Individual Details
John Thomas Stephens
(Apr 1858 - 25 Oct 1932)
Although I've found two different sets of parents in Internet databases, only one of these families was living in the area for John to meet Nancy Comstock. In 1860, there were two two-year-old boys named John T. Stephens in the census. One of these was the family of Robert Stephens & wife Ormissy and they were in Chariton Co, MO. The other family was that of Joseph Stephens and his wife Ruth - they were living in Hickory Co, MO in 1860, but in 1870 they were in Barry Co. MO, a neighboring county of McDonald Co where John married Nancy in 1877. I would feel quite comfortable in saying this was most likely John's family - he and Nancy also named their first born son "Joseph".
1860 Census. P.O. Black Oak Point, Hickory Co MO, Hh 46
Joseph Stephens, age 32, b. NC. Ruth, age 31, b. NC
Children born in Missouri: Rebecca L. 10, Nancy 8, Joseph M. 6, James A. 4, John T. 2 and William L. age 3 months.
1870 Census. Sugar Creek Twp, Barry Co MO, Cassville P.O., Hh 335
Joseph Stephens, age 41, b. NC. Ruth, age 41, b. NC
Rebecca 20, Nancy 18, James 14, John 12, William 10, Mary A., age 7, b. Arkansas, and Greenbery, age 5, b. Texas.
See Nancy for censuses during their married life.
1930 Census. Mountain Twp, McDonald Co, MO Hh 30
Nancy apparently deceased
John Stephens, age 71, married at age 19.
Ran Roller, son-in-law, age 30, married at age 19
Hiley, dau, age 27, married at age 17
Doyle, gson, age 7
Eva, gdau, age 8 months
Events
| Birth | Apr 1858 | Missouri | |||
| Marriage | 19 Dec 1877 | McDonald County, Missouri - Nancy Harris Comstock | |||
| Death | 25 Oct 1932 | Benton County, Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Harris Comstock (1862 - 1928) |
| Child | Joseph E. Stephens (1880 - 1885) |
| Child | Burton Nathaniel Stephens (1882 - 1964) |
| Child | Anna Stephens (1884 - 1956) |
| Child | Elisha Henry Stephens (1886 - 1949) |
| Child | Alice Stephens (1889 - 1967) |
| Child | Dema Stephens (1892 - 1920) |
| Child | John Luther Stephens (1895 - 1951) |
| Child | Belle Elzada Stephens (1897 - 1970) |
| Child | Orville W. Stephens (1899 - 1970) |
| Child | Hila Bertha Stephens (1902 - 1976) |
| Child | Rosa Beulah Stephens (1903 - 1977) |