PHINEAS STEVENSON (71.4.5) is the son of James Stevenson, II and Jane (Stevenson) Stevenson.  Phineas was born in 1790 in North Carolina.  Phineas Stevenson married Rachel Sherrill.  Rachel was born on July 13, 1794 and is the daughter of Jacob Sherrill and Sarah (Massey) Sherrill.  Phineas and Rachel Stephenson were the parents of at least four children:

     Jacob Sherrill Stephenson (71.4.5.1), b. 1811, North Carolina
     Sarah Stephenson (71.4.5.2), b. 1812, North Carolina
     Jane Eveline Stephenson (71.4.5.3), b. February 8, 1815, Iredell County, N. Car.
     James Stephenson, b. 1831, North Carolina

In 1840, Phineas Stephenson (born 1780 to 1790) was living in Iredell County, North Carolina.  In 1850, Phineas Stephenson (born 1790 in North Carolina) and his wife, Isabella Stephenson (born 1795 in North Carolina), were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Phineas Stephenson and Rachel (Sherrill) Stephenson were buried in Statesville, North Carolina.

References:  1)  1840 Census, Iredell County, North Carolina;  2)  1850 Alexander County, North Carolina;  3)  “History of Iredell County, North Carolina,” Pages 205, 206 and 499;  4)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  5)  Letter, Louise (Markham) Conway to Gene Skinner, 1963;  6)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

JACOB SHERRILL STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1) is the son of Phineas Stephenson and Rachel (Sherrill) Stephenson.  Jacob was born in 1811 in North Carolina.  Jacob Stephenson married Curtis Williams.  Curtis was born in 1810 in Iredell County, North Carollina and is the daughter of Aquilla Williams and Martha Williams.  Jacob and Curtis Stephenson were the parents of two children:

     William Franklin Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1), b. July 27, 1834, Iredell Co., N. Car.
     Sarah Evaline Stephenson, b. July 21, 1836

Jacob Stephenson died on January 16, 1838 and was buried on the old farm plot at Pendleton, Warren County, Missouri.  On June 16, 1839, Curtis (Williams) Stephenson married a second time to Hedgeman Anderson.  Curtis (Williams) Anderson died on March 11, 1902 and was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.

References:  1)  “History of Iredell County, North Carolina,” Pages 205, 206 and 499;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Letter, Louise (Markham) Conway to Gene Skinner, 1963;  4)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

WILLIAM FRANKLIN STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1) is the son of Jacob Sherrill Stephenson and Curtis (Williams) Stephenson.  William was born on July 27, 1834 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  On October 25, 1857, William Stephenson married Rebecca Ann Rankins in Lafayette County, Missouri.  Rebecca was born in February, 1835 in Kentucky.  William and Rebecca Stephenson were the parents of eleven children:

     Mary Ellen Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.1), b. July 29, 1859, Lafayette Co., Missouri
     Infant Son, b. May 20, 1860
     William Jesse Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.3), b. March 28, 1861
     Jacob Sherrill Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.4), b. May 3, 1863
     Sallie P. Stephenson, b. May 3, 1865
     Annie Lee Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.6), b. May 20, 1866
     John Henry Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.7), b. January 17, 1869
     James F. Stephenson, b. August 11, 1871
     J. Perry Stephenson, b. 1873
     Sam White Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.10), b. March 31, 1876
     Charles A. Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.11), b. April 13, 1878, Missouri

In 1900, William and Rebecca Stephenson were living in Lafayette County, Missouri.  William F. Stephenson died on January 13, 1911 and was buried in the Odessa Cemetery in Odessa, Missouri.  The infant son (b. May 20, 1860) of William and Rebecca Stephenson died June 18, 1860.  Sallie Stephenson died on June 15, 1865.  James F. Stephenson died as a child on August 10, 1873.  J. Perry Stephenson died as a child in 1874.

