John Edgar Stevenson (1827-1900)

John Edgar Stevenson was born January 5, 1827 in Bracken County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Stephen Stevenson and Fanny Proctor.  John was raised on the family farm in Bracken County.

John married Mary Ann Scholes September 16, 1851 in Bracken County, Kentucky.  He was 24 years old and she was 18 years.  Mary was born June 8, 1833 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, the daughter of William Scholes and Amanda Powell.

After their marriage, John and Mary settled their family in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, where John worked as a doctor.  The couple had seven children:

William Byrd               born January 11, 1853

Henry Clay                  born February 13, 1855 

John S.                        born September 12, 1857

Edgar E.                      born September 5, 1860

Lorena                         born 1864

Charles M.                  born December 31, 1864

James                         born April 5, 1868

In 1900, John and Mary were living in a home on Wright Street in Covington County, Kentucky.  Living with them, were their sons, Charles and John, and their granddaughter, Ethel.

John Edgar Stevenson died at home on September 19, 1900 in Covington.  He was 73 years old at his death.  John was buried in Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky. 

Mary Ann Scholes Stevenson died on January 30, 1917 in Covington, at the age of 84 years.  She was also buried in Highland Cemetery.

Notes for John Edgar Stevenson

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Burial:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114158973&ref=acom (accessed 21 August 2014)

Residence in 1850:  Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.  Year: 1850; Census Place: Germantown, Bracken, Kentucky; Roll: M432_193; Page: 439B; Image: 117.

Residence in 1860:  Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.  Year: 1860; Census Place: Covington Ward 7, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: M653_379; Page: 865; Image: 583; Family History Library Film: 803379.

Residence in 1870:  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.  Year: 1870; Census Place: Covington Ward 7, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: M593_478; Page: 119A; Image: 447; Family History Library Film: 545977.

Residence in 1880:  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.  Year: 1880; Census Place: Searcy, Phillips, Arkansas; Roll: 53; Family History Film: 1254053;  Page: 300D; Enumeration District: 234; Image: 0387.

Residence in 1900:  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.  Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 3, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 535; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1240535.

Notes for Mary Ann Scholes

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Residence in 1910:  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.  Year: 1910; Census Place: Covington Ward 3, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: T624_488; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374501.

James S. Stevenson (1822- )

James S. Stevenson was born in November 1822 in Germantown, Bracken County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Stephen Stevenson and Fanny Proctor.  James was raised on the family farm in Bracken County.

By 1850, James had become a physician.  At that time, he was living with his widowed mother, and five of his brothers and sisters. 

James married Elizabeth J. Huey on October 20, 1853 in Boone County, Kentucky.  He was 31 years old and she was 20 years.  Elizabeth was born about 1833 in Boone County.

James and Elizabeth were the parents of four children.  On June 1, 1854, Elizabeth gave birth to triplet girls at just 5 months gestation.  The infants did not survive.  One year later, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. 

Infant Girl (1)               born and died June 1, 1854
Infant Girl (2)               born and died June 1, 1854
Infant Girl (3)               born and died June 1, 1854
George H.                   born October 30, 1855

Elizabeth J. Huey Stevenson died sometime between 1855 and 1860 in Boone County, Kentucky.  She was in her mid 20’s when she died.

After the death of his wife, James and his son, George, moved in with his sister, Mary Ann Murphy, and her family in Walton, Boone County, Kentucky.

On July 1, 1863 James enlisted for service in the Civil War as a doctor. 

In 1870, James and his son were living with his brother, John, and his family in Kenton County, Kentucky.  By 1880, they were living with James’ mother in Boone County.

In 1900, James was renting a farm in Hamilton, Boone County, Kentucky with his brother, Charles. 

Notes for James S. Stevenson 
Birth & Residence in 1900:  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hamilton, Boone, Kentucky; Roll: 507; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1240507. 
Residence in 1850:  Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Germantown, Bracken, Kentucky; Roll: M432_193; Page: 439B; Image: 117. 
Marriage:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.  Original data: Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Military Service:  National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 3.
Residence in 1870:  Year: 1870; Census Place: Covington Ward 7, Kenton, Kentucky;  Roll: M593_478;  Page: 119A; Image: 447; Family History Library Film: 545977.
Residence in 1880:  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Boone, Kentucky; Roll: 403; Family History Film: 1254403; Page: 521C; Enumeration District: 031; Image: 0245. 

Notes for Elizabeth J. Huey
Birth:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.  Original data: Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Birth of Infant Girls:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Birth Records, 1852-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.  Original data: Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.