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    1. Re: [STEPHENS] STEPHENS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 11
    2. This is Jane Stephens and this is my family and i am trying had to find this Matthew Hurt Stephens. His name was given to me by someone else but I can't find the information on him. I am not even sure he is the right father. Need help. Descendants of Matthew Hurt Stephens Generation No. 1 1. MATTHEW HURT3 STEPHENS was born Abt. 1763 in Raven Co. , N.C. or S.C.. Child of MATHEW HURT STEPHENS is: 2. i. DANIEL HOLLAND4 STEPHENS, b. October 25, 1783; d. October 23, 1858, Fayette, Ms ,Jefferson County. Generation No. 2 2. DANIEL HOLLAND4 STEPHENS (MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born October 25, 1783, and died October 23, 1858 in Fayette, Ms ,Jefferson County. He married RUTH A CATER April 16, 1822, daughter of JAMES CATER and MARGARET. She was born November 15, 1804, and died February 05, 1847. Children of DANIEL STEPHENS and RUTH CATER are: 3. i. JOSEPH S.5 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1837; d. Aft. 1918, Rankin Co , MS.. 4. ii. CASSANDER STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1825. iii. MATHEW STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1827. 5. iv. WILLIAM DANIEL STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1833. v. ELIZABETH STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1834; m. (1) CHANDLER; b. Abt. 1830; m. (2) MELTON; b. Abt. 1832. 6. vi. MATILDA L. STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1828. vii. JERUSHA STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1840; m. ROBERT PRITCHARD; b. Abt. 1835. 7. viii. ANNA REBEKE STEPHENS, b. April 25, 1841; d. July 07, 1927. Generation No. 3 3. JOSEPH S.5 STEPHENS (DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born Abt. 1837, and died Aft. 1918 in Rankin Co , MS.. He married (1) MARGARET SIMS. She was born Abt. 1840. He married (2) JULIANNA GARRETT January 23, 1861 in Lawrence Co., Mississippi, daughter of GARRETT. She was born Abt. 1845 in South Carolina, and died Abt. 1918. Children of JOSEPH STEPHENS and JULIANNA GARRETT are: 8. i. GARRET6 STEPHENS, b. January 26, 1873; d. March 19, 1937, Wisner , La. 9. ii. JEB STUART STEPHENS, b. October 20, 1877. 10. iii. JOANNA MESDAMES STEPHENS, b. December 30, 1864. iv. ALMA STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1861; m. (1) FIELDING HOLMES; b. Abt. 1858; m. (2) LOUIS OQUINN; b. Abt. 1860. 11. v. VAUGHN STEPHENS, b. September 05, 1880. 12. vi. GROVER STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1881. vii. MOLLIE STEPHENS, b. December 21, 1866; m. DAN H. GILCHRIST; b. Abt. 1863. viii. NAOMIA STEPHENS, b. January 13, 1867; m. VERTNER S. DORSEY; b. Abt. 1867. ix. JULIA ANNETTE STEPHENS, b. January 07, 1875. 4. CASSANDER5 STEPHENS (DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born Abt. 1825. She married (1) CULLEN FRISLY. He was born Abt. 1825. She married (2) JOHN SMITH. He was born Abt. 1823. Child of CASSANDER STEPHENS and JOHN SMITH is: i. DANIEL H. S.6 SMITH. 5. WILLIAM DANIEL5 STEPHENS (DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born Abt. 1833. He married MARY EVELYN SHELTON December 21, 1854 in Jefferson Co. Ms, daughter of JOHN SHELTON and REBECCA FERGUSON. She was born August 25, 1837 in Jefferson Co., Mississippi, and died October 12, 1899. Children of WILLIAM STEPHENS and MARY SHELTON are: 13. i. MARY E.6 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1860. 14. ii. RUTH REBECCA STEPHENS, b. November 06, 1855, JEFFERSON CO. MISSISSIPPI; d. March 06, 1938, JEFFERSON CO. MISSISSIPPI. iii. ROENA STEPHENS, b. June 18, 1872. 6. MATILDA L.5 STEPHENS (DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born Abt. 1828. She married THOMAS RUSSELL DENNIS December 01, 1846, son of WILL DENNIS. He was born Abt. 1828. Child of MATILDA STEPHENS and THOMAS DENNIS is: i. WILL G P6 DENNIS, b. Abt. 1850. 