References:  1)  1900 Censuses, Lafayette County, Missouri;  2)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

MARY ELLEN STEPHENSON  (71.4.5.1.1.1) is the daughter of William Franklin Stephenson and Rebecca Ann (Rankins) Stephenson.  Mary was born on July 29, 1859 in Lafayette County, Missouri.  Mary E. Stephenson married Jake Beam.  Jake was born on April 1, 1858 in Dresden, Germany.  Jake and Mary Beam were the parents of four children:

     Florence Beam, b. July 3, 1881
     Katherine Rebecca Beam, b. March 10, 1883
     Forrest Beam, b. February 3, 1888
     William Beam, b. 1898

Jake Beam died on October 7, 1925 and was buried in San Francisco, California.  Florence Beam married Ernest Gaupp.  Ernest was previously married to Florence’s sister, Katherine Beam.  Katherine Beam married Ernest Gaupp.  Katherine (Beam) Gaupp died in 1916.  Ernest Gaupp died in 1963.  Ernest and Katherine Gaupp were buried in Leavenworth, Kansas.  Forrest Beam died as an infant on February 25, 1888.  William Beam married Grace Shoemaker.  William and Grace Beam lived in San Francisco, California.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

WILLIAM JESSE STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.3) is the son of William Franklin Stephenson and Rebecca Ann (Rankins) Stephenson.  William was born on March 28, 1861.  William Stephenson married Lydia Frances Sparks.  Lydia was born on November 29, 1868.  William and Lydia Stephenson were the parents of five children:

     Walter Lee Stephenson, b. April 7, 1884
     James Albert Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.3.2), b. August 20, 1886
     Ida B. Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.3.3), b. January 8, 1888
     Dewey W. Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.3.4), b. April 3, 1898
     Lee Edward Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.3.5), b. June 8, 1901

William Jesse Stephenson died on January 20, 1953.  Lydia (Sparks) Stephenson died on May 8, 1948 and was buried in the Odessa Cemetery in Odessa, Missouri.  Walter Stephenson died on October 11, 1918 and was buried in the Pittsfield Cemetery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

JAMES ALBERT STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.3.2) is the son of William Jesse Stephenson and Lydia Frances (Sparks) Stephenson.  James was born on August 20, 1886.  James Stephenson married a woman named Gus.  James and Gus Stephenson were the parents of three children:

     William Stephenson
     James Stephenson (twin), b. May 20, 1922
     Lela Stephenson (twin), b. May 20, 1922

On September 1, 1936, William Stephenson married Jessie E. Allee in Varsailles, Missouri.  William and Jessie Stephenson have two children:  -  Shirley Ann Stephenson, b. July 18, 1937,  -  Patricia Jo Stephenson, b. March 1, 1941.  Shirley Stephenson married James L. Cook.  Patricia Stephenson married Richard P. Enloe.  On June 12, 1943, James Stephenson married Sylvia Moon and they have two children:  -  Kenneth Wayne Stephenson, b. September 17, 1945,  -  Linda Sue Stephenson, b. December 15, 1951.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

IDA B. STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.3.3) is the daughter of William Jesse Stephenson and Lydia (Sparks) Stephenson.  Ida was born January 8, 1888.  Ida Stephenson married Sylvanus Wakeman. Sylvanus was born September 20, 1878.  Sylvanus and Ida Wakeman were the parents of five children:

     Ray Wakeman (71.4.5.1.1.3.3.1), b. October 1, 1907
     Herbert E. Wakeman (71.4.5.1.1.3.3.2), b. December 16, 1909
     Beula Fay Wakeman, b. July 10, 1912
     Leta Wakeman, b. February 11, 1917
     Melvin James Wakeman, b. March 15, 1924

Beula Fay Wakeman married Ray Toot and they live in North Kansas City, Missouri.  Ray and Beula Toot live in North Kansas City, Missouri.  In 1943, Leta Wakeman married Norwood Yates and they have one daughter:  -  Sarah M. Yates, b. November 26, 1947.  In 1945, Melvin James Wakeman married Raylene Yader and they have two children:  -  Michael James Wakeman, b. November 26, 1947,  -  Vickie Gale Wakeman, b. July 14, 1949.  Melvin James Wakeman died December 21, 1957.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

