7.Voilet B.2 Stephens (Solomon Butler Stevens /1) was born Abt. 1815 in Huddleston Bedford Co.Va.She married Samuel Bates 27 Dec 1833 in Bedford County Va..He was born 15 Dec 1809 in Bedford County Va..
Notes for Voilet B. Stephens:
Marriage note, Bedford marriages Bonds list two marriage bonds.
Dec. 30, 1832; Samuel Bates & Violet Stevens; Married by William Leftwich.
Dec. 27, 1833;Samuel Bates & Violet Stevens; dt Mary B.; John Hughes, Surety.
From the 1850 Census of Bedford County Va.,
Samuel Bates age 41, Violet37, Sarah A. 17, Nancy14, Eliza 11, John 9, Lydia 7, Phoebe 5, Samuel R. 3 and Va. (Virginia) age 1.
Also listed in the census is a Mary Stevens age 70, living with a Jane Stevens age 30 and Hester A. Stevens age 10. ( Mary believed to be the widow of Solomon Butler Stevens # 1 )
Children of Voilet Stephens and Samuel Bates are:
44 i. Frances3 Bates, born in Bedford County Va..
+ 45 ii. Sarah A. Bates, born Abt. 1833.
+ 46 iii. Nancy Bates, born Abt. 1837 in Bedford County Va..
47 iv. Lydia, born Abt. 1843 in Bedford County Va..
+ 48 v. Samuel Robert Bates, born 07 Nov 1847 in Bedford County Va.; died 04 Aug 1931 in Bedford, Virginia.
+ 49 vi. Mary Virginia Bates, born 08 Dec 1849 in Bedford County va.; died Nov 1943 in Bedford County va..
50 vii. Stephen Peter Bates, born Abt. 1852 in Bedford County Va..
51 viii. Pocahantas Bates, born Abt. 1856 in Bedford County Va..
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