Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameLevi Farquhar Stephens
Birth18 Nov 1866, Fayette Co, PA
Census21 Jun 1880, Madison Twp, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#1020, pg 170
Census8 Jun 1900, Lenox Twp, Warren Co, IL
Memoroll#350, pg 4
Census30 Apr 1910, Parma, Canyon Co, ID
Memoroll#223, pg 13
Census9 Feb 1920, Apple Valley, Canyon Co, ID
Memoroll#290, pg 14
Census5 May 1930, Apple Valley, Canyon Co, ID
Memoroll#398, pg 5
Death1940, Parma, Canyon Co, ID
BurialParma Cem, Parma, Canyon Co, ID
OccupationFarmer
FatherAaron B. Stephens (1833-1870)
MotherMary Elizabeth Wells (1847-1916)
Misc. Notes
Listed with his widowed mother, grandfather and brother in Guernsey Co, OH in 1880.
He married Mary in 1888, then married (2nd) his distant cousin Ella Dulany STEPHENS abt 1896.
Listed in 1900 census as Levy Stevens in Warren Co, IL with his wife Ella and son Halton. They then moved to Idaho in 1907 and were listed there thru 1930. The Stephens ranch, Riverside Farm, in Apple Valley, bordered by the Snake River on one side and the site of Old Fort Boise. 640 acres. The dairy farm was the first to have the Milking machine in the valley, made possible by the Idaho Power Co. bringing a power line to the ranch in exchange for a right-of-way through the Stephens land. Levi & Ella were community builders, members of the Meth. Episcopal Church and also on the school board.
children:
Halton Aaron Stephens b. 2 Jan 1899 IL - Nov 1963
Alene Elizabeth Stephens b. 19 Sep 1900 IL, m. Christopher Meltvedt 22 Dec 1920 Caldwell Co, ID
Lucille Ella Stephens b. 1903 IL - 2006 ID
Levi D. Stephens b. 1907 ID d. 1926 from gunshot
Ralph Wilson Stephens b. 1913 ID
Martha Rae Stephens b. 1918 ID
Spouses
Marriage12 Feb 1888, Fayette Co, PA
Birth4 Oct 1876, Fayette Co, PA
Death1959, Parma, Canyon Co, ID
BurialParma Cem, Parma, Canyon Co, ID
Misc. Notes
possibly daughter of Horace Thomas and Oella Stephens, and granddaugher of Johnson and Sarah Stephens.
Marriageabt 1896
ChildrenHalton Aaron (1899-1963)
Last Modified 23 Jun 2013Created 5 Aug 2023 using Reunion on a Mac