, Lenora Bell Stephens, Meridith Burton Merid Stephens, Samantha Jane Stephens, Sarah Malvina Vina Stephens, William Barlow Bill Stephens.
  • Gideon Lee Stephens passed away in 1914 in Graphic, Crawford, Arkansas, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Gideon Stephens's Ancestors

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Gideon Stephens
1847–1914
Birth Place: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Elisha B. Stephens
1812–1855
, Whitley, Kentucky
Betty (Ann) Meadows
1826–1898
Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (Jones) Meadors
1801–1893
Anson, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Harman
1808–1860
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Meadors
1762–1839
Delilah Jones
1784–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Meadors
1737–1817
Keziah Mobley
1740–1826

Gideon Stephens's Descendants

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Gideon (Lee) Stephens (May 16, 1847–21 Sep 1914) m. Charity (Jane) Sanders (1839–20 Oct 1920) m. Sarah (M) Bewley (Apr 1844–1908)
  1. 1. Henry (Franklin) Sanders 1868–1955
  2. 2. Sarah (Malvina "Vina") Stephens 1886–1970 m. Charley Shadowens 1871–1948
    1. 1. Desda Shadoan 1922–2015 m. Erhard (Hermann Otto) Mencke 1910–1984
    2. 2. Elmer Shadowens 1908–1951
    3. 3. Lacie (M) Shadon 1903–1983
    4. 4. Grace Shadowens 1912–1989
  3. 3. Meridith (Burton "Merid") Stephens 1873–1946
  4. 4. Betty (Ann) Stephens 1867–1926
  5. 5. Samantha (Jane) Stephens 1869–1923
  6. 6. Emoline Stephens 1871–
  7. 7. Elisha Stephens 1875–1939
  8. 8. William (Barlow Bill) Stephens 1877–1936
  9. 9. Cunnigham Stephens 1880–
  10. 10. Benjamin Stephens 1866–1880
  11. 11. Eddie (J) Stephens 1875–
  12. 12. Lenora (Bell) Stephens 1881–1955

Gideon Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1847
May 16, 1847
Birth of Gideon Lee Stephens in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1914
21 Sep 1914
Age 67
Death of Gideon Lee Stephens in Graphic, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Graphic, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 16, 1847
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Graphic, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

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