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James Kenneth Stevens 1915 – 2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1915

Birth Location: Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 2008

Death Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Father: James Stevens

Mother: Leo Scogin

Spouse(s): Marie Payer, Virginia McMasters

Children(s): James Stevens, Terry Stevens

James Kenneth Stevens was born in 1915 in Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA, the child of James Aaron Stevens and Leo Sydania Scogin. In 1930, James Kenneth Stevens resided in Crittenden, Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA. In 1935, James Kenneth Stevens resided in Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois. James Kenneth Stevens married Marie Payer, Virginia Elizabeth McMasters, and had children including James Kenneth Stevens, Terry Wayne Stevens. James Kenneth Stevens passed away in 2008 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Kenneth Stevens was born in 1915 in Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA, the child of James Aaron Stevens and Leo Sydania Scogin.
  • In 1930, James Kenneth Stevens resided in Crittenden, Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, James Kenneth Stevens resided in Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois.
  • James Kenneth Stevens married Marie Payer, Virginia Elizabeth McMasters, and had children including James Kenneth Stevens, Terry Wayne Stevens.
  • James Kenneth Stevens passed away in 2008 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Stevens's Ancestors

Self
James Stevens
1915 – 2008
Birth Place: Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Aaron Stevens
1889 – 1951
Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, USA
Leo (Sydania) Scogin
1892 – 1954
New Homer, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Emory (William) Scogin
1854 – 1916
Illinois
Sanson (Sarah) Scogin
1860 – 1948
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Scogin
1813 – 1881
Margaret Karr
1815 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Schoggan
1750 – 1818
Jane Taylor
1770 – 1818
Walter Karr
1781 – 1823
Margaret Wellers
1784 – 1849

James Stevens's Descendants

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James (Kenneth) Stevens (10 Mar 1915 – 15 Jan 2008) m. Marie Payer (15 Jul 1917 – 20 Aug 2003) m. Virginia (Elizabeth) McMasters (July 7, 1918 – 19 June 1942)
  1. 1. James (Kenneth) Stevens (Jan 1938 – )
  2. 2. Terry (Wayne) Stevens (Nov 1941 – ) m. Elaine (Marie) Lucitt (22 Apr 1943 – )
    1. 1. Tamara (Wynne) Stevens (27 Oct 1970 – )

James Stevens's Timeline

5 Records

1915
10 Mar 1915
Birth of James Kenneth Stevens in Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
James Kenneth Stevens resided here in Crittenden, Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Crittenden, Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
James Kenneth Stevens resided here in Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois
Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 25
James Kenneth Stevens resided here in Capital-Twp, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Capital-Twp, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
2008
15 Jan 2008
Age 93
Death of James Kenneth Stevens in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Crittenden, Crittenden, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00886; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 84-59

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Capital-Twp, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00886; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 84-59

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 2008
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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