Laura Ann Rachel (Dukeminier) Stephenson (1853 - 1926)

Ancestors

Wife of James Monroe Stephenson — married 3 Jan 1871 in near Mount Hope, AL

Descendants

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Biography

Laura was a most estimable young woman. On January 3, 1871, she married James Monroe Stephenson. There were born of this union 9 children, 6 sons and 3 daughters. Their names are as follows: Charles Michaux, Fredrick L., Russell E., Frank David, Edward Alfred, Deaton Monroe, Lula B., Zula, and Mollie Stephenson.

At Monroe's death, the widow as left with these 9 children and a little farm. She, by hard work and good management, gave her children a support and a good, common school education. The children were reared in respectability. They were a credit to their noble, sacrificing mother. After the children were grown and married, the widow very judiciously and prudently married Mr. Ches Robertson a respectable farmer of good means.

Sources

• Ginger Stephenson (great-great-grandmother)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49851580

https://ia700506.us.archive.org/18/items/stephensonfamily01step/stephensonfamily01step.pdf (book pages 80-81)

http://www.lawrencecoarchives.com/database/marriages.php?#/?page=2&searchCol=groom_surname&searchBy=stephenson