Individual Details

Louis Napoleon Stephens

(24 Jul 1849 - 24 Sep 1913)

On the 1880 U. S. Census of Marshall, Platte Co., Missouri, Lewis N. Stephens appears with his wife Mary E. and children William A., Cora E., Dan E., and Harvey Stephens. Lewis is a farmer.

In the book, History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri, Page 1119: Lewis N. Stephens. (Farmer, Section 25, Post-office, Weston). Lewis N. Stephens, the subject of this sketch, was born in Platte county, Mo., July 24, 1849, and was a son of W. L. Stephens, a man who was known by most of the early settlers of Platte county, and who came here in the year 1839. His mother was formerly Miss Lucinda Hawkins. It is but natural to suppose that a person whose early training was that of a farmer boy should follow agricultural pursuits as his chosen calling in life in subsequent years, and so it has been with Mr. Stephens, and he now has a place of 98 acres, which, by industry, good management and economy, he was enabled to purchase some years ago. Here he is meeting with good success. July 5, 1871, he was married to Miss Mary Kirkpatrick. A family of six children has blessed this union: William Alfred, Cora Elgie, D. Emmett, James Harvey, Lucy May and an infant unnamed.

St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, Missouri, September 25, 1913, Page 6, Col. 1: L. N. Stephens, a retired farmer of McFall, MO died at 9:35 o'clock last night at a local hospital. The body will be forwarded to Weston, MO for burial

Events

Birth24 Jul 1849Platte Co., Missouri
Marriage5 Jul 1871Platte Co., Missouri - Mary Etta Kirkpatrick
Death24 Sep 1913St Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri
BurialKirkpatrick Cemetery, Platte Co., Missouri

Families

SpouseMary Etta Kirkpatrick (1849 - 1927)
ChildWilliam Alfred Stephens (1872 - 1938)
ChildCora Elgie Stephens (1874 - 1940)
ChildDee Emmett Stephens (1877 - 1952)
ChildJames Harvey Stephens (1879 - 1922)
ChildLucy May Stephens (1881 - 1918)
ChildLouis Theodore Stephens (1884 - 1953)
ChildMahala Mabel Stephens (1886 - 1889)
ChildMatthew Stephens (1889 - )

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