Person:Benjamin Stephens (5)

Listed in the 1860 Caddo Parish, Louisiana Census as Ben Stephens, age 10, born AR. With father, step-mother, brother, and half-siblings.

Listed in the 1870 Bossier Parish, Louisiana Census, Ward 1, page 138, enumerated August 3, Dwelling 309, Household 309 as B.A., age 19, born AR. With brother Robert. In a household with D. M. (possibly W?) Jones, age 50, male, born SC. Next door is R.T.N. Stevens, age 32, male, born KY, and another Stevens family, head B. E. (maybe) age 37, born KY. Martha, age 57, is living with B.E. Possibly Thomas's mother? Handwriting is very light. Thomas is listed in Caddo Parish with family.

Listed in the 1880 Cameron Parish, Louisiana Census, District 34, page 1, enumerated June 4, Dwelling 3, Household 3 as B.A. Stephens, age 26, farming, born KY, father born KY, mother born AR. With other farm-hands. Nearby is grandmother Martha, and some other cousins.

Information on marriage and his middle name comes from Nancy Bell (nb7020@@bellsouth.net) on the internet: 6. Martha Eolian: b. 18 Jul 1866 in Vernon Parish, LA; died 27 Nov 1933 in Orange, TX; m. Benjamin Anderson Stephens on 23 Jan 1884 in Cameron, LA; children: a. Mabel Jane, b. 29 Dec 1884 in Johnson Bayou, LA b. Lula, b. 29 Sep ?? " " " c. Ruth Viola, b. 09 Mar 1892 " " " d. Robert Peter, b. 21 Apr 1894 " " " e. Edward Moore, b. 19 Nov 1898 " " "