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
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
| Birth | 24 Jul 1849 | Platte Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Jul 1871 | Platte Co., Missouri - Mary Etta Kirkpatrick | | ||
| Death | 24 Sep 1913 | St Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Kirkpatrick Cemetery, Platte Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Etta Kirkpatrick (1849 - 1927) |
| Child | William Alfred Stephens (1872 - 1938) |
| Child | Cora Elgie Stephens (1874 - 1940) |
| Child | Dee Emmett Stephens (1877 - 1952) |
| Child | James Harvey Stephens (1879 - 1922) |
| Child | Lucy May Stephens (1881 - 1918) |
| Child | Louis Theodore Stephens (1884 - 1953) |
| Child | Mahala Mabel Stephens (1886 - 1889) |
| Child | Matthew Stephens (1889 - ) |
Endnotes
1. St. Louis National Historical Company, History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri (n.p: 1885, n.d), Page 1119.
2. Shirley I. Kimsey, Platte County Missouri Cemeteries West of I-29 North of 92 Hwy (n.p: January 1999, n.d), Page 42.
3. St. Louis National Historical Company, History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri (n.p: 1885, n.d), Page 1119.
4. Shirley I. Kimsey, Platte County Missouri Cemeteries West of I-29 North of 92 Hwy (n.p: January 1999, n.d), Page 42.
5. Missouri State Archives.
6. Shirley I. Kimsey, Platte County Missouri Cemeteries West of I-29 North of 92 Hwy (n.p: January 1999, n.d), Page 42.