RAY WAKEMAN (71.4.5.1.1.3.3.1) is the son of Sylvanus Wakeman and Ida B. (Stephenson) Wakeman.  Ray was born October 1, 1907.  On March 14, 1930, Ray married Ruby Stewart.  Ray and Ruby Wakeman were the parents of one child:

     Wanda Lou Wakeman

Ray and Ruby Wakeman lived in Denver, Colorado.  On November 28, 1952, Wanda Wakeman married Dave Collins and they have three children:  -  Gary M. Collins,  -  Sandra Ann Collins,  -  Christy Collins.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

HERBERT E. WAKEMAN (71.4.5.1.1.3.3.2) is the son of Sylvanus Wakeman and Ida B. (Stephenson) Wakeman.  Herbert was born on December 16, 1909.  On December 24, 1929, Herbert Wakeman married Beatrice Copeland.  Herbert and Beatrice Wake are the parents of three children:

     Dorothy Marie Wakeman
     Beulah Fae Wakeman, b. December 11, 1931
     Herbert Dean Wakeman, b. April 28, 1939

Dorothy Wakeman died young.  In 1953, Beulah Fae Wakeman married Norman Cantwell and they have one child (name unknown).

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

DEWEY STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.3.4) is the son of William Jesse Stephenson and Lydia (Sparks) Stephenson.  Dewey was born April 3, 1898.  On March 9, 1917, Dewey Stephenson married Alice Helie in Portland, Maine.  Dewey and Alice Stephenson were the parents of ten children:

     Alice Cecile Stephenson, b. January 26, 1918, Popham Beach, Mass.
     Mary Louise Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.3.4.2), b. February 4, 1919
     Paul Edward Stephenson, b. March 6, 1920, Parsons, Kansas
     Mary Jean Stephenson, b. February 9, 1922, Parsons, Kansas
     Walter Dewey Stephenson, b. September 17, 1923, Auburn, Maine
     Robert Richard Stephenson, b. July 15, 1925, Auburn, Maine
     Leo Paul Stephenson, b. March 1, 1930, Auburn, Maine
     Barbara Leona Stephenson, b. September 8, 1932, Auburn, Maine
     Nancy Lee Stephenson, b. March 16, 1935, Auburn, Maine
     Ray William Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.3.4.10), b. April 5, 1937

Paul Edward Stephenson married Nancy Edith Foster.  In 1943, Mary Jean Stephenson married Joel Francis Surrill in Falmouth, Massachusetts.  In 1963, Joel and Mary Jean Surrill lived in Essex Junction, Virginia.  Joel and Mary Jean Surrill were the parents of three children:  -  Joel Francis Surrill, b. November 7, 1944, Lewiston, Maine,  -  Gary Allan Surrill, b. July 24, 1946, Portland, Maine,  -  Robert Richard Surrill, b. June 15, 1949, Yokahoma, Japan.  Robert Richard Stephenson married Beverly Loetterle and were the parents of one child:  -  Sandy Lee Stephenson, b. July 29, 1948.  Robert Stephenson died on September 25, 1948 and was buried in Whittier, California.

On June 14, 1952, Leo Paul Stephenson married Doris Irene Goding (born June 16, 1930 in Rumford, Maine).  In 1963, they lived in Nashua, New Hampshire.  Leo and Doris Stephenson were the parents of one child:  -   Paula Jane Stephenson, b. May 10, 1954, Boston, Massachusetts.  On November 1, 1954, Barbara Leona Stephenson married Earl Finkbinder, Jr.  In 1963, they lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Earl and Barbara Finkbinder were the parents of one child:  -  Darrell Gene Finkbinder, b. September 30, 1955.  On May 25, 1956, Nancy Lee Stephenson married Carlton William Haynes in Portland, Maine and they were the parents of one child:  -  Bradley Gordon Haynes, b. November 11, 1956.  In 1963, Carlton and Nancy Haynes were living in Portland, Maine.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

