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<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Leslie,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>That is some really great information you
have. Let me give you what I know. I didn't want to type it all in
at the time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Bessie Mae Stevens; parents - Thomas Stevens and
Minnie Bell Snyder (Stevens); born 1/29/1898 in Linden, IA.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Homer Godfrey; parents - Ethel Crosson and Edward
Godfrey (I guess I did have his parents, sorry!); born 7/10/1895 in Jamaica,
IA.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>After Bessie and Homer married they lived in
Washington, IA for a while. I don't know when they moved to
Oregon.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Their daughter, LaVonne is still alive however I
don't have a relationship with her. How do you find out if their son
LaVerne is still around?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Thank you for your help! I don't have any
clue about Thomas Stevens' family at all. I do have a lot of Minnie's
though.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>
<DIV><BR>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Tina</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=reedsportchapmans@verizon.net
href="mailto:reedsportchapmans@verizon.net">Leslie Chapman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:35
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [or-roots] Searching for
Godfrey/Stevens family</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P>Tina;<BR><BR>Okay you can ignore the last half of this letter as by the
time I typed it Sue came up with the info I needed to actually help; I just
left it in incase the info is of use to someone else.<BR><BR>Looking for
Stevens born in Indiana in Or 1910 Census I came up blank, but in
Iowa;<BR><BR>Series: T624 Roll: 399 Page:
261 <BR> Surname GivenName Age Sex
Race Birthplace State County Location
Year<BR> STEVENS THOMAS 37
M W
IN IA
DALLAS WASHINGTON TWP 1910<BR><BR>Dwelling 50 household
51<BR>Stevens Thomas age 37 m. 13
Indiana, Ohio
Mass Farm
Steward<BR> Minnie(sp?)
36 13 1ch 1 living Iowa
Ohio
Ohio<BR> Bessie
M 12
Iowa
Ind Iowa<BR><BR>Going back to 1900 then I find them in;<BR><BR>Series:
T623 Roll: 427 Page: 109 <BR> Surname
GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State
County Location Year<BR>STEVENS THOMAS 28
M W IN IA DALLAS LINCOLN TWP
1900<BR><BR>Thomas lists birthdate of June 1872 m.
3<BR>Minnie
april 1874(?)<BR>Bessie
Jan 1898<BR><BR>oddly enough he
lists parent's birthplaces as Michigan and Indiana?? every thing else checks
out too well for this not to be them. for what that's worth, it makes these
folks look very good for his family;<BR><BR>
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 border=0>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Name </FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Relation</FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Marital Status</FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Gender</FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Race</FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Age</FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Birthplace</FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Occupation</FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Father's Birthplace</FONT></TD>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#336699><FONT
color=#dbdbc8>Mother's Birthplace</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#ffffff>
<TD> <A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_7749877_0&frompage=5">William
STEPHENS</A> </TD>
<TD align=left> Self </TD>
<TD align=left> M </TD>
<TD align=left> Male </TD>
<TD align=left> W </TD>
<TD align=middle> 39 </TD>
<TD align=left> MI </TD>
<TD align=left> Farming </TD>
<TD align=left> ENG </TD>
<TD align=left> ENG </TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#efefe7>
<TD> <A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_7749877_1&frompage=5">Louise
STEPHENS</A> </TD>
<TD align=left> Wife </TD>
<TD align=left> M </TD>
<TD align=left> Female </TD>
<TD align=left> W </TD>
<TD align=middle> 36 </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD>
<TD align=left> Keeping House </TD>
<TD align=left> --- </TD>
<TD align=left> --- </TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#ffffff>
<TD> <A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_7749877_2&frompage=5">Florence
STEPHENS</A> </TD>
<TD align=left> Dau </TD>
<TD align=left> </TD>
<TD align=left> Female </TD>
<TD align=left> W </TD>
<TD align=middle> 17 </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD>
<TD align=left> At Home </TD>
<TD align=left> MI </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#efefe7>
<TD> <A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_7749877_3&frompage=5">Cora
B. STEPHENS</A> </TD>
<TD align=left> Dau </TD>
<TD align=left> </TD>
<TD align=left> Female </TD>
<TD align=left> W </TD>
<TD align=middle> 15 </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD>
<TD align=left> At Home </TD>
<TD align=left> MI </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#ffffff>
