I am not familiar with any of the people you mention, and I don't know if this is helpful or not. I have found that people fled McDonald County (almost no one was left living there by the end of the war) either to Johnson Co. MO (Little Dixie) or NE Texas - Sherman or Fannin County were popular destinations. You might check census data in the Texas area, especially if you found them in AR in 1880. Parts of my family fled to Sherman,TX and then were in Washington Co. AR in 1880. It took a few more years for them to migrate back to McDonald Co. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill and Kay Winter Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:38 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [MOMcDona] James Stephens and Nancy Pendergraff Stephens 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To contact the MOMCDONA list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the MOMCDONA mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message