Lee Andrew Stephens (1905-1981)

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Son of Wilbur Lee Stephens and Edna Inez Stratton √
Husband of Elizabeth Helen Murphy √

Facts (with source information): Narrative Report

What's so great about these records?
True family story, supported by primary records: they eloped. They were married at Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois. His sister was their witness. And the record of that marriage is a genealogical treasure. It names all their parents.

Charts:

1905 birth

St. Louis, Missouri
(right side, July 22nd, Stephens, male,
father is W.L. of Indiana, mother is Edna of Ohio)

1934 Marriage to Elizabeth Murphy

Marriage Certificate

Monroe County, Illinois

Marriage License Application

Monroe County, Illinois
Names his parents
Witness is Mrs. Wm Kerner, his sister

1981 Death

1981 Death Certificate

Names his parents
The informant is his son.

Funeral Record

Sacred Heart, Florissant, Missouri, 3rd entry
Names his parents
(film 008133863, image 446)

Cemetery plot: Family plot in Calvary Cemetery

Census Records:

A bit of bad luck. Only the 1920 and 1930 census records are available. And his surname is spelled incorrectly in 1920. And his first name (Lee) is left out in 1930.

1920 Census

Laramie, Wyoming
McLain Morgan household, lines 92-96
McLain Morgan was his stepfather.

1930 Census

St. Louis, Missouri
William Kerner household, lines 43-45
William Kerner was his brother-in-law.