Charles B. Stevenson (1835-1907)

Charles B. Stevenson was born in January 1835 in Germantown, Bracken County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Stephen Stevenson and Fanny Proctor.  Charles was raised on the family farm in Bracken County.

On June 19, 1861, Charles enlisted for service in the Civil War, in company D of the Indiana 13^th Regiment Infantry, which was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana.  The infantry left the state of Indiana for West Virginia on July 4, 1861.  Charles mustered out on June 20, 1864. 

Charles’ military service likely included the following battles:

Battle of Rich Mountain, Virginia on July 11, 1861

Battle of Winchester March 23, 1862

Siege of Suffolk, Virginia, April 12-May 4 1863

Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16, 1864

Battles about Cold Harbor June 1-12, 1864

During service in the war, the Indiana 13^th Regiment Infantry lost a total of 255 men: 3 officers and 104 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded; and 2 officers and 146 enlisted men by disease.

Charles suffered some injuries during the war, but was able to go home to his family.  In 1880, he was living in Big Boone, Boone County, Kentucky, near his mother and siblings, doing farm work.

Charles was checked in to the U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Dayton, Ohio on September 25, 1891.  His diagnosis upon registering at the home was varicose veins on his left leg as well as varicocele.  He was 55 years old at that time, and described as 5’ 11” tall, with grey hair and eyes.

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

On September 2, 1905, Charles was re-admitted into U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Dayton, Ohio. 

Charles B. Stevenson died at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio on October 29, 1907, at the age of 72 years.  The cause of death listed was “acute cardiac dilatation.”  His sister, Mary Ann Murphy was notified of her brother’s death the next day via telegraph.

Notes for Charles B. 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.

Military:  Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

Residence in 1880:  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Boone, Boone, Kentucky; Roll: 403; Family History Film: 1254403; Page: 552B; Enumeration District: 008; Image: 0311.

Death & Residence in 1891, 1905:  Ancestry.com. U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Original data: Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1749, 282 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Infantry Information:  http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf1.htm#13th (accessed 15 August 2014)

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.

Mary Ann Stevenson (1824-1915)

Mary Ann Stevenson was born in November 1824 in Mason County (now, Bracken County), Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Stephen Stevenson and Fanny Proctor.

Mary married James Murphy on March 25, 1855 in Boone County, Kentucky.  She was 30 years old and he was 41 years.  James was born in 1816 in Pennsylvania.  The couple settled their family on a farm in Boone County.  They had three children:

Charles B. Murphy     born   June 1856    

Mary Stella Murphy    born March 1, 1857           

George B. Murphy      born May 18, 1859

James Murphy died sometime between 1870 and 1880.  After the death of her husband, Mary lived with her son, George. 

Mary Ann Stevenson Murphy died in February 15, 1911 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. She was 86 years old at her death.

Notes for Mary Ann Stevenson

Birth and Residence in 1900:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 3, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 534; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240534.

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.

Death:  "Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NS9R-JMS : accessed 05 Sep 2013), Mary A. Murphy, 1911.

Notes for James Murphy

Birth and Residence in 1860:  Year: 1860; Census Place: Walton, Boone, Kentucky; Roll: M653_355; Page: 450; Image: 450; Family History Library Film: 803355.

Death:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Boone, Boone, Kentucky; Roll: 403; Family History Film: 1254403; Page: 545C; Enumeration District: 008; Image: 0296.

Notes for Mary Stella Murphy

Birth:  "Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWJ3-3ZY : accessed 05 Sep 2013), James Murphy in entry for Murphy, 01 Mar 1857.

Charles B. Murphy (1856-1900)

Charles B. Murphy was born in June 1856 in Boone County, Kentucky.  He was the eldest of three children born to James Murphy and Mary Ann Stevenson.  He was raised on the family farm in Boone County, Kentucky.

Charles married Nellie May Meyers on June 23, 1896 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky.  He was 40 years old and she was 18 years.  Nellie was born in September 1877 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Elkana Owen Meyers and Laura Ellen Booth. 

The couple settled in a home in Covington, where Charles was employed as a grocery clerk.  Charles and Nellie had three children:

Nettie Mae Murphy              born April 22, 1897

Edith Bryan Murphy            born February 3, 1899

Charles Edw Murphy          born January 15, 1901

Charles B. Murphy died sometime between 1900 and 1902, probably in Kenton County, Kentucky, leaving his wife a young widow with three children.

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Nellie May Meyers Murphy married Charles E. Crothers on March 16, 1902 in Hamilton County, Ohio.  Charles was born on September 17, 1871 in Ohio, the son of James Crothers and Emma Pierson.  The couple had one child:

Morris William Crothers      born April 8, 1905

In 1910, Charles and Nellie were renting a house in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, where Charles was employed as a barber.  Nellie’s brother, Joseph Meyers, and Charles’ cousin, Delbert Pierson, were also living in the home, along with Nellie’s and Charles’ children.

