James was born in 1819 in England. He married Hepzebah Elizabeth (surname unknown). They raised a family in new Jersey. He passed away in 1892.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MN-6L5 : accessed 3 April 2016), James C Stephens, Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States; citing family 145, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNDN-27Q : accessed 3 April 2016), James C Stephens, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 71, family 510, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,365.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN8H-6VC : accessed 3 April 2016), James C Stevens, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 20A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0783; FHL microfilm 1,254,783.
"New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ26-J21 : accessed 3 April 2016), James C. Stephens, 25 Apr 1892; citing Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, reference v 34 p 242; FHL microfilm 589,790.
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