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Reuben Washington Stephenson 1814–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1814

Birth Location: Kenton Co., Kentucky

Death Date: 12 June 1905

Death Location: Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: William Stephenson

Mother: Betsy Woolloms

Spouse(s): Melvina Irwin

Children(s): Sterling Stephenson, Reuben Stephenson, John Stephenson, George Stephenson, Margaret Stephenson, James Stephenson, Lucy Stephenson, Rebecca Stephenson

Reuben Washington Stephenson was born in 1814 in Kenton Co., Kentucky, the child of William Stephenson And Betsy Woolloms. Reuben Washington Stephenson married Melvina Irwin, and had children including George Washington Stephenson, James Morton Stephenson, John Marion Stephenson, Lucy Stephenson, Margaret Jane Stephenson, Rebecca F Stephenson, Reuben Matthew Stephenson, Sterling Price Stephenson. Reuben Washington Stephenson passed away in 1905 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Reuben Washington Stephenson was born in 1814 in Kenton Co., Kentucky, the child of William Stephenson And Betsy Woolloms.
  • Reuben Washington Stephenson married Melvina Irwin, and had children including George Washington Stephenson, James Morton Stephenson, John Marion Stephenson, Lucy Stephenson, Margaret Jane Stephenson, Rebecca F Stephenson, Reuben Matthew Stephenson, Sterling Price Stephenson.
  • Reuben Washington Stephenson passed away in 1905 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Reuben Stephenson's Ancestors

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Reuben Stephenson
1814–1905
Birth Place: Kenton Co., Kentucky
Parents
William Stephenson
1778–1870
Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
Betsy Woolloms
1785–1838
New York, United States
Grandparents
James (Nathaniel) Stephenson
1755–1835
Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Polly Lee) Colley
1756–1838
Harrison, Kentucky, United States
John (Andreas) Woolams
1750–1815
Goochland Co., Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Stephenson
1690–1741
Margaret Marshall
1704–1782
Jacob Wollum
1715–1778
Maria Boeshaar
1721–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Karis Ruhe
1693–1778

Reuben Stephenson's Descendants

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Reuben (Washington) Stephenson (14 July 1814–12 June 1905) m. Melvina Irwin (29 January 1828–26 November 1881)
  1. 1. Sterling (Price) Stephenson 1863–1956
  2. 2. Reuben (Matthew) Stephenson 1856–1903
  3. 3. John (Marion) Stephenson 1861–1947
  4. 4. George (Washington) Stephenson 1855–1922
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Stephenson 1866–1890
  6. 6. James (Morton) Stephenson 1864–1955
  7. 7. Lucy Stephenson 1857–
  8. 8. Rebecca (F) Stephenson 1859–

Reuben Stephenson's Timeline

2 Records

1814
14 July 1814
Birth of Reuben Washington Stephenson in Kenton Co., Kentucky
Kenton Co., Kentucky
1905
12 June 1905
Age 91
Death of Reuben Washington Stephenson in Lewis Co, Missouri
Lewis Co, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1814
    Event Place: Kenton Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1905
    Event Place: Lewis Co, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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