> Cathy & Michael, > I have only been half following your conversation about this Stephens family > until just this message. > > I don't know if any of this is connected by I have a Sarah Stephens in my > Gardner / Stephens line and her husband Johnson, "John or JR" is my dead end . > > My Great Grandfather Clarnce M. Gardner b. 1887 d.4/28/1922 of Fleming > county married Martha Ann "Dudie" Stephens b.1/15/1887 d.1/25/1954 in Bath > county KY and according to Martha's death certificate her parents are Sarah > Roberts Royse Stephens and Johnson Stephens. > > I cannot find Johnson R. Stephens birth or death information anywhere. But > according to Sarah Roberts Royse Stephens death certificate b. 4/20/1848 & > d.7/31/1934 and her parents were from Carter co KY and they were Sarah > Bailey and Hiram Royse. This information was given by her husband J. R. > Stephens. Sarah Bailey and Hiram Royse were from Carter C. KY I believe. > The funeral was at Boone funeral home in Flemingsburg KY. > > Martha Stephens and Clarence were married in Bath county and I have seen > that certificate but cannot find it just now. Her parents Sarah and John > Stephens lived in Owingsville KY. > > Do you think perhaps your Stephens family is connected with mine? > > Peggy Sturdivant > Researching the Gardner, Ishmael, Stephens, & Williams families of KY > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "crkp" <crkp@svs.net> > To: <STEPHENS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 11:39 AM > Subject: Re: [STEPHENS] What About This: John Stephens > Elmer Stephens > > > > > Michael > > Good points. > > I have the marriage application for Elmer Stephens & Pearl Dodd dated > > July 3, 1917. He lists that his father John Stephens is "dead". He states > > that his mother was Sarah Moles & lives in Kentucky. He also states that > > both parents were born in KY, of course that could be just what he thought > > or what he felt like putting down. > > My point is that according to census [1910] & this record, John Stephens > > must have passed away between end of April 1910 & beginning of July 1917. > I > > need to look into seeing if there is a death certificate for John. Sarah > was > > alive as of July 1917, but I haven't found her on the 1920 Census. Have > you? > > Btw, if anyone needs a copy of Elmer Stephens marriage application, let > > me know & I'll e-mail it. > > Cathy > > crkp@svs.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Although it is entirely possible, I would lean more towards William than > > > Joseph, as William was already in Russell County, Kentucky by 1870, > where > > > John and his family were first noted in 1880 census records. Also, both > > the > > > 1880 Census for John and the 1860 Census for William, show John as "John > > G. > > > Stephens," which is a another fairly good indicator that they are the > > same. > > > So far, have not located any other records, death, marriage, etc., for > > this > > > family, but am still searching. > > > > > > Cheers, Michael > > > Kent Island, Maryland > > > > > > > > > ==== STEPHENS Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > STEPHENS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains (in the body of the message) the command > > unsubscribe and no additional text. > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > >