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Leonard Dison Stephens 1846–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 FEB 1846

Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC

Death Date: 2 OCT 1906

Death Location: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Baylus Stephens

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Ruth Stephens, Waddy Stephens, Malinda Stansell

Children(s): Leonard Stephens, Lillie Stephens, James Stephens, Essie Stephens, Maddy Stephens, Homer Stephens, William Stephens, Dorsey Stephens, Nancy Stephens, Anthony Stephens, Son Stephens, Jessie Stephens, Bertha Stephens

Leonard Dison Stephens was born in 1846 in Pickens Co., SC, the child of Baylus Earle Stephens And Elizabeth Stewart. In 1860, Leonard Dison Stephens resided in Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1870, Leonard Dison Stephens resided in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States. Leonard Dison Stephens married Malinda Elizabeth Stansell, Ruth Ann Stewart Stephens, Waddy Martin Stephens, and had children including Anthony Earl Stephens, Bertha Stephens, Dorsey M Stephens, Essie Udora Stephens, Homer V Stephens, James Franklin Stephens, Jessie Lee Stephens, Leonard Pickens Stephens, Lillie P Stephens, Maddy M Stephens, Nancy Elizabeth Stephens, Son Stephens, William Edward Stephens. Leonard Dison Stephens passed away in 1906 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Leonard Dison Stephens was born in 1846 in Pickens Co., SC, the child of Baylus Earle Stephens And Elizabeth Stewart.
  • In 1860, Leonard Dison Stephens resided in Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, Leonard Dison Stephens resided in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
  • Leonard Dison Stephens married Malinda Elizabeth Stansell, Ruth Ann Stewart Stephens, Waddy Martin Stephens, and had children including Anthony Earl Stephens, Bertha Stephens, Dorsey M Stephens, Essie Udora Stephens, Homer V Stephens, James Franklin Stephens, Jessie Lee Stephens, Leonard Pickens Stephens, Lillie P Stephens, Maddy M Stephens, Nancy Elizabeth Stephens, Son Stephens, William Edward Stephens.
  • Leonard Dison Stephens passed away in 1906 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baylus Stephens
1815–1896
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Elizabeth Stewart
1820–1865
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Stephens
1849–1901
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Waddy Stephens
1885–1965
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Malinda Stansell
1879–1943
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Leonard Stephens
1880–1964
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Lillie Stephens
1883–1950
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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James Stephens
1876–1969
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Essie Stephens
1878–1918
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Maddy Stephens
1885–1965
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Homer Stephens
1891–1891
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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William Stephens
1871–1936
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Dorsey Stephens
1888–1971
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Nancy Stephens
1873–1952
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Anthony Stephens
1874–1941
Birth Location: Pickens Co., SC
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Son Stephens
1870–1894
Birth Location: –
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Jessie Stephens
1907–1981
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Bertha Stephens
1904–1995
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Leonard Stephens's Ancestors

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Leonard Stephens
1846–1906
Birth Place: Pickens Co., SC
Parents
Baylus Earle Stephens
1815–1896
Pickens County, South Carolina
Elizabeth Stewart
1820–1865
Pickens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Samuel (H) Stephens
1774–1824
, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ellen) Powell
1764–1850
, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Abraham Stewart
1780–1857
Wilkes, GA, USA
DIANA WATSON
1790–1871
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Stephens
1739–1815
Isabel Hamilton
1746–1787
Robert I
1749–1835
Nancy Stewart
1753–1843
Thomas Watson
1760–1810
Elizabeth Coats
1761–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stephens
1705–1782
Elizabeth Vann
1721–1790

Leonard Stephens's Descendants

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Leonard (Dison) Stephens (16 FEB 1846–2 OCT 1906) m. Ruth (Ann Stewart) Stephens (1 JAN 1849–26 SEP 1901) m. Waddy (Martin) Stephens (31 Jul 1885–2 Jul 1965) m. Malinda (Elizabeth) Stansell (28 Oct 1879–9 Apr 1943)
  1. 1. Leonard (Pickens) Stephens 1880–1964 m. Elvira (C) Childress 1885–1978
    1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Stephens 1920–
    2. 2. Clarence (Edward) Stephens 1918–2002 m. Irene (Geveodia) Stephens 1929–2002 m. Carrie (Lou) Weathers 1931–2020
      1. 1. Sheila (Ann Stephens) Baugh 1947–2006
    3. 3. Herman Stephens 1909–1966
    4. 4. Earnest Stephens 1913–
    5. 5. Meda Stephens 1917–
    6. 6. Ruth (Ann) Stephens 1920–2012 m. Spurgeon (Augustus) Pettit 1917–2002
      1. 1. Wayne (Augustus) Pettit 1942–2000
    7. 7. Meda (E.) Stephens 1916–2001
    8. 8. Ernest (Valley) Stephens 1913–2010
  2. 2. Lillie (P) Stephens 1883–1950
  3. 3. James (Franklin) Stephens 1876–1969
  4. 4. Essie (Udora) Stephens 1878–1918
  5. 5. Maddy (M) Stephens 1885–1965
  6. 6. Homer (V) Stephens 1891–1891
  7. 7. William (Edward) Stephens 1871–1936
  8. 8. Dorsey (M) Stephens 1888–1971
  9. 9. Nancy (Elizabeth) Stephens 1873–1952
  10. 10. Anthony (Earl) Stephens 1874–1941
  11. 11. Son Stephens 1870–1894
  12. 12. Jessie (Lee) Stephens 1907–1981
  13. 13. Bertha Stephens 1904–1995

Leonard Stephens's Timeline

7 Records

1846
16 FEB 1846
Birth of Leonard Dison Stephens in Pickens Co., SC
Pickens Co., SC
1860
1860
Age 14
Leonard Dison Stephens resided here in Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
Leonard Dison Stephens resided here in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1879
18 Apr 1879
Age 33
Leonard Dison Stephens resided here in Redmond, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Redmond, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 34
Leonard Dison Stephens resided here in Pickens CH, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens CH, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 54
Leonard Dison Stephens resided here in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
1906
2 OCT 1906
Age 60
Death of Leonard Dison Stephens in Pickens Co., SC
Pickens Co., SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1846
    Event Place: Pickens Co., SC
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1846; Birth city: Pickens Co; Birth state: SC
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pickens CH, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Family History Film: 1255238; Page: 4C; Enumeration District: 128
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1506; Page: 446A; Image: 630; Family History Library Film: 553005
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1539; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1241539
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805225
    [7] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805225

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1506; Page: 446A; Image: 630; Family History Library Film: 553005

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Redmond, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pickens CH, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pickens CH, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Family History Film: 1255238; Page: 4C; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1539; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1241539

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1506; Page: 446A; Image: 630; Family History Library Film: 553005

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1906
    Event Place: Pickens Co., SC
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1846; Birth city: Pickens Co; Birth state: SC
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012
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