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    1. [STEPHENS] Roll Call: Henry L. Stephens
    2. My brick wall is Henry L. Stephens, my great-grandfather. A cousin and I, working independently, found evidence that he was the son of Wiliam Stephens, b. abt. 1799 in Frederick Co., VA, and himself the Great-Grandson of Peter Steffans (Stephens) b. abt 1690 in Germany. Neither of us have ever been able to prove this connection, so Henry's parents remain officially unknown to us. The information I do have, based on my grand-mother's notes in the family Bible are: Henry L. Stephens, b. May 12, 1826 in Frederick Co. VA, died June 16, 1907 in Wood Co, WV. married Mary E. Phelps, b. 11/17/1835 in Wood Co., VA, died April 22, 1916 in Wood Co., WV. Marriage date Feb. 24, 1852 in Wood Co., VA (this place may be wrong as the first two children were both born and died in Clarke Co., VA Children of Henry L and Mary E Stephens are: 1) Violet R. Stephens, b. & d. 2/1/1853 in Clarke Co, VA 2) Marion B. Stephens, b. & d. 1/16/1854 in Clarke Co., VA 3) John F. Stephens, b, 12/31/1854 in Clarke Co., VA, died 12/18/1921, place unknown 4) George M. Stephens, b. 2/20/1857 in Carol Co., MO, died 3/1/1857 in Carol Co, MO 5) Missoura Virginia Stephens, b. 3/25/1858, d. unknown, m. Abraham Van Camp, 3/25/1880 in Wood Co, WV 6) Mary E. Stephens, b. 7/23/1860 place unknown, d. unknown 7) Julia C. Stephens, b. 8/4/1861 place unknown, d. unknown 8) Maud M. Stephens, b. 2/17/1864, place unknown, d. unknown 9) Anna Stephens, b. 1/16/1866, place unknown, d. unknown 10) Charles W. Stephens, b. 5/29/1867, place unknown, d. unknown 11) David F. Stephens, b. 10/10/1869, place unknown, d. unknown 12) Larance Butler Stephens, b. 9/18/1872, place unknown, d. unknown, m. Mary Jane Ransbottom, 4/1/1899 in Wood County, WV 13) Olin Orville Stephens, b. 12/12/1874, Wood Co, WV, d. 5/9/1950 in Wood Co., WV, m. Estella Espie McAtee, b. 1/10/1884 in Wood Co., WV, d. 11/9/1953 in Wood Co. WV. m 5/27/1901 in Wood Co. WV 14) James Stephens, b. 11/3/1877, Wood Co. WV, d. 9/28/1904 in Wood Co, WV, m. Rebecca McAtee, b. 1882 in Wood Co., WV, d. unknown. m. unknown date/place Olin Orville is my grandfather. The children of O.O. and E.E. Stephens were all born and died in Wood Co. WV with the sole exception of my mother who is still living. They are: 1) Donald T. Stephens, b. 2/17/1902, d. 3/17/1993, m. Ethel Audel Latham 2/20/1929 2) Mary K. Stephens, b. 5/22/1903, d. 3/8/1994, m. Fred Weekley 3) Brady L. Stephens, b. 2/23/1908, d. 1962, m. Augusta Frances Smith, 6/23/1928 4) Ethel Mae Stephens, b. 1/10/1914, still living in Smith River, CA, m. Clarence Gilbert Spellman, 2/4/1934 in Wood Co. WV 5) Virgil O. Stephens, b. 10/26/1918, d. 10/6/1946 6) Ruth E. Stephens, b. 4/21/1923, d. 2/2/1995, m. Ernest Stephens

    10/09/2006 02:56:47
    1. Re: [STEPHENS] Roll Call: Henry L. Stephens
    2. Bryan, Good to see that we're both still searching. I'm still stuck at this point as well. Bill Stephens -----Original Message----- From: MTBearded1@aol.com To: stephens@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 8:56 AM Subject: [STEPHENS] Roll Call: Henry L. Stephens My brick wall is Henry L. Stephens, my great-grandfather. A cousin and I, working independently, found evidence that he was the son of Wiliam Stephens, b. abt. 1799 in Frederick Co., VA, and himself the Great-Grandson of Peter Steffans (Stephens) b. abt 1690 in Germany. Neither of us have ever been able to prove this connection, so Henry's parents remain officially unknown to us. The information I do have, based on my grand-mother's notes in the family Bible are: Henry L. Stephens, b. May 12, 1826 in Frederick Co. VA, died June 16, 1907 in Wood Co, WV. married Mary E. Phelps, b. 11/17/1835 in Wood Co., VA, died April 22, 1916 in Wood Co., WV. Marriage date Feb. 24, 1852 in Wood Co., VA (this place may be wrong as the first two children were both born and died in Clarke Co., VA Children of Henry L and Mary E Stephens are: 1) Violet R. Stephens, b. & d. 2/1/1853 in Clarke Co, VA 2) Marion B. Stephens, b. & d. 1/16/1854 in Clarke Co., VA 3) John F. Stephens, b, 12/31/1854 in Clarke Co., VA, died 12/18/1921, place unknown 4) George M. Stephens, b. 2/20/1857 in Carol Co., MO, died 3/1/1857 in Carol Co, MO 5) Missoura Virginia Stephens, b. 3/25/1858, d. unknown, m. Abraham Van Camp, 3/25/1880 in Wood Co, WV 6) Mary E. Stephens, b. 7/23/1860 place unknown, d. unknown 7) Julia C. Stephens, b. 8/4/1861 place unknown, d. unknown 8) Maud M. Stephens, b. 2/17/1864, place unknown, d. unknown 9) Anna Stephens, b. 1/16/1866, place unknown, d. unknown 10) Charles W. Stephens, b. 5/29/1867, place unknown, d. unknown 11) David F. Stephens, b. 10/10/1869, place unknown, d. unknown 12) Larance Butler Stephens, b. 9/18/1872, place unknown, d. unknown, m. Mary Jane Ransbottom, 4/1/1899 in Wood County, WV 13) Olin Orville Stephens, b. 12/12/1874, Wood Co, WV, d. 5/9/1950 in Wood Co., WV, m. Estella Espie McAtee, b. 1/10/1884 in Wood Co., WV, d. 11/9/1953 in Wood Co. WV. m 5/27/1901 in Wood Co. WV 14) James Stephens, b. 11/3/1877, Wood Co. WV, d. 9/28/1904 in Wood Co, WV, m. Rebecca McAtee, b. 1882 in Wood Co., WV, d. unknown. m. unknown date/place Olin Orville is my grandfather. The children of O.O. and E.E. Stephens were all born and died in Wood Co. WV with the sole exception of my mother who is still living. They are: 1) Donald T. Stephens, b. 2/17/1902, d. 3/17/1993, m. Ethel Audel Latham 2/20/1929 2) Mary K. Stephens, b. 5/22/1903, d. 3/8/1994, m. Fred Weekley 3) Brady L. Stephens, b. 2/23/1908, d. 1962, m. Augusta Frances Smith, 6/23/1928 4) Ethel Mae Stephens, b. 1/10/1914, still living in Smith River, CA, m. Clarence Gilbert Spellman, 2/4/1934 in Wood Co. WV 5) Virgil O. Stephens, b. 10/26/1918, d. 10/6/1946 6) Ruth E. Stephens, b. 4/21/1923, d. 2/2/1995, m. Ernest Stephens Search Stephens Archives - http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Browse Stephens Archives - http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEPHENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

    10/13/2006 07:34:51