Solomon Stephens (1810 - 1862)

Born 4 Jul 1810 in Knox County, Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Murphy) Stephens — married about 1830 in Whitley Co., Ky.

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1862 at age 51 in Marsh Creek, Whitley County, Kentucky

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Biography

Solomon Stephens was the son of Elisha and Sarah Stephens. Born 1810 in Knox County, Kentucky, he married Rachel Murphy. They lived on Marsh Creek in Whitley County, Kentucky (now McCreary County).

One account says Solomon and Rachel "would have been childless had not fourteen children come to bless their home."

Issue:

1. Sarah, b. 10 Dec 1831, m. William Ryan
2. Nancy, b. 10 Mar 1833, m. Manuel Carter West
3. William Clark, b. 26 Nov 1834, m. Jane Stephens
4. Elizabeth, b. 29 Apr 1838 (twin), m. Joseph Ryan
5. Henry Thomas, b. 29 Apr 1838 (twin), m. 1) Sara Ryan, 2) Rachel Lay
6. Martha, m. 18 Apr 1840, m. Richard Trammell
7. Margaret, 26 Dec 1841, m. John B. Ryan
8. Anna, b. 16 Nov 1843, m. Richard Wilson
9. Martin Lewis, b. 12 Oct 1845, m. Melissa Javens
10. Susan, b. 26 Mar 1848, m. F. Marion Ryan
11. Elisha L., b. 20 Jan 1850, m. Alice Javins
12. Solomon Merritt, b. 8 Mar 1852, m. Susan Davis
13. Rachel, b. 31 Mary 1855, m. William B. Billy Meadows
14. Rebecca, b. 7 Mar 1857, d. 1861

All names and dates are from a family Bible in the possession of a granddaughter of son Henry T. Stephens. Note that Henry and four of his sisters married Ryans.

All of the children are found in Solomon and Rachel's family in the census of 1850 and/or 1860.

Solomon's birth and death dates are from his tombstone at Upper Marsh Creek Cemetery in McCreary Co., Ky.^[1]

U.S. Census

Sources

1. ↑ FindAGrave memorial #62958996
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTP-KTL : 19 December 2020), Solomon Stephens, Whitley, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 205, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ The census of 1850 has some transcription errors. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65P-D2N : 22 December 2020), Solomon Stevens, Whitley, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBK-BNT : 11 November 2020), Solamon Stephens, 1860.