Brief Life History of Zenas Smith
When Zenas Smith Stephens was born in 1829, in Fredericktown, Louisiana Territory, United States, his father, Gabriel Jones Stephens, was 40 and his mother, Mary Bowman Stephens, was 34. He married Scina Smith on 9 August 1849, in Madison, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Marquand Township, Madison, Missouri, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 31 August 1887, in Arab, Wayne, Missouri, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Arab, Wayne, Missouri, United States.
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- Zanas S Stephen, "United States Census, 1880"
- Zenas S. Stephens, "Find A Grave Index"
- Zenas S Stephens, "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Stevens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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