This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pdsain Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stevens/4094.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Your family was mistranscribed in the 1880 census and have been listed with last name of MORTIMER in Jack county. 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Jack, Texas; Roll: M593_1593; Page: 442; Image: 277. Post Office Jacksboro Mortimer Stephens age 21 laborer $50 real estate $100 personal wealth born NY Martha Stephens age 20 keeping house born AR Henry Stephens age 1 born TX Page 446, Pct 1, Jack Co, 1870 James Reasoner 1817 KY Eliza Reasoner 1823 TN Thomas J Reasoner 1857 TX Maryalice Reasoner 1863 TX 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Jack, Texas; Roll: T9_1313; Family History Film: 1255313; Page: 17.2000; Enumeration District: 158 Stephen Mortimer age 30 born NC 1850 parents NC works in livery stable Martha E Mortimer age 28 wife born AR 1852 parents TN Henry J Mortimer age 10 born TX 1870 Lavisa A Mortimer age 8 born TX 1872 Minnie Mortimer age 1 TX 1879 Most of the 1890 record burned in 1921 and I do not know who spoke to the enumerator for the 1900 census. 4 June 1900; Census Place: Jacksboro, Jack, Texas; Roll: T623 1648; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 35. Mortimer Stephens born May 1840 in New York, married unknown number of years, parents from Ireland Martha wife born unknown date age unknown in Arkansas, mother of 6 children all of them are living parents from AR Minnie C daughter born Jan 1879 in TX William T son born Feb 1881 TX Lottie M dtr born Aug 1887 TX Augustus Stephens born June or Jan 1892 in TX, parents from TX, grandson Lillie Stephens born Feb 1897 in TX grand daughter ...children of Henry J Stephens ? and if he was alive why were children living with grandparents ? 1860; Census Place: Hoboken Ward 1, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: M653_692; Page: 717; Image: 246. Charles Stevens age 30 born NY 1830 Magaret Stevens age 26 born NY 1834 Mortimer Stevens age 9 born NY Emma Stevens age 7 born NY 1853 Jessie Stevens age 6 female born NY 1854 Louisa Stevens age 4 born NY 1856 Ella Stevens age 6 mos born NJ 1859 1860; Census Place: , Jack, Texas; Roll: M653_1298; Page: 360; Image: 170. Post Office: Salt Hill James W Reasoner 1817 KY Louisa Reasoner 1821 TN William S Reasoner 1848 AR Martha E Reasoner 1852 AR Laura A Reasoner 1856 TX Thomas J Reasoner 1856 TX Wm L Reasoner 1858 TX John Reasoner 1832 KY Rebecca Reasoner 1836 AL George M Reasoner 1855 TX Mary Jane Reasoner 1857 TX Theadore Reasoner 1859 TX Did Minnie marry Richard Abster/Abston and move to Fort Worth ? Children Annie Mae born 1902, Charlote/Lottie 1906 and Richard 1911. There was also Minnie Lee and Daisy who would not be Minnie's children. This Minnie said her father was from NY and mother from AR. Unable to find any of the Stephens/Stevens in the 1910 census. No WW I Draft registration found form Wm T or Augustus Stephens/Stevens, 1917 - 1918 in any state. ? Name: Martha Stevens Death Date: 5 Jul 1919 Death County: Jack Certificate: 21727 No death record for a Mortimer Stephens/Stevens I am Not Related. 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.