7. ANNA REBEKE5 STEPHENS (DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born April 25, 1841, and died July 07, 1927. She married JOHN K COMFORT. He was born July 04, 1824, and died November 11, 1888. Child of ANNA STEPHENS and JOHN COMFORT is: i. RALPH BONVILLIAN6 COMFORT, b. Abt. 1857. Generation No. 4 8. GARRET6 STEPHENS (JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born January 26, 1873, and died March 19, 1937 in Wisner , La. He married EDDIE MAE BARLOW, daughter of ULYSSES BARLOW and CORNELIA NOLAND. She was born April 26, 1873 in Barlow, Ms Copiah co., and died Aft. 1910. Children of GARRET STEPHENS and EDDIE BARLOW are: 15. i. VICTOR HUGO7 STEPHENS, b. September 03, 1898, Jefferson Co. Ms; d. August 31, 1969, Fayette, Ms. 16. ii. EDITH MAE STEPHENS, b. June 20, 1910, Jefferson Co. Ms; d. June 17, 1996, West Monroe, Louisiana. 17. iii. MARJORIE STEPHENS, b. June 12, 1915, Jefferson Co. Ms; d. October 03, 1966, Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisianna. 18. iv. ISABEL STEPHENS, b. December 04, 1906; d. August 02, 1987, Jackson, Ms Hinds Co. 19. v. ED ULYSSES STEPHENS, b. June 13, 1903, McNair Co. Ms; d. August 23, 1974, Harrisburg, Louisiana. vi. FRED STEPHENS, b. February 05, 1905, Jefferson Co. Ms; d. March 01, 1943, Wisner, Franklin Co. La. 9. JEB STUART6 STEPHENS (JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born October 20, 1877. He married ILONE DORSEY Abt. 1898. She was born Abt. 1879. Child of JEB STEPHENS and ILONE DORSEY is: i. JULIA7 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1899; m. CASE; b. Abt. 1898. 10. JOANNA MESDAMES6 STEPHENS (JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born December 30, 1864. She married TURNAGE. He was born Abt. 1862. Children of JOANNA STEPHENS and TURNAGE are: i. BURT7 TURNAGE, b. Bet. 1890 - 1900. ii. JIMMY TURNAGE, b. Bet. 1890 - 1900. iii. JUDY TURNAGE, b. Bet. 1890 - 1900. 11. VAUGHN6 STEPHENS (JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born September 05, 1880. He married LOLA HOLMES. She was born Abt. 1883. Children of VAUGHN STEPHENS and LOLA HOLMES are: 20. i. NOLAN PERCY7 STEPHENS, b. October 15, 1910, Jefferson Co.; d. February 09, 1993. ii. ANNIE STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1908. 12. GROVER6 STEPHENS (JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born Abt. 1881. He married ELMA DUBOSE. She was born Abt. 1880 in Newton Co., Tx. Child of GROVER STEPHENS and ELMA DUBOSE is: 21. i. GENEVIEVE LARUE JACK7 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1925, Beaumont, Tx. 13. MARY E.6 STEPHENS (WILLIAM DANIEL5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born Abt. 1860. She married THOMAS JEFFERSON O'QUINN January 12, 1881 in JefCounty, Miss. He was born Abt. 1858. Child of MARY STEPHENS and THOMAS O'QUINN is: i. EVANS7 O'QUINN. 14. RUTH REBECCA6 STEPHENS (WILLIAM DANIEL5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born November 06, 1855 in JEFFERSON CO. MISSISSIPPI, and died March 06, 1938 in JEFFERSON CO. MISSISSIPPI. She married SAMUEL SCOTT STARNES January 07, 1878 in Jefferson Co. Ms, son of SAMUEL STARNES and EVELINE ALLEN. He was born January 15, 1858 in Barlow, Copiah Co., Ms, and died December 13, 1903 in Natchez, Adams Co. Ms. Children of RUTH STEPHENS and SAMUEL STARNES are: i. INOS CORENE7 STARNES, b. October 23, 1878; d. April 26, 1974, Natchez, Adams Co. Ms; m. WILLIAM WALTER WROTEN, November 20, 1900; b. December 17, 1875; d. February 27, 1965, Natchez, Adams Co. Ms. ii. MARY EVELINE STARNES, b. April 17, 1880; d. Abt. 1962, Red Lick, Jefferson Co., Ms; m. LOUIS E WROTEN, February 10, 1909; b. Abt. 1882. iii. WILLIAM SCOTT STARNES, b. December 24, 1882; d. February 10, 1959; m. ORLENA PEARL DARSEY, October 04, 1911; b. August 13, 1882; d. October 04, 1955. iv. MELVIN MONROE STARNES, b. May 29, 1887; m. SUSANNAH MCCONCHIE, September 28, 1920; b. Abt. 1900. v. JOHN RUFUS STARNES, b. July 11, 1892; d. June 23, 1966, Natchez, Adams Co. Ms; m. CARRIE JONES; b. June 06, 1906; d. February 25, 1958, Natchez, Adams Co. Ms. vi. RUTH LURISHA STARNES, b. February 15, 1896; m. CHARLES EUGENE COOPER, June 20, 1915; b. April 05, 1893, beulah, Ms; d. February 12, 1955, Natchez, Adams Co. Ms. Generation No. 5 15. VICTOR HUGO7 STEPHENS (GARRET6, JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born September 03, 1898 in Jefferson Co. Ms, and died August 31, 1969 in Fayette, Ms. He married MATTIE LEE IVEY December 24, 