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Author: mragan139
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Dear Kathy,
Thank you very much! This is indeed the right family and your information is extremely
helpful. As you suspected, I did have Stephens with a "v" (Stevens). I have the
following information on the family of Martha Ann and Solomon:
Martha (Ann) (1842/43 - btw.1925-31); was living in Wells Co IN in 1925. Married Solomon
Stevens (b.1838/39), 10 Nov 1864 [note 1]. Their children were:
Phebe H. (b. 14 Nov 1866, d. 1 Jan 1955) m William Bradburn [note 2]
Cora D. (b.1868/69)
Angeline W. (b.1870/71)
Amanda E. (b.1871/72)
Smith Willis(?) (b.1877/78) m. Rosetta xxxxx [note 3]
Nathan A. (b.1878/79)
[note 1] Information originating from Glen Dickison contained in a 1 Oct 1997 posting by
Michael W. Reagan gives their marriage date as 11 Oct 1864. This posting is factually
unreliable in other ways.
[note 2] Phoebe H. Stevens married William Bradburn (b. 1 May 1857 in Tipton Co IN, d. 28
Oct 1944 in Wells Co IN) on either 4 or 14 March 1885. Phoebe died in Roanoake IN and is
buried in Spider Hill Cemetery, Rockford IN. William Bradburn's parents were Barney
Bradburn and Ann Henry. Phoebe and William Bradburn had children Orvin, Jesse, Clifford,
Cecil, and Otis W. (possibly also Elisha). William Bradburn had brother Elisha. William
was buried in the Methodist Cemetery, Rockford IN (this is the same cemetery as Spider
Hill). Information from Brown Funeral Home via INGenWeb.
[note 3] Smith W[illis?] Stevens appears in the 1910 US Census for Wells Co IN as age 32,
consistent with having been born between about May 1877 and April 1878. He had been
married to his wife Rosetta for 10 years; she is given in this Census page as 30 years of
age. Their children were given as Andrew A., Paul, Solomon S., and Laura A. The very next
listing on that Census page gives Solomon H[?] Stevens, age 70, and his wife of 44 years
Martha A., age 66.
Your letter is the first I've seen the name Sarah C. Stephens.
Martha Ann was the eldest child of Thomas Jefferson Ragan (b. KY probably 13 Jun 1823, d.
18 Jan 1889, bur. Albright Cem near Kokomo IN) and Phoebe Graham (b. 16 Aug 1819, d. 3 Dec
1916, bur. Normanda Cem, Tipton Co IN), married 2 Mar 1843. They lived in Switzerland Co
IN before moving north to what is now Tipton Co. in the 1840s. I have some further
information.
I am very interested in finding out more about Thomas J. and Phoebe, in particular their
exact dates and places of birth, and locating photographs if any.
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