Person:Elisha Stephens (1)
Elisha B Stephens
b.Abt 1812 Knox, Kentucky, United States
d.Oct 1855 Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Elijah StephensAbt 1806 - 1885
  2. Whitmell StephensAbt 1808 -
  3. Elisha B StephensAbt 1812 - 1855
  4. Sarah StephensAbt 1812 -
  5. James StephensAbt 1815 - Bef 1858
  6. Jane StephensAbt 1817 -
  7. Henry StephensAbt 1819 - Bef 1858
  8. Dawswell StephensAbt 1822 -
  9. Joseph StephensAbt 1824 -
  10. Calvin Stephens1829 - 1906
  11. Moses StephensAbt 1831 - Bef 1858
  12. David StephensAbt 1835 -
  13. Lucy StephensAbt 1837 -
  14. Frederick StephensAbt 1842 - Bef 1858
Spouse and Children
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m. 1833
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Elisha B StephensAbt 1812 - 1855
  • W.  Virginia Holt1814 - 1845
m. Abt 1833
  1. Margaret Stevens
  2. Siotha StephensAbt 1834 -
  3. Susan StephensAbt 1836 -
  4. Gabriel Ballinger Stephens1837 - 1886
  5. Artimissa StephensAbt 1840 -
  6. Goldwin StephensAbt 1842 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1845
  1. Gideon L Stephens1847 - 1914
  2. Sarah Low Stevens1849 - 1928
  3. Margret StephensAbt 1852 -
  4. July A StevensAbt 1853 -
  5. Martha D Stevens1855 -
  6. Kisiah E StevensAbt 1859 -
  7. W B C StevensAbt 1860 -
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Facts and Events
Name Elisha B Stephens
Alt Name[1] Elisha B Stevens
Gender Male
Alt Birth[2] Jan 1810 Knox, Kentucky, United States
Birth[5][4][8][10] Abt 1812 Knox, Kentucky, United States
Other[9] 5 Jul 1826 Whitley, Kentucky, United Statesin court as defendant for Assault and Battery
Marriage 1833 Citation needed
to Betty Ann Gilreath
Marriage Abt 1833 date based on estimated birth date of oldest known daughter
to Virginia Holt
Alt Marriage Bet 1834 and 1845 to Virginia Holt
Census[6] 1840 Whitley, Kentucky, United Stateslisted immediately following his father
Marriage Abt 1845 Whitley, Kentucky, United Statesto Betty Ann Meadors
Census[5] 1850 Whitley, Kentucky, United StatesDistrict 1
Probate[3] 14 Aug 1855 Whitley, Kentucky, United Statesmentioned as heir in father's estates
Death[4][8] Oct 1855 Whitley, Kentucky, United Stateseither the 27th day or the 9th day
Burial[8] Whitley, Kentucky, United StatesLower Call Hill Cemetery
Other[7] 28 Mar 1858 Whitley, Kentucky, United StatesElisha's heirs listed in Chancery suit as heirs of Elisha's father
References
  1. ↑ AWT - "Howard/Cavanagh Family" - Nancy Maliweski - Ancestry.com.
  2. ↑ Howard/Cavanagh family files.
  3. ↑ Hall, Carmaine Bruce. Whitley County, Kentucky will book two and will book 3 (partial), 1853-1868 annotated. (Lee's Summit, Missouri: [C.B. Hall], 1998).

    [Note: These are abstracts, not transcriptions]
    p. 5 – Will Book Two (1853-1863), pp. 146-149
    Settlement of Joshua Stephens by the Administrators Whitmell and Elijah Stephens, 15 Aug 1855. Among the buyers named Stephens: Joshua, John (?), widow, Calvin, Joseph, Solomon, Elisha, Lucinda, Gabriel. William King and Lewis Morgan both bought beehives 18 Feb 1857. (Joshua Stephens married Tempy __. He died 14 June 1855). At the July term 1855 appraisers were appointed to the estate of Joshua Stephens, deceased. Recorded 20 Feb 1857.
    p. 14 – Will Book 2, p. 123
    Elisha Stephens was a son of Joshua Stephens and a grandson of Moses Stephen Sr. Elisha married first Jane Holt. The two daughters were Artimessa who md. Hiram Gregory and Siotha who md. Wesley Morgan
    p. 14 – Will Book Two, p. 146
    Joshua Stephens md. Tempey; son of Moses Stephens, Sr. Joshua b. 1785, died 14 June 1855. Whitmed [sic] and Elijah Stephens were two of his eleven sons. The others were James, Dawswell, Henry, Frederick, David, Joseph, Calvin, Elisha, and Moses. His daughter were Jane (King), Sally, and Lucey.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Whitley, 1855, in Kentucky, United States. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com [database on-line], 2007).