1925 in Jefferson Co. Ms, daughter of JOHN IVEY and LUCY DAVIS. She was born February 05, 1902. Children of VICTOR STEPHENS and MATTIE IVEY are: i. KENNETH HARPER8 STEPHENS, b. April 03, 1928, Fayette, Ms, Old Ivey Homestead his mothers family; d. December 20, 1986, Baptist hospital Memphis Tennessee, lived in West Memphis, Ar; m. CLEO KENDRICK, October 22, 1948, Port Gibson, Mississippi; b. February 14, 1929, Buhl, Coker Co., Alabama. ii. MILDRED LEE STEPHENS, b. August 14, 1929; m. JOHN RILEY MCCURLEY; b. Abt. 1926. iii. LUCY MAE STEPHENS, b. January 29, 1930. iv. ALTHEA JEAN STEPHENS, b. June 22, 1932; m. LAVERN PREACHER BROWN; b. Abt. 1932. v. BESSIE MARIE STEPHENS, b. July 28, 1934; m. NATHAN EDGAR OLIVER,JR.; b. Abt. 1930. vi. MATTIE ELAINE STEPHENS, b. April 14, 1936; m. BILL RUTLAND; b. Abt. 1934. vii. RAY MERVIN BUCK STEPHENS, b. September 04, 1938; m. MARJORIE MARIE GRANTHAM; b. Abt. 1938. viii. ROY SHERWIN STEPHENS, b. September 04, 1938, Fayette, Ms; m. MARY DILLON; b. Abt. 1941. ix. JESSIE LYNN STEPHENS, b. June 04, 1941; m. JERRY BALLARD; b. Abt. 1938. x. JOHN GARRETT JOHNNY STEPHENS, b. November 06, 1943, Jefferson Co., Mississippi; m. ALICE ELAINE REID; b. Abt. 1943. 16. EDITH MAE7 STEPHENS (GARRET6, JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born June 20, 1910 in Jefferson Co. Ms, and died June 17, 1996 in West Monroe, Louisiana. She married ROBERT MCKAY. He was born Abt. 1908. Children of EDITH STEPHENS and ROBERT MCKAY are: i. FRANCIS MARIE8 MCKAY, b. June 11, 1932. ii. BOBBIE RAY MCKAY, b. July 20, 1934; m. LAMAR BRUCE CRUSE; b. Abt. 1934. iii. WANDA ELIZABETH MCKAY, b. February 15, 1943. 17. MARJORIE7 STEPHENS (GARRET6, JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born June 12, 1915 in Jefferson Co. Ms, and died October 03, 1966 in Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisianna. She married JACOB HUMBLE. He was born Abt. 1912. Children of MARJORIE STEPHENS and JACOB HUMBLE are: i. JAKE WAYNE8 HUMBLE, b. June 26, 1935; d. 2003. ii. MARJORIE CAROLYN HUMBLE, b. December 23, 1939. 18. ISABEL7 STEPHENS (GARRET6, JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born December 04, 1906, and died August 02, 1987 in Jackson, Ms Hinds Co. She married GEORGE ALLEN IVEY, son of JOHN IVEY and LUCY DAVIS. He was born August 15, 1899 in MCNAIR, MS JEFFERSON CO. Children of ISABEL STEPHENS and GEORGE IVEY are: i. DOROTHY LUCILLE8 IVEY, b. October 07, 1926; m. WILBUR CARPENTER; b. Abt. 1924. ii. GEORGE DOUGLAS SR IVEY, b. October 09, 1929, MCNAIR, JEFFERSON CO MISSISSIPPI; m. MARY FRANCES BOUIE; b. November 15, 1931. 19. ED ULYSSES7 STEPHENS (GARRET6, JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born June 13, 1903 in McNair Co. Ms, and died August 23, 1974 in Harrisburg, Louisiana. He married EUNICE LEA GUICE November 23, 1930 in Sicily Island, Cataloula Parish, Lousianna. She was born Abt. 1905. Children of ED STEPHENS and EUNICE GUICE are: i. ED NOLAN8 STEPHENS, b. October 02, 1931. ii. EDNA MAE STEPHENS, b. July 18, 1933. iii. PATSY RUTH STEPHENS, b. April 10, 1935. iv. FAYE JEANETTE STEPHENS, b. December 22, 1938. v. BETTYE JOAN STEPHENS, b. June 03, 1941. vi. RALPH KEITH STEPHENS, b. February 21, 1947. 20. NOLAN PERCY7 STEPHENS (VAUGHN6, JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born October 15, 1910 in Jefferson Co., and died February 09, 1993. He married LESSIE IVEY, daughter of JOHN IVEY and LUCY DAVIS. She was born April 25, 1910. Children of NOLAN STEPHENS and LESSIE IVEY are: i. HILDA8 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1940. ii. MALCOLM STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1942. 21. GENEVIEVE LARUE JACK7 STEPHENS (GROVER6, JOSEPH S.5, DANIEL HOLLAND4, MATHEW HURT3, HISTORY2, HISTORY 11) was born Abt. 1925 in Beaumont, Tx. She married HAROLD D. HOLLINGSWORTH September 22, 1946 in Beaumont, Tx. He was born Abt. 1925 in Beaumont, Tx. Children of GENEVIEVE STEPHENS and HAROLD HOLLINGSWORTH are: i. MARK HAROLD8 HOLLINGSWORTH, b. December 05, 1955. ii. WAYNE STEPHENS HOLLINGSWORTH, b. May 05, 1958. iii. DANA LARUE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. September 29, 1963.

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