MARY LOUISE STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.3.4.2) is the daughter of Dewey Stephenson and Alice (Helie) Stephenson.  Mary was born on February 4, 1919.  On November 23, 1945, Mary Louise Stephenson married Daniel Sullivan in Lewiston, Maine.  Daniel and Mary Sullivan were the parents of six children:

     Kathleen Louise Sullivan
     Margaret Jane Sullivan
     Nancy Maureen Sullivan
     Timothy Daniel Sullivan
     Patricia Ruth Sullivan
     Michael Paul Sullivan

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

RAY WILLIAM STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.3.4.10) is the son of Dewey Stephenson and Alice (Helie) Stephenson.  Ray was born on April 5, 1937.  On June 29, 1955, Ray William Stephenson married Yovonne Marie Charest.  In 1963, they lived in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.  Ray and Yovonne Stephenson were the parents of five children:

     Denice Ann Stephenson, b. June 8, 1956, Dorchester, Massachusetts
     Debra Louise Stephenson, b. January 4, 1957, Lewiston, Maine
     Darleen Yoella Stephenson, b. December 25, 1957
     Ray William Stephenson, Jr., b. September 9, 1960
     Donna Marie Stephenson, b. November 11, 1964, Burlington, Massachusetts

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

LEE EDWARD STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.3.5) is the son of William Jesse Stephenson and Lydia (Sparks) Stephenson.  Lee was born on June 8, 1901 in Odessa, Missouri.  On June 4, 1923, Lee Stephenson married Vivian Marie Cnotchett.  Lee and Vivian Stephenson were the parents of two children:

     Lee Edward Stephenson, Jr., b. September 20, 1926, Parsons, Kansas
     Virginia Katheryn Stephenson, b. March 21, 1931, Peola, Kansas

On September 17, 1949, Lee Stephenson, Jr. married Gloria Ann Grierson in Jennings, Missouri.  In 1963, they lived in St. Louis, Missouri.  Lee and Gloria Stephenson are the parents of five children:  -  Susan Lee Stephenson, b. May 12, 1950,  -  Vickie Lynn Stephenson, b. August 23, 1951,  -  Marc Edward Stephenson, b. November 30, 1954,  -  Karen Ann Stephenson, b. February 2, 1959,  -  Robert Louis Stephenson, b. June 28, 1961.

On December 4, 1953, Virginia Stephenson married Berry Fredrick Heine, Jr.  In 1963, they lived in Roswell, New Mexico.  Berry and Virginia Heine have four children:  -  Sheri Lee Heine, b. April 2, 1955,  -  David Keith Heine, b. May 30, 1957,  -  Craig Steven Heine, b. July 14, 1959,  -  Paul Reed Heine, b. July 26, 1960.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

JACOB SHERRILL STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.4) is the son of William Franklin Stephenson and Rebecca Ann (Rankins) Stephenson.  Jacob was born on May 3, 1863.  Jacob Stephenson married Nancy Windson Church.  Jacob and Nancy Stephenson were the parents of four children:

     Patrick Charles Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.4.1), b. July 18, 1904, Lexington, Missouri
     Rebecca Stephenson, b. 1906
     Margaret Stephenson, b. 1909
     Melvin Stephenson

Jacob Stephenson and Nancy (Church) Stephenson were buried in Lexington, Missouri.  Rebecca Stephenson married Otto Hoennig and they lived in Garland, Texas.  Margaret Stephenson married Norval Faubion.  Melvin Stephenson died young.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

PATRICK CHARLES STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.4.1) is the son of Jacob Sherrill Stephenson and Nancy Windson (Church) Stephenson.  Patrick was born on July 18, 1904 in Lexington, Missouri.  Patrick Stephenson married Florence Snell and they were the parents of three children:

     Patrick Charles Stephenson, Jr., b. August 28, 1923
     Donald Windson Stephenson, b. January 22, 1925
     Meridith Franklin Stephenson, b. March 10, 1929

Patrick Stephenson, Jr. married Laura Lienman and they were the parents of one child:  -  Shari Lynn Stephenson.  Donald Stephenson married Fay Summerville and they were the parents of two children:  -  Donald Windson Stephenson, Jr.,  -  Janie Ann Stephenson.  Meredith Stevenson married Helen Joe Barker.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

ANNIE LEE STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.6) is the daughter of William Franklin Stephenson and Rebecca Ann (Rankins) Stephenson.  Annie was born May 20, 1866.  On May 16, 1889, Annie Stephenson married James Monroe McCann.  James was born on November 20, 1861 in Warren County, Missouri.  James and Annie McCann were the parents of eight children:

     Lee Roy McCann (71.4.5.1.1.6.1), b. November 17, 1889
     Lilly Venola McCann, b. March 19. 1891
     Maude Belle McCann (71.4.5.1.1.6.3), b. April 5, 1895
     Jessie May McCann (twin), b. April 13, 1897
     Charles Fitzsimmons McCann (twin), b. April 13, 1897
     George Monroe McCann, b. April 9, 1901
     Rubie Calvin McCann, b. June 30, 1905
     James Franklin McCann, b. January 9, 1909

James McCann died on July 18, 1931 and Annie McCann died on August 5, 1939.  Both were buried at Montier, Shannon County, Missouri.  Lilly McCann married John Boon Graham and they were the parents of two children:  -  Hubert Graham, b. 1908,  -  John Boon Graham, Jr., b. 1921.  Lilly (McCann) Graham died on March 3, 1940 in Birch Tree, Missouri.  John Graham, Jr. married Dorothy Hellums and they were the parents of two children:  -  John Eddie Graham,  -  Mary Lous Graham.  John Boon Graham, Jr. died on December 21, 1951 in the Veteran’s Hospital at Wadsworth, Kansas.  Hubert Graham died as an infant in 1910.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

LEE ROY McCANN (71.4.5.1.1.6.1) is the son of James Monroe McCann and Annie (Stephenson) McCann.  Lee was born on November 17, 1889.  Lee Roy McCann married Viola Marconett and they lived in Quenemo, Kansas.  Lee and Viola McCann were the parents of five children:

     William McCann
     Mable McCann
     Irene McCann
     Melba McCann
     Yelton Lee McCann

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

MAUDE BELLE McCANN (71.4.5.1.1.6.3) is the daughter of James Monroe McCann and Annie (Stephenson) McCann.  Maude was born on April 5, 1895.  In 1911, Maude McCann married Wiley Loren Brown in McPherson, Kansas.  Wiley was born on February 20, 1883.  Wiley and Maude Brown were the parents of ten children:

     Clifford Calvin Brown, b. April 5, 1912
     Sivil Edith Brown, b. May 17, 1912
     Howard Delbert Brown (71.4.5.1.1.6.3.3), b. May 16, 1917
     Eva Lillian Brown, b. November 15, 1919, Budapest, Missouri
     Vivian Nadine Brown (twin), b. February 24, 1923, Zurich, Kansas
     Virgie Maxine Brown (twin), b. February 24, 1923, Zurich Kansas
     Melvin Lee Ellis Brown (71.4.5.1.1.6.3.7), b. January 27,1926, Kansas
     Charlie Forest Brown, b. March 31, 1928
     Wesley Loren Brown, b. October 20, 1930, Stockton, Kansas
     James Clinton Brown, b. April 20, 1934, Stockton, Kansas

Wiley Brown died on January 8, 1939 in Stockton, Kansas.  Clifford Brown married Mary Lessprin and they were the parents of two children:  -  Patsy Brown,  -  David Brown.  Sivil Brown died as a child on Sepember 24, 1916.  Eva Brown married James Swaney and they were the parents of four children:  -  James Kenneth Swaney,  -  Wanda Faye Swaney,  -  John Swaney,  -  Delbert Swaney.  Vivian Brown married Everett Kellems and they had no children.  Vivian (Brown) Kellems died on November 30, 1952.  Virgie Brown married Chalmer D. Bates and they were the parents of eight children:  -  Wayne Bates,  -  Lyle Bates,  -  Darlene Bates,  -  Paylene Bates,  -  Sherry Bates,  -  Gary Bates,  -  Dale Bates,  -  Virgie Marliene Bates.