    Elash Stephens, 69, married, farmer, resident Whitley County, b. Whitley County, parents Joshua and Tempy Stephens, d. Oct 27, of chills

    Note: Age at death for many of deaths for Whitley county at this time seem to be widely estimated. Whitley County was part of Knox County at the time Elisha would have been born.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    HH 377, Fam 377.

    Stevens, Elisha, 38, farmer, RE = $200, b. KY, unable to read or write
    , Betty Ann, 26, b. KY
    , Siotha, female, 16, b. KY
    , Susan, 14, b. KY
    , Gabi, male, 12, b. KY
    , [Unreadable = Artimissa], female, 10, b. KY
    , Goldwin, male, 8, b. KY
    , Gideon, 3, b. KY
    , Sally, 2, b. KY

  6. ↑ Whitley, Kentucky, in United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).

    Stephens, Elisha, 2 males under 5 [Gabriel, unknown], 1 male 20-30 [Elisha], on female under 5 [Susan], 1 female 5-10 [Siotha], 2 females 20-30 [Jenny, unknown]

  7. ↑ Schmidt, Cynthia V, and Janice Worley. Kinfolk indeed: clues of family relationships and migrations from the land deeds, Whitley County, Kentucky, 1818-1858, deed books one thru four. (Cordova, Maryland: C.V. Schmidt, c2004).

    Deed Book 4, Page 630
    This 29th day of March 1858 Archibald Murphy to the heirs and representatives of Joshua Stephens, deceased, a suit of Chancery of a deed of conveyance. Signed by Whitmill Stephens, Elijah Stephens, David Stephens, Calvin Stephens, William King, Jane King, Joseph Stephens, Lucretia Stephens, Elijah Stephens, Lewis Stephens, George Manning, Louisa Manning, Louisa Stephens, Sylvester Stephens, Malvina Stephens, Eli Stephens, James Stephens, Noah Stephens, Milly Stephens, Betty Ann Stephens, Lewis Morgan, Susan Morgan, Westly Morgan, Sci__ [Siotha] Morgan, Gabriel Stephens, Hardin Stephens, Margaret Stephens, Dorwell Stephens, Mobly Meadors, Sally Meadors and the unknown heirs of Frederick Stephens, deceased.
    Note: The deed refers to the heirs of Joshua Stephens; Frederick Stephens is as it appears following the signatures.

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Memorial# 43642192, in Find A Grave.

    Elisha Stephens, Birth: 1811, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Death: Oct. 29, 1855, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Burial: Lower Call Hill Cemetery, Pine Knot, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA

  9. ↑ Circuit Court Order Books A-C, in Kentucky. Circuit Court (Whitley County). Court records, 1818-1918 ; indexes to court records, 1860-1958. (Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Division of Archives and Libraries, 1978, 1992)
    p. 300; FHL #1028619, May 1818-Mar 1832.

    John Johnson plaintiff vs Elisha Solomon – Trespass A & B
    Defendant entered plea of not guilty
    Jury called: Reuben Meadows, Jabez Perkins, Joseph Early, William Perkins, Moses Warner, John Irwin, James Tackett, Charles Lutherow, Daniel Cleato, Hugh Johnson, Andrew Rhodes, Horatio Creekmore, who returned a verdict of guilty and Deft owes the plaintiff $3.00

  10. ↑ Note: Age at death for many of deaths for Whitley county at this time seem to be widely estimated. Whitley County was part of Knox County at the time Elisha would have been born.
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