Thomas
Brantley
Stephens
Born about in Alabama
Son of Matthew Stephens
and Sophia Anne (Unknown) Stephens
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elender (Smart) Stephens
— married
15 Mar 1849 (to 1864) in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Descendants 
Father of
America Eliza (Stephens) Henderson, Louisa Virginia (Stephens) Gandy, Christopher Columbus Stephens, Thomas E. Stephens, Joseph W. Stephens, Anne Stephens, Jane Stephens and Emily Jane (Stephens) Kirkwood
Died
at about age 34
in Louisiana
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jan 2016
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Biography
Thomas was born about 1830.
In 1860 Thomas lived in Sabine Parish, Louisiana with his wife, Elender, and their children.[1]
He died in the Civil war. One source says at Tupello, Mississippi, but another says on Ship Island in federal prison camp. No source provided for this statement. FindAGrave Memorial 65574866 for T. Stephens: died 6 Dec 1864 "3rd Louisiana Cavalry, died of Chronic Diarrhea."
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP7-Y19 : accessed 11 April 2016), Thomas Stephens, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJQ-DHK : 22 December 2020), Thomas Stevens, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP7-Y19 : accessed 11 April 2016), Thomas Stephens, 1860.
- Thomas B Stephens, Co. K. 19th Louisiana Infantry, CSA. https://www.fold3.com/image/83519527
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65574866/t-stephens: accessed 15 September 2022), memorial page for T Stephens (unknown–6 Dec 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65574866, citing Ship Island Confederate Cemetery, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Therman Kellar (contributor 47417984) .
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Michael Cavanaugh J.D.
Stephens-5568 and Stephens-5278 appear to represent the same person because: There are some details that need to be harmonized, but they do indeed seem to be the same person. He died on Ship Island, Mississippi as a Civil War prisoner from woulds he received in battle.
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by Michael Cavanaugh J.D.
Rejected matches › Thomas J Stephens (1865-1930) › Thomas (Stephenson) Stevens (bef.1830-bef.1903) › Thomas Walker Stephens (1832-)
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