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Jane Harris Stephenson

Birth
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Death
19 Feb 1834 (aged 29)
Tennessee, USA
Burial
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Jane Harris parents are:

George Carroll Harris and Sarah McCray.

She married William M. Stephenson on 8 August 1820.

Their 7 children are:

George C Stephenson,
Joseph T. Stephenson,
Sarah P. Stephenson,
James W. Stephenson,
Elizabeth P. Stephenson,
Elijah Harris Stephenson,
Andrew Ramsey Stephenson.

Unknown person gave the info below:

William had a total of 18 children; seven with Jane Harris. He claimed 200 acres of land in the Ocoee Land District, south of the Hiwassee and Tennessee rivers, near present day Cleveland, entered 1840-42. He reportedly lived the latter part of his life in Catoosa Co., GA and is thought to be buried in a cemetery in the little town of Apison, Hamilton, Tennessee. William is listed in the 1830 Monroe County, TN census as a Free White Person, age 30-40 with a wife, age 30-40; a son and daughter, both under 5 and, an unnamed woman, age 20-30 in the household. He is found again in the 1840 Polk Co., TN census as a Free White Person, age 40-50 and at age 71 in the 1870 Bradley Co., TN census with his family. "Abstracts of Ocoee District Land Records - Entries" lists three claims for William M. Stephenson and 2, perhaps 4 for William's brother, Andrew.



Jane Harris parents are:

George Carroll Harris and Sarah McCray.

She married William M. Stephenson on 8 August 1820.

Their 7 children are:

George C Stephenson,
Joseph T. Stephenson,
Sarah P. Stephenson,
James W. Stephenson,
Elizabeth P. Stephenson,
Elijah Harris Stephenson,
Andrew Ramsey Stephenson.

Unknown person gave the info below:

William had a total of 18 children; seven with Jane Harris. He claimed 200 acres of land in the Ocoee Land District, south of the Hiwassee and Tennessee rivers, near present day Cleveland, entered 1840-42. He reportedly lived the latter part of his life in Catoosa Co., GA and is thought to be buried in a cemetery in the little town of Apison, Hamilton, Tennessee. William is listed in the 1830 Monroe County, TN census as a Free White Person, age 30-40 with a wife, age 30-40; a son and daughter, both under 5 and, an unnamed woman, age 20-30 in the household. He is found again in the 1840 Polk Co., TN census as a Free White Person, age 40-50 and at age 71 in the 1870 Bradley Co., TN census with his family. "Abstracts of Ocoee District Land Records - Entries" lists three claims for William M. Stephenson and 2, perhaps 4 for William's brother, Andrew.





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