<TD> <A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_7749877_4&frompage=5">Blanche
STEPHENS</A> </TD>
<TD align=left> Dau </TD>
<TD align=left> S </TD>
<TD align=left> Female </TD>
<TD align=left> W </TD>
<TD align=middle> 12 </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD>
<TD align=left> At Home </TD>
<TD align=left> MI </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#efefe7>
<TD> <A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_7749877_5&frompage=5">Finette
STEPHENS</A> </TD>
<TD align=left> Dau </TD>
<TD align=left> S </TD>
<TD align=left> Female </TD>
<TD align=left> W </TD>
<TD align=middle> 10 </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD>
<TD align=left> At Home </TD>
<TD align=left> MI </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#ffffff>
<TD> <A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_7749877_6&frompage=5">Thomas
STEPHENS</A> </TD>
<TD align=left> Son </TD>
<TD align=left> S </TD>
<TD align=left> Male </TD>
<TD align=left> W </TD>
<TD align=middle> 8 </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD>
<TD align=left> </TD>
<TD align=left> MI </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#efefe7>
<TD> <A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_7749877_7&frompage=5">Stella
STEPHENS</A> </TD>
<TD align=left> Dau </TD>
<TD align=left> S </TD>
<TD align=left> Female </TD>
<TD align=left> W </TD>
<TD align=middle> 5 </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD>
<TD align=left> </TD>
<TD align=left> MI </TD>
<TD align=left> IN </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN
class=individualLabel><FONT size=+1>Source Information:</FONT></SPAN><BR>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD 10??> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><B>Census Place</B></TD>
<TD vAlign=top>Colfax, Dallas, Iowa</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=10> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><B>Family History Library Film</B> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C180%2C0&filmno=1254335"
target=_parent>1254335</A></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=10> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><B>NA Film Number</B> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top>T9-0335</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=10> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><B>Page Number</B> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="javascript:imageWindow=open('1880USCensusCost.asp','imageRecord','menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,width=600,height=440');imageWindow=open('http://www.ancestry.com/FamilySearch/?nara=T9-0335&pgno=227A&irecid=1880US_7749877_0','imageRecord','menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,width=600,height=440');imageWindow.focus();">227A</A>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>Of the seven Thomas Stevens's b. bet 1870
and 1874 listed in this 1880 LDS index that is the only likely looking
pair.<BR><BR><BR>I was going to pass on this one because it is very hard to
pin someone down with just a name, but checking against the death index
stuffpat came up with andlooking in Marion county in 1900 I came up with some
interesting names, they probably "aren't" your folks and it is just
coincidence;<BR><BR>Series: T623 Roll: 1349 Page:
41 <BR><BR><BR>Surname GivenName Age Sex
Race Birthplace State County Location
Year<BR>STEVENS BENJAMIN P 74 M W MA
OR MARION GERVAIS PCT 1900<BR><BR> Dwelling 144
household 145<BR>Stevens, Benjamin (J?) b. July 1826 age 73 m.
27
Mass. Mass.
Mass. no occup
listed<BR> Tabitha
(sp?) Jan(?)
1847 53 m. 27 8 ch 6living Iowa Ohio Ohio
"<BR> Sumner
(sp?) Feb 1875 25
s
Oregon
Ia MA
Barber<BR>
Bessie
Jan(?)
1882 18 s
Oregon "
"<BR> Anna
E
April
1890 10 s
Oregon "
" at
school<BR><BR>Now you ask yourself why with the age discrepencies I bother to
post this, well it is just because of the over powereing coincidence of the
next dwelling up the page;<BR><BR>Godfrey Frank b. Aug 1862 age 37 m. 12
Ill Kt Kt
Carpenter<BR>
Rose Dec 1863 36 m
12 2 ch 2 living Ill Ill
Ill<BR>
Ralph Aug 1888 11
s
" "
"<BR> Ruth Nov
1892 7 s
" " " <BR><BR>As I say,
these can't be your folks, but I have had folks turn up looking a lot like
this that down the road I discovered were really who I was looking for becaue
the wife lied about her age on a lot of things to look younger than hubby and
somewhere down the road Ralph wanted to become Homer.<BR><BR>If you had some
more info such as where they might have been in 1900 - 1920 or where Bessie or
Homer were born I might be able to back track them to their parents for
you.<BR><BR>Les C <BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us [<A
href="mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>]On
Behalf Of Jacobson Family<BR>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:00 AM<BR>To:
or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR>Subject: [or-roots] Searching for
Godfrey/Stevens family<BR><BR><BR>Hi everyone! <BR><BR>I am searching for
information on Bessie Mae Stevens and Homer Godfrey. They both died in
Oregon.<BR><BR>Thank you!<BR><BR>Tina Jacobson </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>