Rosa Lee (Harris) Stevens (1881 - 1969)

Born 4 Dec 1881 in Patrick, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Preston Stevens — married 25 Dec 1902 in Patrick, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1969 at age 87 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Rosa was born in 1881. She was the daughter of William Harris and Lucinda Foley. She passed away in 1969.^{[1] [2][3]} Rosa Lee is buried at Korner's Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina.^[4]

Birth Date Issues

Many of the sourced death certificates for Rosa Lee and her siblings record the wrong birth date. However, whether the informant was in error or the loss of birth records due to a courthouse fire caused the confusion, the best course of action is to use the date recorded on the majority of sources. In this case it is 1881. However, one source exists showing 1880 for birth: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5DH-S5B. Judgement is ultimately left to the researcher.

Marriage

Rosa Lee married William Preston Stevens on 25 December 1902 in Patrick, Virginia. ^[5]

Residence

• 1900 Dan River, Patrick, Virginia. Relation to Head: Daughter.^[6]
• 1910 Dan River, Patrick, Virginia. Relation to Head: Wife. ^[7]
• 1920 Mt. Airy, Surry, North Carolina. Relation to Head: Wife. ^[8]
• 1930 Westfield, Surry, North Carolina. Relation to Head: Wife. ^[9]

Children

Based on census records the following children were born to William and Rosa Lee:

• William Ray b. abt 1905
• Bessie L. b. abt 1906
• Fred L. b. abt 1908
• Arthur Frank b. abt 1910
• Ellie b. abt 1913
• Clovis Mae b. abt 1914
• Vera Ruth b. abt 1916
• Hattie Virginia b. abt 1919
• Claude James b. abt 1921
• Nellie Irene b. 1924
• Verla Marie b. abt 1926

William had a daughter from his first wife: Mamie V. b. abt 1899

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2Z5-S3F : 19 May 2014), Rosa Stevens, Mar 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976," database with images, Ancestry, 2007 (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1121/S123_593-0584?pid=566781: accessed 10 March 2018); citing North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina; microfilm S.123, certificate no. 11566.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP9G-SFQ : 18 July 2017), Rosa Harris Stevens, 23 Mar 1969; citing Mt. Airy, Surry, North Carolina, v 11B cn 11566, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,983,301.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88401936 : accessed 10 March 2018), memorial page for Rosa Lee Harris Stevens (4 Dec 1881–23 Mar 1969), Find A Grave Memorial no. 88401936, citing Korner's Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by A.W.R. (contributor 47508929) .
5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9R-CNL : 11 February 2018), Wm. P. Stephens and R. L. Harriss, 25 Dec 1902; citing Patrick County, Virginia, reference im 645; FHL microfilm 2,048,468.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMND-MNL : accessed 11 March 2018), Rosa A Harris in household of William M Harris, Dan River District (south & east part), Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,722.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPL8-BM2 : accessed 11 March 2018), Rosa L Stevens in household of William P Stevens, Dan River, Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 11A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1640; FHL microfilm 1,375,653.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVF-YRT : accessed 12 March 2018), Rosa L Stephens in household of William P Stephens, Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 256, sheet 11B, line 63, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1316; FHL microfilm 1,821,316.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37H-PS1 : accessed 11 March 2018), William P Stevans, Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 4A, line 15, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1722; FHL microfilm 2,341,456.