John Washington Stephens John Washington
Stephens born 17 March, 1844 in Missouri
John Washington Stephens
Enlistment care of John W.
Stephens Co. "C", 10th Texas Infantry in the Civil War.
John Washington Stephens &
first wife, Ann Elizabeth Robinson. The child is Myrtle Effie, their
daughter.
Emma Bell Alexander, second wife of
John Washington Stephens. Married 10 March 1910.
Eugene Debs Stephens, the eldest
child of John Washington and Emma Bell. Born 10 April, 1912 and passed
away 11 January, 1968.
Eugene Debs Stephens.
Oliver M. Stephens, Eugene
Debs Stephens, Alma Moore Beatrice Moore (two girls leaning on the
fence). Silas Moore (next to the girls), John Washington Stephens
(behind Silas Moore), Emma Bell Stephens (holding baby, Ella Mae),
Myrtle Effie Stephens (standing in back far left). Taken about 1915 at
a bridge on North Leon River.
Eugene Debs Stphens, Seth
Moore, Alma Moore holding hands of Raymond Moore and Ella Mae Stephens
and Oliver M. Stephens. Wading in the river.
Seth Moore, Oliver M. Stephens, Alma
Moore holding hands of Ella Mae Stephens, Eugene Debs Stephens, and
Beatrice Moore.
George Stephens, Cullen
Stephens and their uncle, Eugene Debs Stephens.
Lucinda E. Stephens, sister to John
Washington Stephens. Daughter of William H. Stephens and Christian
Hoback, born 6 May, 1858 and passed away 19 March, 1895. She Married
Joseph Monroe Robinson in May of 1874. Their children were: Obadiah
John, Maggie Minnie May, William Lewis, Dora Kelsey Lee, Annie
Katherine and Jessie Monroe.
Nora Zimboe Stephens, another sister to
John Washington. She was born 22 December 1859 and married Japheth W.
Walker on 21 February 1889. Their children were: Pearl Josephine,
Oscar, Charley and Fred. Nora passed away in 1933.
Christian Ann Stephens, a
daughter of John Washington Stephens & Ann Elizabeth Robinson. She
was born 19 April, 1876 at Hazeldell, Comanche County, Texas. She
married Thomas W. Heard 5 January, 1893. Their children were:Wyatt
Sidney, Katie Ethel, Mary Edna, Henry Lawrence, Gordon Fritz, William
Lynn and Wynona Eulahbell. She passed away 17 May 1969.
John and Mary Pettijohn holding Sarah,
daughter of Ima J. Stephens.
Taken at the 1978 STEPHENS/ROBINSON
Reunion in
Comanche County. The picture includes Ruby LOCKE, who was one of my
genealogy
mentors (short lady with the hair net on). She is the daughter of Annie
Katherine ROBINSON and William Lee DAVIS and the granddaughter of
Lucinda E.
STEPHENS and Joseph Monroe ROBINSON. Also in the picture is Edna DUNLAP
(far
left) who was the daughter of Christian Ann STEPHENS and Thomas W.
HEARD.
A picture of my late aunt,
Ella Mae STEPHENS CLAWSON
holding my (Ima J. Stephens) daughter, Sarah, in 1978.
Cullen STEPHENS taken at the 1978
STEPHENS/ROBINSON Reunion. He is the son of William LaFayette STEPHENS
and
Maudie Malenda SCHWAB and the grandson of John Washington STEPHENS and
Ann
Elizabeth ROBINSON.