Elijah
STEPHENS
(b.
28 October 1840
,
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
d.
20 May 1902
,
Lynnville, Warrick, Indiana, USA
)
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Elijah STEPHENS was born 28 October 1840 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Elijah STEPHENS was the child of Josiah STEPHENS and Sarah WILSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) William STEPHENS and Rhoda (Rodah) HOPPER (maternal) James WILSON and Elizabeth FOXElijah was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elijah married Mary Emily CARNAHAN 9 June 1861 in Warrick, Indiana, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Emily CARNAHAN was born abt. 1842 in Warrick, Indiana, USA. Mary Emily died 14 June 1894 in Hart, Indiana, USA. Mary Emily was the child of Ephraim Edward CARNAHAN and Mary Polly BRISTOW.
Elijah STEPHENS died 20 May 1902 in Lynnville, Warrick, Indiana, USA.
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Family and Children of Elijah STEPHENS
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Mary Emily CARNAHAN-- Date: 9 June 1861 Place: Warrick, Indiana, USA
Mary Emily CARNAHAN was the child of Ephraim Edward CARNAHAN and Mary Polly BRISTOW
Children of Elijah STEPHENS and Mary Emily CARNAHAN:
George Washington STEPHENS (b.1 July 1872, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. abt. 1946, )
m. Ella M BARNETT
Mary Emily CARNAHAN-- Date: 9 June 1861 Place: Warrick, Indiana, USAMary Emily CARNAHAN was the child of Ephraim Edward CARNAHAN and Mary Polly BRISTOW
Children of Elijah STEPHENS and Mary Emily CARNAHAN:
George Washington STEPHENS (b.1 July 1872, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. abt. 1946, )m. Ella M BARNETT
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1840 Birth 28 October 1840
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1861 Marriage / PartnerElijah STEPHENS and Mary Emily CARNAHAN 9 June 1861, Warrick, Indiana, USA
He was 20 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1872 Birth of ChildGeorge Washington STEPHENS was born 1 July 1872, Ripley County, Missouri, USA
Elijah was 31 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1894 Death of Spouse/PartnerMary Emily CARNAHAN died 14 June 1894, Hart, Indiana, USA
1902 Death 20 May 1902
Lynnville, Warrick, Indiana, USA
He died at the age of 61.
Added: 3/23/2021 5:21:43 PM
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