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Ira Leonidas Stephens 1907–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1907

Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1947

Death Location: United States

Father: Steve Stephens

Mother: Mary Stephens

Spouse(s): Margaret Gilkerson

Children(s):

Ira Leonidas Stephens was born in 1907 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Steve Stephens And Mary J Stephens. In 1910, Ira Leonidas Stephens resided in Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Ira Leonidas Stephens resided in Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA. Ira Leonidas Stephens married Margaret Ann Gilkerson, and had children including Darrell Stevenson, Edna Jane Stevenson, Gary Stevenson, Glen, Hilda Stephens, Irene Stephens, Lela Stephenson, Lona Perry, Shirley Gilkerson. Ira Leonidas Stephens passed away in 1947 in United States.

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Biography

  • Ira Leonidas Stephens was born in 1907 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Steve Stephens And Mary J Stephens.
  • In 1910, Ira Leonidas Stephens resided in Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Ira Leonidas Stephens resided in Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ira Leonidas Stephens married Margaret Ann Gilkerson, and had children including Darrell Stevenson, Edna Jane Stevenson, Gary Stevenson, Glen, Hilda Stephens, Irene Stephens, Lela Stephenson, Lona Perry, Shirley Gilkerson.
  • Ira Leonidas Stephens passed away in 1947 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Steve Stephens
1875–1947
Birth Location: Cattlesburg, Kentucky
SS
Mary Stephens
1883–1925
Birth Location: East Lynn, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Gilkerson
1915–2008
Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia
MG

Children(s)

Ira Stephens's Ancestors

Self
Ira Stephens
1907–1947
Birth Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Steve Stephens
1875–1947
Cattlesburg, Kentucky
Mary (J) Stephens
1883–1925
East Lynn, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Lincoln) Stephenson
1863–1935
Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
Pauline Napier
1863–1938
Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Stephens's Timeline

7 Records

1907
15 Mar 1907
Birth of Ira Leonidas Stephens in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Ira Leonidas Stephens resided here in Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Ira Leonidas Stephens resided here in Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Ira Leonidas Stephens resided here in Stonewall, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Stonewall, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Ira Leonidas Stephens resided here in Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia
Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 33
Ira Leonidas Stephens resided here in Stonewall Mag Dist, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Stonewall Mag Dist, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1947
19 Jan 1947
Age 40
Death of Ira Leonidas Stephens in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 468
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Butler, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1974; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 151
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342290
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1699; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 1375712

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1699; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 1375712

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Butler, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1974; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 151

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Stonewall, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342290

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Stonewall Mag Dist, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 468
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1947
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
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