George McGregor Stephens (1854 - 1934)

Born 29 Jul 1854 in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Addie Lee (Daniels) Stephens — married 18 Jan 1877 in Bartow County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1934 at age 80 in Nursery, Victoria County, Texas, USA

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Biography

George was born in Monroe County, Tennessee with many extended family in the area. After the death of his father, he along with his mother, siblings, and many extended family moved down to Bartow, Georgia. It was there that he married and started his family. His first being twin girls. Twin genetics seem to run strong within the Stephens family. George's cousin had two sets of twins. It's still yet to be discovered if twin genetics are being passed through the Stephens paternal line or from one of the maternal lines.

By 1900 he and his family had moved west to Victoria County, Texas where he remained the rest of his life.

George had early stages of demetia/alzheimers and would go for long walks in the evening. He disappeared one evening and was never seen again. An extensive search was conducted in the surrounding areas including the possibility of having fallen into the well or having been a victim to foul play. He was never found and it was unknown if he got lost or injured and couldn't make his way home or was the object of foul play. First hand information from my grandmother who was George's granddaughter said there was a horrible stench at the house for weeks and that the police suspected foul play due to the fact that one son had a reputation for an extremely bad temper. They searched the property high and low even tearing up the floorboards of the house but they did not find him. So it is a mystery.

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40948048/george-macager-stephens

United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T1-63B : 12 December 2017), G M Stephens in entry for Philip Stephens, 1860.

United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDJ-THT : 12 April 2016), George Stephens in household of Eliza Stephens, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 7, family 52, NARA microfilm publication M593

Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJT-VD3 : 4 November 2017), G. M. Stephens and A. L. Daniel, 18 Jan 1877; citing Marriage, Bartow, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 283,521.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LH-CG5 : 19 August 2017), George Stephens, Little Prairie, Bartow, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 507A, NARA microfilm publication T9

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35N-TQC : accessed 25 April 2018), Geo M Stephens, Justice Precinct 5, Victoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 5A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T623

United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M234-TG3 : accessed 25 April 2018), George M Stephens, Justice Precinct 5, Victoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 158, sheet 2A, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T624

United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYV-137 : accessed 25 April 2018), G M Stevens, Nursery, Victoria, Texas, United States; citing ED 155, sheet 7A, line 19, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T625

United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2GG-H3Z : accessed 25 April 2018), George M Stevens, Precinct 5, Victoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 11A, line 50, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T626