Nor forget Stiphens , Stephvens and Stevphens. When I was growing up and had to distinguish the spelling, it was only between STEVENS and STEPHENS, only after getting into genealogy years ago did I realize all the different spellings. Actually I believe the enumerators spelled by the sound of the name. Phonics is not a new thing by no means. My gr-grandfather and siblings, spelled their name Stephens and his children and grandchildren have carried that spelling through, but most of his Aunts and Uncles carried through with the STEVENS spelling after their father's death who has been found to favor both spellings but used STEPHENS spelling the most. Phyllis