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Margaret Stephens 1856 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 OCT 1856

Birth Location: Dade Co, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 27 OCT 1950

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: Shadrack Stephens

Mother: Minerva Pittman

Spouse(s): William Swafford

Children(s): Ida Swafford, John Swafford

Margaret Stephens was born in 1856 in Dade Co, Georgia, USA, the child of Shadrack Stephens and Minerva Ann Pittman. In 1860, Margaret Stephens resided in Georgia Militia District 960, Dade, Georgia, Unite. In 1870, Margaret Stephens resided in Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States. Margaret Stephens married William Allen Swafford, and had children including Ida Belle Swafford, John Herbert Swafford. Margaret Stephens passed away in 1950 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Stephens was born in 1856 in Dade Co, Georgia, USA, the child of Shadrack Stephens and Minerva Ann Pittman.
  • In 1860, Margaret Stephens resided in Georgia Militia District 960, Dade, Georgia, Unite.
  • In 1870, Margaret Stephens resided in Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States.
  • Margaret Stephens married William Allen Swafford, and had children including Ida Belle Swafford, John Herbert Swafford.
  • Margaret Stephens passed away in 1950 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shadrack Stephens
1815 – 1893
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Minerva Pittman
1820 – 1897
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Swafford
1860 – 1922
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ida Swafford
1883 – 1966
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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John Swafford
1889 – 1929
Birth Location: Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, USA
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Margaret Stephens's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Stephens
1856 – 1950
Birth Place: Dade Co, Georgia, USA
Parents
Shadrack Stephens
1815 – 1893
North Carolina, USA
Minerva (Ann) Pittman
1820 – 1897
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Meshack Stephens
1756 – 1837
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Milly Farrer
1756 – 1837
North Carolina, USA
John (Buckner) Pittman
1783 – 1836
Clarksville, Montgomery Co. Tenn, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Langley
1790 – 1861
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Stephens
1705 – 1765
Anne Dudley
1722 – 1793
Jesse II
1748 – 1805
Elizabeth Lemon
1766 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stephens
1685 – 1771
Patricia Wright
1685 – 1721

Margaret Stephens's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Stephens (19 OCT 1856 – 27 OCT 1950) m. William (Allen) Swafford (31 JUL 1860 – SEP 1922)
  1. 1. Ida (Belle) Swafford (21 MAR 1883 – 7 JUN 1966) m. William (L.) Long (15 JAN 1883 – 16 NOV 1950)
    1. 1. Ethyle (Anita) Long (6 MAR 1917 – 26 AUG 1999)
    2. 2. James (William) Long (29 JAN 1904 – 10 JUN 1963)
  2. 2. John (Herbert) Swafford (12 JUN 1889 – 10 JUN 1929) m. Elizabeth (Laird) Hagie (18 FEB 1895 – 17 FEB 1942)

Margaret Stephens's Timeline

9 Records

1856
19 OCT 1856
Birth of Margaret Stephens in Dade Co, Georgia, USA
Dade Co, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
Margaret Stephens resided here in Georgia Militia District 960, Dade, Georgia, United States
Georgia Militia District 960, Dade, Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 14
Margaret Stephens resided here in Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States
Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 14
Margaret Stephens resided here in Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States
Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 24
Margaret Stephens resided here in Trenton, Dade, Georgia, USA
Trenton, Dade, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Margaret Stephens resided here in Trenton, Dade, Georgia, USA
Trenton, Dade, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Margaret Stephens resided here in Civil District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Margaret Stephens resided here in Civil District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1950
27 OCT 1950
Age 94
Death of Margaret Stephens in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1856
    Event Place: Dade Co, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2023), Joseph G Young in entry for Young Alvin Thomas, .
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1950
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2023), Joseph G Young in entry for Young Alvin Thomas, .
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Ancestry Family Tree
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Trenton, Dade, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 960, Dade, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Trenton, Dade, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree
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