Vernie Lee Stevens

Brief Life History of Vernie Lee

When Vernie Lee Stevens was born on 12 June 1896, in Denison, Jackson, Kansas, United States, his father, Howard Stevens, was 29 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Adams, was 23. He married Margurite Elizabeth Schenck on 11 October 1927, in Denison, Jackson, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Kansas, United States in 1915 and Centerville Township, Faulk, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1921. He died on 21 February 1972, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Vernie Lee Stevens
1896–1972
Margurite Elizabeth Schenck
1908–1995
Marriage: 11 October 1927
William Stevens
1929–
Duane Stevens
1931–2003
Mary Katherine Stevens
1932–2025
Dennis Stevens
1941–1945

Sources (20)

  • Vernie Stevens, "Kansas, State Census, 1915"
  • Verne Stevens, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Vernie Lee Stevens, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English (London), Flemish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Steven . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America, the English form of the surname has also absorbed some like-sounding Jewish names and various other European cognates, e.g. Greek Stefanidis , Serbian Stevanović (see Stevanovic ), Slovenian and Slovak Štefanič (see Stefanic ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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