Charles and Nellie Crothers divorced sometime between 1910 and 1918.   

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Charles enlisted with the National Guard to serve in the First World War on April 12, 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He served as a baker and cook, and was honorably discharged on September 25, 1918. 

In 1930, Charles was living in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, with his widowed mother, Emma Morris, sister, Rachel Mason, and Mabel Hane, a servant.  He was working in a barber shop.

Charles E. Crothers died on April 25, 1940 in Jefferson, Montgomery County, Ohio.  He was buried four days later, in the Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.

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Nellie May Meyers Murphy Crothers married Claude Edward Hallsman after her divorce with Charles Crothers. 

Claude Edward Hallsman was born on February 14, 1878 in Ohio, the son of Salathiel T. Hallsman and Mary Belle Conkle.  He married Mary Lucinda Woodruff on September 21, 1904 in Franklin County, Ohio.  He was 26 years old and she was 17 years.  Mary was born on August 27, 1887 in Birmingham, Van Buren County, Iowa, the daughter of James Woodruff and Susan Catharine Crane.  The couple had two children:

Dorothy May Hallsman       born February 23, 1906

Paul M. Hallsman                born July 14, 1910

           

Mary Lucinda Woodruff Hallsman died of pulmonary tuberculosis on February 26, 1914 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.  She was 26 years old at her death.

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Nellie May Meyers Murphy Crothers married Claude Edward Hallsman on September 7, 1918 in Clark County, Ohio.  This was Nellie’s third marriage, and Claude’s second. 

Five days after their marriage, Claude registered for the draft for the First World War.  They were living in Franklin County, Ohio, where Claude was employed as decorator.  He was of medium height and slender build, with blue eyes and dark hair.  He did not serve in the war.

In 1930, Claude and Nellie were living in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky.  Nellie’s daughter, Edith, and her son, Morris, were living with them.  Claude was employed as a newspaper agent. 

Nellie May Meyers Murphy Crothers Hallsman died on August 23, 1963 in Kenton County, Kentucky.  She was 84 years old at her death.

Claude Edward Hallsman died five years later, on June 21, 1968 in Latonia, Kenton County, Kentucky. He was 90 years old at his death.

Notes for Charles B. Murphy

Birth:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 3, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 535; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240535.

Marriage:  "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWR2-TVM : accessed 06 Sep 2013), C.W. Murphy and Nellie M. Meyers, 23 Jun 1896.

Death:  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8R4-6X2 : accessed 10 Sep 2013), Chas E. Crothers and Nellie M. Murphy, 1902.

Notes for Nellie May Meyers

Birth:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 3, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 535; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240535.

Marriage to Charles Crothers:  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8R4-6X2 : accessed 10 Sep 2013), Chas E. Crothers and Nellie M. Murphy, 1902.

Residence in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus Ward 8, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: T624_1182; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375195.

Divorce from Charles Crothers:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 761; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 652.0; FHL microfilm: 2340496.

Marriage to Claude Edward Hallsman:  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8NH-R5B : accessed 11 Sep 2013), Claude E. Hallsman and Nellie M. Crothers, 1918.

Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.  Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Notes for Charles E. Crothers

Birth & Death:  "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X87H-11X : accessed 10 Sep 2013), Charles E Crothers, 1940.

Residence & Occupation in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus Ward 8, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: T624_1182; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375195.

Military:  Ancestry.com. Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Original data: The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War, 1917-18. Columbus, OH, USA: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., 1926.

Residence & Occupation in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 761; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 652.0; FHL microfilm: 2340496.

Notes for Claude Edward Hallsman

Birth, Physical Description, Occupation, and Residence in 1918:  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Franklin; Roll: 1832031; Draft Board: 4. 

Marriage to Mary Lucinda Woodruff:  "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDHP-PB8 : accessed 10 Sep 2013), Claude Edward Hallsman and Mary Lucinda Woodruff, 21 Sep 1904.

Residence & Occupation in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 762; Page: 30B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 446.0; FHL microfilm: 2340497.

Residence & Occupation in 1940:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1324; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 59-36.

Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.  Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Notes for Mary Lucinda Woodruff

Birth & Death:  "Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6KM-CBZ : accessed 10 Sep 2013), James Woodruff in entry for Mary Lucinda Halliman, 26 Feb 1914.

Notes for Paul M. Hallsman

Birth:  Ancestry.com. Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Original data: Ohio Birth Records. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Vital Records Office.