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Below is a family biography included in The History of Warrick County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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WILLIAM STEPHENSON, native of the township and county where he now resides, was born September 6, 1853, the third son in a family of six children—Thomas (deceased), Hulda (Mrs. Samuel Watson), Andrew, Elizabeth (Mrs. H. J. Hart), William and Martha M. (Mrs. Edmond Sparks)—born to John and Martha (Emmons) Stephenson, who were both natives of Indiana. They were married in Spencer County, this State, and soon after moved to Warrick County, where they raised their family. The father is now a resident of Boonville. William assisted his father on the farm, receiving a good common school education, and March 27, 1872, he wedded Miss Arena Weir, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Byers) Weir, and to them have been born the following named children: Arvilla, born September 14, 1875; John, November 9, 1877; Arleva, November 1, 1878; Wilford, August 23, 1880, and Arminda, July 22, 1882. Mr. Stephenson makes farming and stock-raising a specialty, owning eighty-five acres of his father’s old homestead. In the spring of 1884 he was elected Township Trustee on the Democratic ticket. He has already built two new schoolhouses besides improvements in the general furniture of the schools throughout the township. Mr. Stephenson is a Democrat, a member of the I. O. O.F. fraternity, and his wife belongs to the General Baptist Church.
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This family biography is one of 274 biographies included in The History of Warrick County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Warrick County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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