Judy, Know this probably isn't much help but found this family in 1870 which shows different parents for Angeline and George than what you gave: 1870 Union Township, Benton County, Missouri Post Office Warsaw 71/71 John Stephens, 45, m, w, farmer, 500, 200, b Kentucky Mary, 44, f, w, keeping house, b Missouri Stephen, 10, m, w, at home, b Missouri Angiline, 8, f, w, at home, b Missouri George, 6, m, w, at home, b Missouri This was the only Minerva or Angeline Stephens found in 1870 Missouri Census records who was born in the 1860's in Missouri . Can find no listing for William Stephens, Sarah Stephens or Minerva Stephens (any spelling) in Benton County, nor any other county, that would seem to fit your William and Sarah Minerva. Cheers, Michael Kent Island, Maryland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy McDaniel" <judymcdaniel@centurytel.net> To: <stephens@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:45 AM Subject: Re: [STEPHENS] Roll Call > Hi, > > My great grandmother was Minerva Angelina (Angie) Stephens m. Noah > Woods. She was born July 8, around 1862 in Missouri. Her brother > George W. Stephens was born around 1868 in Missouri. Their father was > William Stephens and mother was Sarah Minerva Shull Doss Stephens (and > later Breese/Breece). In the Benton Co., MO Marriages, Book, A, William > Stephens married Sarah M. Doss, July 3, 1863. > > On a 1920 census in Jasper Co MO, George says that his father was born > in Arkansas. In a 1900 census for Christian Co., MO, Angie Woods says > that her father was born in MO, but everyone in the family even her > husband and his family were down as born in MO. Perhaps the census > taker was filling in the blanks again. Anyway, I would love it if > someone here knew something about this family. > > A cousin says that George and Angie's mother Minerva was found on the > 1880 census in Kansas City, MO with her stepsons William, Sellman, and > Jefferson. I still can't make the connection there, but maybe someone > here can. In that census, Sarah seems to be the mother of the males and > they all say that their father was born in KY. Like I said, I haven't > had a chance to talk with my cousin about this recently, but I make no > connection. > > Judy