I have a James Dyer Stephens in my Ellis/Hall lines, and am thinking they have to be related given the names. The records I have say he went by was born in Benton Co, AR in 1850. Married Mary M Hall in in 1887 in Aurora, Lawrence Co MO, and they had 10 kids, one of which was Etta Evelyne Stephens who was my gr grandmother. I've had a hard time trying to find his parents. Any help you can give would be appreciated. Feel free to take a look at my Ellis line, which also has Pendergraft's in it. There's also a link to my Hall line there which includes Stephens. It's at http://cjellis.tripod.com/Gen/Ellis.html > From: [email protected]> Subject: MOMCDONA Digest, Vol 3, Issue 46> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:00:40 -0600> > > > IMPORTANT: When replying to a digest message, DON'T just hit Reply (which will send the entire digest back to the list). Remove all text (the rest of the digest) leaving only the specific message to which you are replying. Also IMPORTANT: change the subject of your reply so it coincides with the message you are sending.> > Today's Topics:> > 1. James Stephens and Nancy Pendergraff Stephens> (Bill and Kay Winter)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:38:15 -0600> From: "Bill and Kay Winter" <[email protected]>> Subject: [MOMcDona] James Stephens and Nancy Pendergraff Stephens> To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,> <[email protected]>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > > > I am addressing this e-mail to the three counties in which I believe there> may be someone who has researched this marriage. I am specifically> researching James Stephens. I first found the Stephens family in Johnson> County, MO. From there, they were in Benton County, MO (1850 census) then> in Hickory County by the 1860 census. Frank James Stephens apparently was> always known as James Stephens. His first wife was Elizabeth Dyer. They> had at least 9 children, Joseph, Greenberry (our relationship is with him),> Elisha, Lovett, Nancy, L., Andrew, William and Louisa. We are aware of the> Confederate leanings of the Stephens family which caused them to leave> Hickory County and go to McDonald County, perhaps in 1860 or shortly> thereafter. I have researched these children and know what became of the> oldest four siblings. > > > > My question is about the parents. In the 1860 census, James was 56 and> Elizabeth was 53. They were in Hickory County. I have not found him on the> 1870 census, but I am sure they had escaped to the SW corner of> Missouri.McDonald County, probably. By the 1880 census, James was in> Dickson Township, Benton County, AR with a new wife, and Elizabeth has> perhaps died. I know that many of the family are buried in Roller Cemetery> in McDonald County. The only Elizabeth Stephens listed in this cemetery> that could possibly be her shows she was born October 22, 1858...If the> tombstone is not very legible as indicated on the cemetery listing, this> 1858 date could possibly by 1808, which would be about the correct date for> her birth. That's a possibility as this Elizabeth is buried near the> children of James. > > > Back to the 1880 census in which James has a new wife. She is listed as> Nancy Stephens. Living with them are apparently her two sons from a> previous marriage, William C. and Ellis W. Pendergraff . Living next door> is James' granddaughter and her husband (Mary and Jefferson Bowman) and> child. So, I am sure this is the correct James Stephens. This 1880 census> is in Dickson Township, Benton Co., AR. I found a J. J. Pendergraff in> the 1860 census of Barry County, MO (Sugar Creek Twp..Washburn) who could> possibly be her previous husband. I have no clue as to her maiden name.> There are two children W.C and E.W. which exactly corresponds with their> ages on the 1880 census. And his wife's name was Nancy. So far, so good.> She is shown as age 25 in 1860 and 57 in 1880...oops! Now I realize women> didn't want to tell their ages and someone may have guessed as to her age,> but this is a little far fetched to be off by 12 years! > > > I would really like to know where James Stephens is buried and where his two> wives are buried, I attempted to look at cemetery listings but I am not> that familiar with cemeteries and their locations, other than the Roller> Cemetery in McDonald County. I found the Pendergraff name also spelled> Pendergraft so I am not sure if they are the same family with different> spellings. Because the county and state lines are very close together, all> of these places could be near one another. > > > I found lots of references on the rootsweb archives to the interactions> between the two families, Stephens and Pendergraff, but none about these two> specifically. If someone could help, I would appreciate it. > > > Kay Winter > > Colorado Springs, CO > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008

Cindy James Dyer Stephens is the oldest son of Greenberry Stephens and his wife, Nancy Lauranay Compton/Cumpton. My records show that he had 4 wives, the first being Mary Malinda Hall. The James Stephens I am looking for is the father of Greenberry Stephens. James Dyer Stephens was named for his grandfather and the maiden name of his grandmother Elizabeth Dyer. The mother of James Dyer, Nancy, is buried in Roller Cemetery in McDonald County. His father injured in the Civil war and eventually died in Indianapolis, IN. and is buried in the Confederate Mound in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. James Dyer Stephens is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford OK according to my records. His other wives were Martha, Anna Ihrig, and Lucinda Rogers. I know that James Stephens, the father of Greenberry and the grandfather of James Dyer, was alive in 1880 in Benton Co., AR with another wife, Nancy. Her name apparently was Pendergraff (she had been married to a Pendergraff before. The burial place of these two as well as his first wife is my question. Kay Winter Colorado Springs, CO -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cindy Ellis Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 2:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOMcDona] James Stephens and Nancy Pendergraff Stephens I have a James Dyer Stephens in my Ellis/Hall lines, and am thinking they have to be related given the names. The records I have say he went by was born in Benton Co, AR in 1850. Married Mary M Hall in in 1887 in Aurora, Lawrence Co MO, and they had 10 kids, one of which was Etta Evelyne Stephens who was my gr grandmother. I've had a hard time trying to find his parents. Any help you can give would be appreciated. Feel free to take a look at my Ellis line, which also has Pendergraft's in it. There's also a link to my Hall line there which includes Stephens. It's at http://cjellis.tripod.com/Gen/Ellis.html