Lisa, The thing that helped me the most was Obit's - If you are able to Obtain an Obit on each of these people - U can Glean a Lot of Info from them & create a Chart of the Various Family members. also Obtaining a Death Cert can provide Parents Info a lot of times. Once U know Parents then U can Look them Up on the Census records circa 1880 - 1900. Try checking with the Newspaper Archives in those cities & see if U can obtain Obits. Also check with the Funeral Homes - they sometimes have Info that is helpful in their records . Geno ----Original Message Follows---- From: lionstar67@yahoo.com To: STEVENS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [STEVENS] Who are my great grandparents parents ? Date: 4 Sep 2006 10:42:08 -0600 I need help finding my great granparents mother and father. John Logan Stevens born on Dec-06-1885 in Kentucky and passed away on April-24-1974 in Benton Harbor, MIchigan .... If anyone could help I would be so happy. I was born a Stevens, but I can't seem to get any farther in my family tree..Lisa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3873.2.1.2 Message Board Post: Familiy History libraries ARE great. You should be able to go ONLINE there and get CENSUS records. My local FHL have copies of census microfilm; online is easier! Or, contact local resources in Kentucky via the US Gen Web project: http://www.kygenweb.net/index.html There should be local resources that will do look up for you, probably for free.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3873.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Lisa, I recommed you call your local library to see if they have a special collection department when you can do family history. Ask the library if the access to the American Genealogical Lending library. Try to local a Family History Center (LDS) in your area. See if there is one near you. Purchase a book on how to do genealogy research. See if there are any classes on how to do research in your area. Good Luck.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3873.3 Message Board Post: First of all write for John Logan STEVENS complete death certificate. Michigan has had death records since 1867. The death certificate should have his parents names. Did he have a social security card? If so write to the social security office for his social security application. It should have his parents names on it. Be sure to get a copy of his obituary from the local newspaper. The local libraries usually have films of the old newspapers. Join Ancestry so you can have access to the census records. It is well worth it. Myra

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0lJBAIB/3874 Message Board Post: Margreat STEVENS, age 1 year 8 months, circa 1895, is shown in a photograph.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stevens, Briley, McCarty, Snoddy, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3873.2.1 Message Board Post: I don't have much information about the Stevens's yet. I know they where from Kentucky, I only have a few birthdays, and a few death dates. I only knew my grandparents Thomas and Frances. I don't have access yet to look in the census to find any more information and I don't know where else to look.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STEVENS, LONEY, FISHER, BRILEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3873.2 Message Board Post: There were several STEVENS families that moved from Canada to Kentucky about 1808. Since Edwin (1920) was born in Kentucky, and Neil (1927) was born in Michigan, it appears the family moved from KY to MI between those years. Does the family appear in the 1920 census? Do you have birthdates for all the siblings? Missing are: Betty, and Nadine. Marriage date for John and Mrytle? John would have been age 20 in 1905; likely married for 1910 census; do they appear there? If so, WHERE? Are other STEVENS or LONEY familes in the same area of Kentucky?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3873 Message Board Post: I need help finding my great granparents mother and father. John Logan Stevens born on Dec-06-1885 in Kentucky and passed away on April-24-1974 in Benton Harbor, MIchigan he married Mrytle B. Loney born on Jan- 26-1893 and passed away on March-02-1975 in Benton Harbor, MIchigan, she also had a twin sister named Rosie. John and Mrytle had six children, Nadine, ( a widow, her husbands name was James Trail .) Betty, Neil born July-13-1927 in MI. and passed away Sep-24-1987 in Berrien Co. Mi. Edwin born May-27-1920 in Kentucky and passed away in Nov-1986. Chloris S. born on Sep-04-1916 and passed away on Dec-1993 and passed away in Berrien Co. Michigan. she was married to Ben Fisher. Thomas Floyd born on July 12-1918 in Mchenry, Kentucky and passed away on May-08-1986 in Berrien Co. Michigan, he was married to Frances Marie Briley of Texas born on Aug-27-1923 and passed away on Jan 24-2000 in Hartford ,Michigan. If anyone could help I would be so happy. I was born a Steve! ns, but I can't seem to get any father in my family tree..Lisa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3868.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I am sorry I can't help. Myra

