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John Walter Stephens 1876 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1876

Birth Location: Heard Co, GA

Death Date: 11 Oct 1941

Death Location: Wehadkee, Randolph Co, AL

Father: Green Stephens

Mother: Penay Tillman

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John Walter Stephens was born in 1876 in Heard Co, GA, the child of Green Berry Stephens and Penay Frances 'Fannie' STEVENS Tillman. John Walter Stephens passed away in 1941 in Wehadkee, Randolph Co, AL.

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Biography

  • John Walter Stephens was born in 1876 in Heard Co, GA, the child of Green Berry Stephens and Penay Frances 'Fannie' STEVENS Tillman.
  • John Walter Stephens passed away in 1941 in Wehadkee, Randolph Co, AL.

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John Stephens's Ancestors

Self
John Stephens
1876 – 1941
Birth Place: Heard Co, GA
Parents
Green Berry Stephens
1807 – 1890
GA
Penay (Frances 'Fannie' STEVENS) Tillman
1837 – 1880
Clarke, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Ancestor Stephens
Mother STEPHENS
North Carolina
David (Ellison) Tillman
1808 – 1890
Hancock, Georgia, United States
Rebecca (TILLMAN) Douglas
1791 – 1882
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Tillman
1777 –
Faitha Ellison
David Douglass
1781 – 1850
Martha Jones
1756 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Tillman
1752 – 1799
Martha Lumpkin
1760 – 1821
John Douglass
1755 – 1782
Mary Bryan
1758 – 1830

John Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1876
27 Jul 1876
Birth of John Walter Stephens in Heard Co, GA
Heard Co, GA
1941
11 Oct 1941
Age 65
Death of John Walter Stephens in Wehadkee, Randolph Co, AL
Wehadkee, Randolph Co, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1876
    Event Place: Heard Co, GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1941
    Event Place: Wehadkee, Randolph Co, AL

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