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Nelson Stephens 1816–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1816

Birth Location: Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 7 March 1897

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joseph Stephens

Mother: Nancy Shackleford

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In 1816, Nelson Stephens entered the world in Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Joseph Lawrence Stephens And Nancy Shackleford. Nelson Stephens passed away in 1897 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Nelson Stephens entered the world in Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Joseph Lawrence Stephens And Nancy Shackleford.
  • Nelson Stephens passed away in 1897 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Nelson Stephens's Ancestors

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Nelson Stephens
1816–1897
Birth Place: Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Lawrence Stephens
1764–1848
Shenandoah County, VA, Virginia, USA
Nancy Shackleford
1769–1791
Virginia
Grandparents
Lawrence Stephens
1722–1776
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Maria (Emma) Stephens
1735–1820
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Sr
1687–1757
Maria XX
1695–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Stephens
1645–1720
Barbara Bär
1652–1711

Nelson Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1816
29 October 1816
Birth of Nelson Stephens in Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
1897
7 March 1897
Age 81
Death of Nelson Stephens in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1816
    Event Place: Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1897
    Event Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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