Hello list, I have hit a brick wall and don't know where to go from here. I have posted this family to the list sometime back but I was only looking for any possible connections. This time I'm wondering if there is SKS that has more knowledge than I do that might be able to help? The 1841 census of Barrow Gurney, Somerset County, shows George STEVENS, a farmer, born in Somerset County, between about 1797 to 1801, and his wife Mary STEVENS, born Chew Magna, Somerset Co., between about 1800 -1803, and eight of their ten children (all born in Somerset): Sarah STEVENS, born about 1819 Samuel STEVENS, born Barrow Gurney, about 1819 George STEVENS, born Barrow Gurney, about 1825 Mary STEVENS, born about 1825 - 1825 William STEVENS, born Barrow Gurney, about 1828-1829 Matilda STEVENS, born about 1829 Thomas STEVENS, born Barrow Gurney, about 1830 James STEVENS, born Barrow Gurney, about 1829 - 1832 John STEVENS, born Barrow Gurney, about 1835 - 1836 Hester STEVENS, born Barrow Gurney, about 1837 - 1838 One of the problems is that the father George STEVENS is not living with his wife Mary in the 1851 or 1861 Barrow Gurney censuses yet she continued to say she was married, and I can not find a death for him or him living as a stray anywhere. I also can't find the father George's birth or baptism date or place in Somerset. I *think* his wife Mary's maiden name was Mary KING but I haven't been able to find her birth or baptism record, or their marriage record. Mary is not found in the 1871 or later censuses so I think she died between 1861 - 1871. I have searched Free BMD, ancestry.com, all the parish records for Somerset County that I can find for those years online, and the Somerset Marriages CD. Any help much appreciated. Linda in California

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stephens, LeBlanc, Hebert, Clarke, Campbell in Vermilion Par, LA Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3868.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I'm interested in your Mary ROBERTS COLE who was married to John Brown STEVENS in Adams County MS. I have a William Stephens: 1. WILLIAM (CK) 2 STEPHENS (HENRY1) was born 1780 1, and died 16 Feb 1857 in Henry, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana. He married RACHEL WELSH (CK) CLARK2 1807 in Opelousas, St.Landry Parish, Louisiana, daughter of MATTHEW CLARK and MARIE ROBERT. She(Rachel) was born 1792 in Opelousas, St.Landry Parish, Louisiana3, and died 3 Mar 1859. My William appears in Louisiana at the beginning of the 1800's and I have nothing on who his parents were. The above Henry Stephens, is the speculation of a cousin. There was a Henry Stephens married to a Roseanne OFerry in Natches in the right time frame to be William's father. I'm wondering if there could be a connection between the Henry Stephens and your Stephens and the Clarks, Coles and Roberts. Do you have anything that could possible help me? Terry Larson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3868.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Pat, Do know which religion Rev. John STEVENS was? I wrote to the Methoist Church Archives in FL and they even had picure of my husbans ancestor. Have you written to see if the Archives might have any information? Children of ministers are hard to find. I hope to go to LDS Library Tuesday to copy to copy deeds that I read 25 years ago. I took notes but I didn't get a good land discription so I can put these the STEVENS on my map. I hope you find your STEVENS. Myra

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STEVENS/STEPHENS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3868.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Myra: Thank you so much for your in-depth reply. Since all of John Brown Stephens children were born in MS I guess this can't be my line. James D. Stephens was born in KY about 1827. He married in Morgan Co., MO about 1848 and there were two older Stevens/Stephens in Morgan Co. in the 1850 census. One was a John Stevens who had been in MO about 10 years as the first of his children to be born in MO. was 10 years old. In Campbell Co., KY I found a Reverend John Stevens who left that area about 1840 but I haven't been able to find a list of his children. With so many Stephens /Stevens families and so many John's and James' they are pretty hard to sort out. Need to get back to the LDS library. Thanks again. Pat