Charlie Brown married Ruby Murry and they were the parents of four children:  -  Mary Lee Brown,  -  Charles Ray Brown,  -  Larry Dean Brown,  -  Infant Son.  Wesley Brown married Ellen May Barnes.  On August 26, 1960, James Brown married Margie Kathleen Lemmons (born February 8, 1941) and they were the parents of one child:  -  Rebecca Lynne Brown, b. August 13, 1961.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

HOWARD DELBERT BROWN (71.4.5.1.1.6.3.3) is the son of Wiley Loren Brown and Maude Belle (McCann) Brown.  Howard was born on May 16, 1917.  Howard Brown married Jean Murray.  Howard and Jean Brown were the parents of eleven children:

     Wilbur Allen Brown
     Nancy Ilene Brown
     Howard Delbert Brown, Jr.
     Barbara Jean Brown
     Nida Fern Brown
     Vera May Brown
     Everet Lynn Brown
     Cecil Calvin Brown
     Wiley Loren Brown
     Tressa Gail Brown
     Richard Lejune Brown

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

MELVIN LEE ELLIS BROWN (71.4.5.1.1.6.3.7) is the son of Wiley Loren Brown and Maude Belle (McCann) Brown.  Melvin was born on January 27,1926 in Kansas.  Melvin Lee Ellis Brown married Rosalie Thompson.  Melvin and Rosalie Brown were the parents of seven children:

     David Brown
     Yvonne Brown
     James Brown
     Linda Brown
     Melvin Clarence Brown
     Marie Brown
     Reca Brown

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

JOHN HENRY STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.7) is the son of William Franklin Stephenson and Rebecca Ann (Rankins) Stephenson.  John was born on January 17, 1869.  On November 26, 1895, John Stephenson married Rose Bell Mestmaker.  John and Rose Stephenson were the parents of four children:

     Franklin Henry Stephenson (71.4.5.1.1.7.1), b. October 4, 1898
     Joseph Clay Stephenson, b. March 26, 1901
     Jesse William Stephenson, b. March 3, 1903
     Bennis Logan Stephenson, b. August 4, 1909

On October 2, 1927, Joseph Stephenson married Lorene Zimmerman and they had two children:  -  Robert Stephenson,  -  Josephine Stephenson.  Jesse Stephenson married Grace Elizabeth Lane and in 1958 they lived in La Juanta, Colorado.  Jesse and Grace Stephenson had two children:  -  William Jessie Stephenson, b. April 11, 1926,  -  John Michael Stephenson, b. September 14, 1949.  On May 17, 1932, Bennis Stephenson married Fay Nola Thompson and they had four children:  -  Bennie Fay Stephenson,  -  Mickey Stephenson,  -  Rose Stephenson,  -  Donald Stephenson.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

FRANKLIN HENRY STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.7.1) is the son John Henry Stephenson and Rose Bell (Mestmaker) Stephenson.  Franklin was born on October 4, 1898.  On July 28,1922, Franklin Stephenson married Clara Ethel Henson.  Franklin and Clara Stephenson were the parents of three children:

     Franklin Henry Stephenson, Jr., b. January 21, 1923
     Thomas Logan Stephenson, b. December 31, 1926
     Richard Lee Stephenson, b. March 4, 1933

