William Stephens and Mary Jane Hinds

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Husband William Stephens

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           Born: Abt 1829 - Tennessee/Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 1864-1870
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 14 Dec 1848 - Miller Co., Missouri 1 2

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   Other Spouse: Rhoda Hinds (Abt 1837-      ) - 5 Nov 1854 - Miller Co., Missouri 1 2

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Wife Mary Jane Hinds

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           Born: Abt 1829 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1854
         Buried: 

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         Father: Benjamin Hinds (1803-1859) 3
         Mother: Jane N. Bond (1807-1878) 3

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Children

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1 M William Stephens

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           Born: 1849 - Missouri (Miller Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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2 M Isaac M. Stephens

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           Born: Abt 1853 - Missouri (Miller Co.)
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           Died: 
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General Notes: Husband - William Stephens

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CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Miller Co., Missouri, District No 13; Aug 29; pg 835
156/156
William Stephens 21 M Mo $400 Farmer
Mary " 21 F Ky
William " 10/12 M Mo </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. Mary's sister and her husband William Etter live at 154/154. The Benjamin Hines at 155/155 is probably not Mary's father but rather a second cousin of her father. Her father Benjamin Hines is at 134/134.

<pre>1860 Miller Co., Mo, Saline Township, p.o. Pleasant Mount; July 27; pg 118
764/761
William F. Stephens 31 MW Tn $785/$1270 Farmer
Rhoda " 24 FW Mo
William B. " 10 MW Mo
Isaac M. " 7 MW Mo
Mary J. " 4 FW Mo
Cordelia A. " 3 FW Mo
James M. " 2 MW Mo </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1870 Miller Co., Mo, Saline Township, p.o. Tuscumbia; June 15; pg 15
106/106
Rhoda Stephens 30 FW Ky $100/$200 Widow Lady
Mary J. " 16 FW Mo at Home
Cordelia A. " 14 FW Mo at Home
James M. " 12 MW Mo at Home
Margaret R. " 6 FW Mo at Home </pre>

Rhoda's mother Jane Hinds lives at 107/107 and her brother Benjamin Hinds lives at 109/109.

<pre>1880 Miller Co., Missouri, Saline Township, ED 107; June 25; pg 42
349/356
Rhoda Stephens 34 Wd Mo Ky Ky Keeping House
Cordelia A. " 23 dau S Mo Mo Mo
Margaret " 16 dau S Mo Mo Mo
John M. " 8 son S Mo Mo Mo
Levingston " 6 son S Mo Mo Mo </pre>

Her sister Sarah and her husband G. W. Johnston live at 350/357.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Jane Hinds

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Mary Jane, born about 1829, and Elizabeth Ann, born about 1827, fit nicely into the 1830 and 1840 censuses for young Benjamin Hinds, born 1803. They do not fit well as children of old Benjamin Hinds, born about 1786.

In 1850, however, the recently married Mary Jane and Elizabeth Ann are living next to OLD Benjamin. He is at 155. Mary Jane is at 156 and Elizabeth Ann is at 154. Young Benjamin is not, however, so far away. He is at 134. Remember that the census is linear and that in two dimensiona 134 and 155 might be very close.

1 , Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 Thelma Scott Hickok, "Index to Marriages of Miller County, Missouri," Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 Kelsay, Tombstone Inscriptions of Cemeteries in Miller County, Missouri, Richwoods and Saline Townships.