This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Rekput Surnames: Stephens, Figg, Ramsey, Hiatt Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stevens/38.49.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I did one last search for you this morning to see if I could find the location of Edward Stephens in 1850 Kentucky. I was able to locate him, wife and child, Thomas in District 1, Spencer Co, KY. Edward Stephens 27 KY Elizabeth 20 KY thomas E 3 KY (Thomas was the oldest kid in their 1860 household in Monroe Co, IN, so this is the right family.) I also did a check for ANY Stephens in Spencer Co as well as a search on the IGI for possible birth parents for this Edward Stephens. I was lucky on both counts. The Familysearch.org IGI shows that an Edward Stephens born in 1822/3 was the son of Edward and Mary Ramsey Stephens. There is also an Ancestral file on Familysearch.org, which I'll get to in a bit. The 1850 census for this father and mother of Edward born 1822/3 is as follows: Edward Stephens 55 Maryland Mary R. 52 KY Samuel H. 19 KY John L. 20 KY Mary 24 KY Alex I 15 Ky Sarah 12 KY Benj. H. 10 Ky The Ancestral file indicates that Mary Ramsey was the daughter of Seth Ramsey and Lucy Hiatt and that couple was Marry Feb 5, 1789/80 in Lincoln Co, KY. Lucy's father was William Hiatt b about 1739. Seth Ramsey was born about 1764 in Culpepper Co, VA and died about 1840/50 in Spencer Co, KY. You should check out this Ancestral file yourself on line, but also understand that the information in Ancestral files should always be confirmed by your own research. If you go to this Ancestral file, you will find that there was a submitter and submitter information and more information to glean. It's possible that you could contact the person who submitted the information and connect with them. They usually always have some connection to the family. This submitter is in Michigan, but I don't want to post her name on this forum. Another find on Familysearch.org was a marriage reference to an Elizabeth Figg and an Edward Stephens in KY 1845-48. Further search found an Elizabeth Figg April 26, 1829 in Shelby Co, KY and who died Dec 2, 1910. Her parents were Thomas Figg b Oct 8, 1805 of Hardin , KY and Rebecca Howerton Figg b March 8, 1810 VA. This couple and a huge houseful of kids were just a page or so away from one of the Edward Stephens 1850 Spencer Co, IN families. Thomas Figg was the son of Seeli and Mary Kay Kendall Figg. He died March 15, 1867 in Ellettsville, Monroe Co, IN. His wife, Rebecca Howerton Figg was the daughter of James Howerton and Sarah Coots and she died in Elletsville, MOnroe Co, IN Jan 23, 1897. I'm sure you could find at least Rebecca Figg in 1870 and 1880 Monroe Co, IN. Anyway, along with the Ancestral File data (which should always be checked for accuracy with research records) and the fact that this Figg family moved to Monroe Co, IN, it pretty much nails it in my m! ind that Thomas and Rebecca were the parents of Elizabeth, wife of Edward Stephens (b 1822), so his wife's last name was Figg. There should be a marriage record in Monroe Co, IN for them. The 1850 census for Thomas and Rebecca Figg is as follows: Thomas Figg 44 KY Rebecca 40 VA Eli 18 Ky James 15 KY Sarah A 12 Ky Thomas D 10 Ky Nancy S 9 Ky John T 7 Ky Columbus 4 KY Mildred E 2 Ky Elizabeth fits in nicely as one of their older children. BTW...there is an E. Figg, female, age 80, born Maryland, also in District 1 of Spencer co, KY in 1850. She is living with apparently a married daughter and family. She could well be the mother of Thomas Figg and thus back another generation on that line. So, to recap, here's the Stephens line as we now know it to be for you: Curtis son of Robert and Dorie/Dovie Swafford Robert son of James M. and Nancy Morton/Martin James M. son of Edward (1822 KY) and Elizabeth Figg Edward son of Edward (about 1795 Maryland) and Mary Ramsey There are a lot of gaps of information left for you to research and individuals in both the Spencer Co, KY and Monroe Co, IN areas. Please go to the Ancestral files on Familysearch.org to check out all the extended lines indicated for the families I mentioned above. This is as far as time will permit me to take this. But, it was a fun research exercise and I was glad to help you out. I wish you well future research for your Stephens family. Julie Bissell Tupker Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.