Sophronia Angeline (Pitts) Stephenson (1859 - 1917)

Born Sep 1859 in Georgia, USA

Wife of John Wilburn Stephenson — married 24 Jan 1883 in Carroll County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Biography

Sophronia A. Pitts wed John W. Stephenson January 24, 1883 in Carroll County, Georgia.^[1]

Saphrona Stevenson was enumerated as wife of the head of household at Militia Districts 1310, 1371, 1527, 1533, Mexico, Shiloh, Victory, Tyus, Carroll County, Georgia for the June 8, United States Census, 1900. She was noted as born September 1837 in Georgia. She had been married seventeen years and was the mother of two children of which both were still living as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are head John W Stevenson, son Charles R Stevenson and daughter Annie Stevenson.^[2]

Saphrona A Stephenson was enumerated as wife of the head of household at Carrollton Road, Victory, Carroll County, Georgia for the May 4, United States Census, 1910. She was noted as born 1860 in Georgia and had been married twenty-eight years. She was the mother of four children of which two were still living as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are head John W Stephenson, son Charlie R Stephenson and daughter Annie L Stephenson.^[3]

Sara Pitts was listed as the mother of Miss Annie Stephenson who died June 11, 1926 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. The father was listed as J W Stephenson.^[4]

Saphronia A. "Frana" Pitts Stephenson is buried at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Carroll County, Georgia.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWWP-QNP : accessed 11 Aug 2014), John W. Stephenson and Sophronia A. Pitts, 24 Jan 1883; citing , Carroll, Georgia; FHL microfilm 341903.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3FY-NYL : accessed 11 Aug 2014), Saphrona Stevenson in household of John W Stevenson, Militia Districts 1310, 1371, 1527, 1533, Mexico, Shiloh, Victory, Tyus, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240184.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLVB-VQW : accessed 11 Aug 2014), Saphrona A Stephenson in household of John W Stephenson, Victory, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 5B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374189.
4. ↑ "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDNY-M1C : accessed 18 March 2015), Sara Pitts in entry for Annie Stephenson, 11 Jun 1926, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing reference 14557, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2364176.
5. ↑ Find A Grave website

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