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3868.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry to take so long to respond but I got side tracked. John Brown STEVENS b. 30 June 1779 Bladen Co., NC d. 10 Oct 1842 Warren Co., MS married: 18 March 1813 Adams Co., MS Territory Mary L. RObERTS COLE wid. b. 01 Jan 1796 PA d. 2 Nov 1857 Children: All born in MS 1. James Green STEVENS b. 3 Feb 1814; d. 5 July 1814 2. Mary Marjory A. STEVENS md. Wm H. SPARKE b. 14 Oct 1815; d. before 1842 3. Henry Green STEVENS b. 7 Nov 1817; d. 03 Oct 1888 4. Eli Thomas STEVENS b. 15 Sept 1821; d. 1865 5. John Brown STEVENS b. 2 June 1824; 22 June 1867 6. Levi Holmes STEVENS b. c 1827; d. ???? 7. William Barnabus STEVENS b. 02 Jan 1830;d. 27 June 1862 8. Joel Ormand STEVENS b. 11 Dec 1829; d. 25 Nov 1891 9. Benjamin Franklin STEVENS b. 29 July 1837; d. ???? Pat Have you checked the land records in MO to see when he purchased his first piece of land. I know many of records in MO were destoryed in some counties. I suggest you search the KY 1830 Census Index for STEVENS, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON and STEVENSON. The only ones you will want to check are those families that have a child or children 0-10. I know it is had work but it may pay off. Did you check to see if you could an obituary? I found John Brown STEVENS that way. Many family traveled together as they moved westward. How many KY families were living in James D. STEPHENS area? I was searching for my GG Wm.J. CAMPBELL and I found a deed that said he was in Sumter Co., AL. When I got the census records I found my KERR family was also living there. I wish you luck

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3871.1 Message Board Post: just to clarify.. The Henry Schick i am looking for was born in New Jersey (although he thought it was New York) in 1899. He was sent on an orphan train from New York to I don't know where around the year 1910. Since that time, there has been no trace of him anywhere. So, when I found a Henry Schick born around the same time in New York living somewhere random in 1910 (i.e.-the orphan train could have sent him to Texas)., I got excited. These are the people the census lists him living with and their ages: Robert E Stevens 35 Annie E Stevens 32 Ardath E Stevens 7 And this is the city: Justice Precinct 7, Denton, Texas All i'm looking for is to see if someone knows anything about this Henry Schick living with this family just to see if there is a connection to the one i'm looking for.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3872.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry Charles. Our James Henry was the son of Dudley, who was the son of Welcome, who was the son of Dudley. Rose

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Godkin, French, Jones, Smith, Wilson, Kannengieser, Hamond, and a host of extended family. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0lJBAIB/3872.1.1 Message Board Post: Was his father James Alfonso Stevens and then that would make his grandfather Henry Stevens. There were eight children in that family and I believe that James was the only boy. At least that is what I have found. Charles

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3872.1 Message Board Post: Hi, There is a Jellico Stevens line I decend from. The Jellico cities are on the edge of Kentucky & Tennessee. http://www.wvc.net/~wil/history.htm The funny thing is my GGGGrandfather was James Henry Stevens from the Jellico Stevens line. Rose

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0lJBAIB/3872 Message Board Post: While looking for queries about Godkin, I notice that there was one for Jellico Stevens-Godkin. The spelling I have is Gellico (Gillico) and I have some information concerning that family. Her father was Henry James b. June 15, 1847 in Adams County, Illinois and her mother was Rebecca Ellander Veach b. March 13,1847 in Coles County, Illinois. I have more if you need it. I would like to compare notes to fillin what I don't have and give you what I have. I, of course have considerable on the Godkin family if you need that as well. Charles Smith

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0lJBAIB/3871 Message Board Post: Hi, i'm looking for information on my great great uncle, Henry Schick, born in 1899. He disappeared from any historical evidence in about 1910 when he was either sent on an orphan train or died, no one's really sure. The reason why i'm writing on this board is because I found a 1910 census in which a Henry Schick was born in 1899 and living with a Stevens family in Texas. I was wondering if any of you had any information on this. Thank you.