Daniel Stephens

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Stephens was born on 4 April 1819, in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, his father, Alexander Stephens, was 43 and his mother, Mary Polly Daily, was 40. He married Rebecca Kimball on 26 January 1840, in Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bainbridge Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 May 1899, in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Bainbridge Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Stephens
1819–1899
Rebecca Kimball
1817–1887
Marriage: 26 January 1840
George Washington Stephens
1840–1925
William Marion Stephens
1842–1924
David Stephens
1844–1917
Samuel Alexander Stephens
1850–1902
Mary Elisabeth Stephens
1853–1860
John Richard Stephens
1854–1924
Samantha Jane Stephens
1856–1931
Olive Stephens
1861–1930

Sources (40)

  • Daniel Steavens, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Bible Record of Births - George Washington Stephens parents - Daniel Stephens and Rebecca Kimball Stephens
  • Daniel Stephens, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1823

Historical Boundaries: 1823: Schuyler, Illinois, United States

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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