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Reuben W Stephenson 1814–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1814

Birth Location: Kenton County, Kentucky

Death Date: 12 June 1905

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

Father: William Stephenson

Mother: Elizabeth Woolums

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Givens

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

Reuben W Stephenson was born in 1814 in Kenton County, Kentucky, the child of William B Boss Stephenson And Elizabeth Betsy Woolums. In 1880, Reuben W Stephenson was recorded in the census in Dickerson, Lewis, Missouri, USA. Reuben W Stephenson married Elizabeth Givens, and had children including George Washington Stephenson, James Morton Stephenson, John Marion Stephenson, Lucy B Stephenson, Margaret Jane Stephenson, Rebecca F Stephenson, Reuben Matthew Stephenson, Sterling Price Stephenson. Reuben W Stephenson passed away in 1905 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Reuben W Stephenson was born in 1814 in Kenton County, Kentucky, the child of William B Boss Stephenson And Elizabeth Betsy Woolums.
  • In 1880, Reuben W Stephenson was recorded in the census in Dickerson, Lewis, Missouri, USA.
  • Reuben W Stephenson married Elizabeth Givens, and had children including George Washington Stephenson, James Morton Stephenson, John Marion Stephenson, Lucy B Stephenson, Margaret Jane Stephenson, Rebecca F Stephenson, Reuben Matthew Stephenson, Sterling Price Stephenson.
  • Reuben W Stephenson passed away in 1905 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Reuben Stephenson's Ancestors

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Reuben Stephenson
1814–1905
Birth Place: Kenton County, Kentucky
Parents
William B "Boss" Stephenson
1778–1870
New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Woolums
1780–1855
Grandparents
James Stephenson
1755–1835
Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Polly (James) Lee
1756–1838
Cumberland Co., NJ
John Woolums
1755–1810
Great-Grandparents
Robert **
1735–1781
Elizabeth **
1736–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John **
1690–1741
Margaret **
1704–1782

Reuben Stephenson's Descendants

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Reuben (W) Stephenson (26 July 1814–12 June 1905) m. Elizabeth Givens (24 October 1824–7 December 1900)
  1. 1. James (Morton) Stephenson 1864–1955 m. Quiltincy (Tena) Stephenson 1871–1941
    1. 1. James (Givens) Stephenson 1893–1976
    2. 2. Madge (Quiltency) Stephenson 1896–1969 m. Maurice Waterman 1891–
  2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Stephenson 1866–1890
  3. 3. George (Washington) Stephenson 1855–1922 m. Olly (B.) Powell 1876–1895 m. Ida (Florence) Goings 1871–1923
    1. 1. Arbelle (Kennedy) Stephenson 1894–1988 m. Frank (A) Wiedeman 1890– m. Earl (Francis) Bash 1894–1933
      1. 1. Ralph Bash 1919–
    2. 2. George (Goings) Stephenson 1908–1978 m. Lucille (Opal) Eagleson 1909–1994
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Stephenson 1905–1975
  4. 4. John (Marion) Stephenson 1861–1947
  5. 5. Reuben (Matthew) Stephenson 1856–1903
  6. 6. Sterling (Price) Stephenson 1863–1956
  7. 7. Rebecca (F.) Stephenson 1859–1861
  8. 8. Lucy (B.) Stephenson 1857–1861

Reuben Stephenson's Timeline

3 Records

1814
26 July 1814
Birth of Reuben W Stephenson in Kenton County, Kentucky
Kenton County, Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 66
Reuben W Stephenson appeared in census in Dickerson, Lewis, Missouri, USA
Dickerson, Lewis, Missouri, USA
1905
12 June 1905
Age 91
Death of Reuben W Stephenson in Lewis County, Missouri
Lewis County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1814
    Event Place: Kenton County, 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 County, 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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dickerson, Lewis, Missouri, USA

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