Franklin Henry Stephenson, Jr. married Nola Scholl and they lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  Franklin and Nola Stephenson were the parents of four children:  -  Donald Stephenson,  -  Susan Stephenson,  -  Steve Stephenson,  -  Jerry Stephenson.  Thomas Stephenson married Rozanne Stavanach and they lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Thomas and Rozanne Stephenson were the parents of three children:  -  Michael Thomas Stephenson,  -  Mary Patricia Stephenson,  -  Andrew Joseph Stephenson.  Richard Stephenson married Mae Beth Patterson and they lived in San Antonio, Texas.  Richard and Mae Stephenson were the parents of two children:  -  Brion Stephenson,  -  Scott Stephenson.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

SAM WHITE STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.10) is the son of William Franklin Stephenson and Rebecca Ann (Rankins) Stephenson.  Sam was born on March 31, 1876.  On February 8, 1899, Sam White Stephenson married Reta Jarety Hampton in Lafayette County, Missouri.  Reta was born on September 5, 1871 in Johnson County, Missouri and is the daughter of Silas Hampton and Mary (Brown) Hampton.  Sam and Reta Stephenson were the parents of one child:

     Loretta Beatrice Stephenson, b. May 15, 1911

Reta Jarety (Hampton) Stephenson died October 1, 1948 and was buried in Lafayette County, Missouri.  Sam White Stephenson died on February 21, 1961 and was buried in Battle Creek, Michigan.  In 1927, Loretta Stephenson married Horace Blackwell Wallace.  Loretta married a second time to Donald Belmont Hughey and a third time to Elmer Bingham.  Loretta divorced all three husbands and had no children.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

CHARLES ALBERT STEPHENSON (71.4.5.1.1.11) is the son of William Franklin Stephenson and Rebecca Ann (Rankins) Stephenson.  Charles was born on April 13, 1878 in Missouri.  On July 19, 1915, Charles Stephenson married Anna Grace Shroyer.  Anna was born in Guthrie Center, Iowa.  They lived on the old home place settled in 1868 by Charles’s father, William Franklin Stephenson.  Charles and Anna Stephenson were the parents of two children:

     Ruth Lacrete Stephenson, b. August 26, 1918
     Thomas Alton Stephenson, b. September 14, 1921

Charles Stephenson died on December 19, 1967.  Ruth Stephenson married Alonzo Best Christy and they were the parents of two children:  -  Patricia Ann Christy, b. August 2, 1946,  -  Larry Eugene Christy, b. October 15, 1947.  They lived in Odessa, Missouri.  On February 19, 1966, Patricia Christy married Marvin Doak.  They live in Belton, Missouri.

On February 14, 1948, Thomas Stephenson married Maryln Geddis Emis and they were the parents of one child:  -  Donald Stephenson, b. September 8, 1950.  They live in Odessa, Misouri.

Reference:  1)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

SARAH STEPHENSON (71.4.5.2) is the daughter of Phineas Stephenson and Rachel (Sherrill) Stephenson.  Sarah (Sally) was born in 1812 in North Carolina.  Sarah (Sally) Stephenson married James McCurdy, II.  James was born on October 25, 1811 and is the son of James McCurdy and Mary (Smith) McCurdy.  James and Sarah (Sally) McCurdy were the parents of at least six children:

     Infant Son, b. May 8, 1843
     Isaac McCurdy, b. 1844
     William A. McCurdy, b. April 21, 1847
     James C. McCurdy, b. July 12, 1850
     Mary Eveline McCurdy (71.4.5.2.5), b. February 8, 1852, Iredell Co., North Car.
     John H. McCurdy, b. April 14, 1855, North Carolina

In 1850, James and Sarah McCurdy were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  James McCurdy died April 30, 1866 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Alexander, County, North Carolina.  In 1870, Sarah (Stephenson) McCurdy was living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Sarah (Stephenson) McCurdy died in 1871 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Alexander, County, North Carolina.  Infant Son who was born on May 8, 1843, died May 8, 1843 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery, Alexander County, North Carolina.  Isaac McCurdy died in the Civil War at Spottsylvania Court House.  William McCurdy died on April 1, 1862 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Alexander County, North Carolina.  James C. McCurdy died as an infant on January 5, 1856 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Alexander County, North Carolina.  John H. McCurdy died as a child on December 31, 1856 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Alexander County, North Carolina.

