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Lester Ray Stevens 1915 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07/28/1915

Birth Location: Ft Smith, Arkansas

Death Date: 06/16/1998

Death Location: Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma

Father: William Stevens

Mother: Cora Smith

Spouse(s): Effie Cowles

Children(s): Troy Stevens, Norma Stevens, Charles Stevens, Edward Stevens, Sidney Stevens, Wilma Stevens, Larry Stevens, Rick Stevens

Lester Ray Stevens was born in 1915 in Ft Smith, Arkansas, the child of William Edward Stevens and Cora Maybelle Smith. In 1940, Lester Ray Stevens resided in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. In 1946, Lester Ray Stevens resided in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. Lester Ray Stevens married Effie Louretta Cowles, and had children including Troy Wayne Stevens, Norma Faye Stevens, Charles Lester Stevens, Edward "Leon" Stevens, Sidney "Jerry" Stevens, Wilma Louise Stevens, Larry Ray Stevens, Rick Eldon Stevens. Lester Ray Stevens passed away in 1998 in Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • Lester Ray Stevens was born in 1915 in Ft Smith, Arkansas, the child of William Edward Stevens and Cora Maybelle Smith.
  • In 1940, Lester Ray Stevens resided in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1946, Lester Ray Stevens resided in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Lester Ray Stevens married Effie Louretta Cowles, and had children including Troy Wayne Stevens, Norma Faye Stevens, Charles Lester Stevens, Edward "Leon" Stevens, Sidney "Jerry" Stevens, Wilma Louise Stevens, Larry Ray Stevens, Rick Eldon Stevens.
  • Lester Ray Stevens passed away in 1998 in Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Stevens's Ancestors

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Lester Stevens
1915 – 1998
Birth Place: Ft Smith, Arkansas
Parents
William Edward Stevens
1882 – 1937
Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Cora (Maybelle) Smith
1894 – 1981
Snowball, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
John (Lemuel) Stevens
1858 – 1949
Indiana, USA
Nancy (J) Head
1862 – 1935
Mitchell, Lawerence County, Indiana
John (Wesley) Smith
1874 – 1961
Snowball, Searcy Co., Arkansas, USA
Mary (Adeline) Milam
1872 –
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Stephens
1816 – 1893
Rachel Hall
1825 – 1902
Harrison Head
1829 – 1863
Nancy Solomon
1835 – 1895
James Smith
1856 – 1916
Sarah Robertson
1855 – 1925
Cornealius Milam
1852 – 1929
Jerusha McDaniel
1847 – 1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Stevens
1778 – 1856
Richard Hall
Mahala Toliver
Elisha Head
1800 – 1850
Sarah Motley
1793 –
Elisha Solomon
1800 – 1860
Nancy Hatfield
1802 – 1852
Hiram Smith
1830 –
James Milam
1821 – 1901
Dorcas Harris
1825 – 1864
William McDaniel
1818 – 1906
Susannah Gilliam
1822 – 1898

Lester Stevens's Descendants

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Lester (Ray) Stevens (07/28/1915 – 06/16/1998) m. Effie (Louretta) Cowles (17 August 1917 – 13 May 2011)
  1. 1. Troy (Wayne) Stevens (07/18/1937 – 04/18/2002) m. Joyce (Lee) Anderson (07/08/1938 – 10/25/1998) m. Rebekah (Sue) Hoeltzel (01/11/1953 – )
  2. 2. Norma (Faye) Stevens (06/13/1939 – 11/26/1992) m. LeRoy (Terry aka Terry Lee) Clark (04/08/1937 – ) m. Charles (Allen) Kirk (abt 1938 – )
    1. 1. Charles (Allen) Kirk (01/27/1973 – )
  3. 3. Charles (Lester) Stevens (08/02/1941 – ) m. Gloria (Shirley Dean "Deanie") Anstead (abt 1935 – ) m. Karen (Isabel) McMahon (10/08/1941 – ) m. Jacquita (Kay) Johnson (11/19/1945 – )
  4. 4. Edward ("Leon") Stevens (10/10/1943 – ) m. Joyce (Lee) Quick (02/06/1942 – )
  5. 5. Sidney ("Jerry") Stevens (12/06/1945 – Abt 2023) m. Carol (Ann) Rice (11/19/1946 – ) m. Jackie (Lou) Huffman (09/17/1947 – )
  6. 6. Wilma (Louise) Stevens (14 jun 1950 – ) m. James (Edward) Freel (10 Nov 1949 – 15 Aug 2004) m. Meryl (Dean) Holmes (21 Sept 1950 – ) m. Donald (Edward) Shields (09 Mar 1949 – 30 Oct 2000)
    1. 1. Christina (Hebert (Freel Adopted Name) (Shields Birth) Name) (March 15, 1969 – ) m. Charles (Eshelman) Divorced (09/10/1954 – ) m. Kyle (Henry) Hebert
      1. 1. Victoria (Leighanne) Eshelman (23 May 1990 – )
      2. 2. Raylie (Wayne) Eshelman (09/18/1992 – )
  7. 7. Larry (Ray) Stevens (07/13/1952 – ) m. Karen (Kay) Rhoads (08/06/1953 – ) m. Terri Mead m. Karen (Ann) Bond (10/24/1966 – )
  8. 8. Rick (Eldon) Stevens (03/17/1955 – ) m. Angela (Dawn) Rutherford (03/07/1956 – )

Lester Stevens's Timeline

4 Records

1915
07/28/1915
Birth of Lester Ray Stevens in Ft Smith, Arkansas
Ft Smith, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 25
Lester Ray Stevens resided here in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
1946
1946
Age 31
Lester Ray Stevens resided here in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
1998
06/16/1998
Age 83
Death of Lester Ray Stevens in Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma
Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07/28/1915
    Event Place: Ft Smith, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06/16/1998
    Event Place: Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma

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