Brief Life History of Jefferson Davis
When Jefferson Davis Stephens was born on 16 January 1861, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Benjamin L Stephens, was 29 and his mother, Lamyra Louisa Jane Cleek, was 30. He married Leona B. Baker on 9 September 1884, in Boone, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Florence, Boone, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Constance, Boone, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 17 November 1928, in Erlanger, Kenton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Rabbit Hash, Boone, Kentucky, United States.
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- Jefferson Stephens in household of Benjamin Stephens, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jeff D. Stephens, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Jeff Davis Stephens, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961"
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1862 · Battle of Perryville
On October 8, 1862, the Battle of Perryville took place between the Army of Ohio and the Army of Mississippi. It was the bloodiest battle on Kentucky soil. The Union lost around four thousand people and the Confederates lost around three thousand people. This was about one fifth of those that fought.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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English: variant of Stevens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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