Individual Details

Listed with Minerva in the 1870 Census, as Mary - she obviously later used the name Nancy. Descendants report her name as Nancy Harris Comstock [Harris was her father's middle name].

McDonald Co Marriage Book A: Can this be this person? No other Comstock girl of this age know to be in the area. COMSTOCK, Nancy Harrison (age 15), STEPHENS John Thomas (age 19), Dec 1, 1877, J.J. Clanton, JP"

1880 Census, Bright Water, Benton Co AR, p.425A:
J. T. Stevens, age 22, b. MO, father & mother b. MO
Nancy, age 17, b. MO, f. b. TN, m. b. MO
Joseph E. Stevens, age 1 month, b. AR

1900 Census. Mountain Twp, McDonald Co MO, ED 13, Sheet B11, Hh 210
living among several Schell families
John Stephens, b. Apr 1858, age 42, married one time for 22 years. Born MO, father b. MO, mother b. SC. John was a farmer.
Nancy, b. Oct 1862, age 37, 10 children, 8 are living. b. MO, father's birthplace unknown, mother b. MO
Children all born in MO - if true, they must have returned to Missouri soon after the 1880 census. One of the deceased children was surely the baby Joseph listed in 1880.
Bertie, son, b. Mar 1882, age 18
Anna, dau, b. Apr 1884, age 18 [she was 16]
Lisha [probably Elisha], son, b. Oct 1886, age 13
Allice, dau, b. Jun 1889, age 10
Dema, dau, b. Oct 1892, age 7
John, son, b. Feb 1895, age 5
Belle, dau, b. Apr 1897, age 3
not christened, son, b. Dec 1899, age 5 months
Minerva Frye, mother-in-law, b. Nov 1836, age 63, [nothing listed for children] listed as b. MO, parents b. MO

1910 Census. Mountain Twp, McDonald Co, MO
Hh 49
Elisha H. Stephens, age 23, married 1 time for 5 years, b. MO
Minnie A., wife, age 25, two children, b. MO
Elmer H. son, age 3, b. OK
Pearl T., dau, age 1, b. MO
Hh 51
John T. Stephens, age 52, married 32 yr
Nancy H., age 47, 12 children, [says 2 are living, but she meant two were deceased]
Burton N., son, age 28
Dema, dau, age 18
John L., son, age 16
Belle S., dau, age 13
Orval W., son, age 9
Hila B., dau, age 7
Rosa B., dau, age 4
Minerva Frye, mother-in-law, age 76, widowed [nothing listed for children]

1920 Census. Mountain Twp, McDonald Co, MO Hh 41
John Stephens, age 61
Nancy, wife, age 57
Arvel, son, age 20
Illie, dau, age 17
Beulah, dau, age 15

By 1930, John was living with a married daughter in McDonald Co MO; Nancy apparently deceased.
Found on Ancestry.com: There is a death listed in Benton Co AR, 29 Nov 1928, for a Nancy Stephens, but since she was living in Missouri, I very much doubt this is the correct Nancy. At least one of Nancy's sons remained in Benton County - likely this is his daughter. OR... Nancy could have been visiting her son when she died.

There is a FamilyTree on Ancestry: Schell, Nichols and Kin. It is surely maintained by a descendant of Nancy and had exact birthdates for all her children.

Birth	Oct 1862	Missouri
Marriage	19 Dec 1877	McDonald County, Missouri - John Thomas Stephens
Death	29 Nov 1928	Benton County, Arkansas

Spouse	John Thomas Stephens (1858 - 1932)
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)

Father	Warren Harris Comstock (1834 - 1864)
Mother	Manerva Schell (1836 - 1921)