References:  1)  1870 Census, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205;  4)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

MARY EVELINE McCURDY (71.4.5.2.5) is the daughter of James McCurdy and Sarah (Stephenson) McCurdy.  Mary was born on February 8, 1852 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  In 1868, Mary McCurdy married William Copeland Linney (born November 23, 1846 in North Carolina).  William and Mary Linney were the parents of twelve children:

     Sarah Pearl Linney, b. 1863, North Carolina
     Isaac B. Linney (71.4.5.2.5.2), b. March, 1871, Alexander County, North Car.
     James C. Linney, b. 1873, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Martha Maude Linney, b. 1875, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Virgil A. Linney, b. 1877, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Lucy R. Linney, b. 1880, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Susan Linney, b. 1886, Alexander County, North Carolina
     William T. Linney, b. 1888, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Chauncey D. Linney, b. 1891, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Zella Linney
     Dorcas Linney
     Friday Linney

From 1870 to 1900, William and Mary Linney were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Mary (McCurdy) Linney died on February 8, 1933 and William C. Linney died on August 3, 1937.  Both were buried in the Linney Grove Cemetery in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Sarah Linney married John Hendrew and they had three children:  -  Paul Hendrew,  -  Mary Elizabeth Hendrew,  -  Rochelle Hendrew.  Paul Hendrew was an Admiral in the United States Navy.  Mary Hendrew was a music teacher.  Rochelle Hendrew was a teacher.  Martha M. Linney married Marquis L. Weber and they had three children:  -  Irene Evelyn Weber,  -  Marquis Linney Weber,  -  Virginia Weber.  Virginia Weber married a Mr. Staress.

Lucy R. Linney married Wade H. Williams and they had four children:  -  Charlotte Williams,  -  Gene Williams,  -  Daughter (name unknown),  -  Wade H. Williams, Jr.  Charlotte Williams married W. C. Bigger.  Gene Williams was an automobile dealer.  Wade and Lucys daughter (name unknown) married John Tate Lanning who taught at Duke University.  Wade H. Williams, Jr. was a doctor and lived in Florida.  William T. Linney married Elsie F. Clark and they had three children:  -  Mary Evelyn Linney,  -  William C. Linney,  -  Gene Linney.  William C. Linney was a miller.  Gene Linney was an agriculture teacher.  Chauncey D. Linney married Mittie Ena Hill and they had one daughter:  -  Lucy Eveline Linney.  James C. Linney died at the age of twenty-three.  Vergil Linney died at the age of five.  Zella Linney died at the age of three.  Dorcas Linney died at the age of three.  Friday Linney died at the age of three.

References:  1)  1870, 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996

ISAAC B. LINNEY (71.4.5.2.5.2) is the son of William Copeland Linney and Mary Eveline (McCurdy) Linney.  Isaac was born in March, 1871 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  In 1895, Isaac Linney married Julia Grace Gwaltney (71.4.2.1.1.1.2).  Grace was a third cousin once removed of Isaac Linney.  Isaac and Grace Linney were the parents of four children:

     Garnette H. Linney, b. May, 1895, North Carolina
     Virgil Gates Linney, b. May, 1896, North Carolina
     James M. Linney, b. June, 1898, North Carolina
     Martha E. Linney, b. 1909, Alexander County, North Carolina

From 1900 to 1920, Isaac and Grace Linney were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Gates Linney was a postmaster in Fort Eustis, Virginia.  Garnette Linney married D. W. Patterson and they lived in Hiddenite, North Carolina.  Martha Linney was a teacher at Mare Hill College in North Carolina.

References:  1)  1900, 1910 and 1920 Census, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Stevenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain, September, 1996