I am glad to see that several people know my Thomas STEVENS, but sadly nobody has yet found a father for him. I keep stumbling over Mark's linking him to Benjamin & Nancy Arnold, but I'm not convinced. For one, a person who claims to be a descendent of Benjamin & Nancy says Thomas "Missouri" STEVENS went straight from Harrison, IN to western MO. He failed to convince me that Benjamin & Nancy are not his parents. But I remain open to both, but still seeking evidence. The main evidence is having a Wilford STEVENS in the family and so very few in this country, but many of them in the Kentuckiana area. I see some people have linked my Wilford 1839 McDonough, IL STEVENS to Wilford & Elizabeth Crosier or Wilford & Mary Marchbanks. My Wilford may have married a "Mary" but also maybe not. He did marry Louisa Thornburgh who seems to have followed the same migration. Louisa is also buried in Madison, IA (I have a photo of her headstone) Wilford also married Sarah Jane BORING, who seems to have followed the same migration, but possibly with stops in OH & WI (maybe not) Sarah Jane is my great grandmother and she's buried in Joplin, MO Wilford is buried in Joplin, MO Thomas & Amelia "Emmalia" STEVENS are buried in the King Cemetery, Scott Twp, Madison, IA