Robert Goggin Stephenson (1859 - 1891)

Born 21 Apr 1859 in Southampton, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Sep 1891 at age 32 in Southampton, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Native Virginian (born and died in Southampton County)

Robert was born in April of 1859. He is listed with his parents on the 1860 Census,^[1] the 1870 Census, and the 1880 Census in Southampton, Virginia. He passed away in 1891; see research notes below regarding his date of death (different date listed on Vital Records in comparison to the date listed on Find-a-Grave).

Research Notes: Virginia Project

There is a discrepancy between the date of death listed on Find-a-Grave and the date of death listed on Vital Records from the State of Virginia:

• Robert Goggin Stephenson: Death • Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900
• Name: Robert Goggin Stephenson
• Sex: Male
• Age: 34
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
• Occupation: Merchant
• Race: White
• Parent Name: Richard M. Stephenson
• Second Parent's Name: Martha Stephenson
• Event Type: Death: Softening Of The Brain
• Event Date: 22 Sep 1891
• Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Southampton, Virginia
  • Sources^[2][3]

• Robert Goggin Stephenson: Death • Find A Grave Index
• Name: Robert Goggin Stephenson
• Death Date: 15 Sep 1891
• Birth Date: 21 Apr 1859
• Event Type: Burial
• Event Place: , Southampton, Virginia, United States of America
• Cemetery: Stephenson Cemetery
• Photograph Included: Y
  • Source^[4]

Timeline

Residence 1870: Southampton County, Virginia as Robert ? Stephenson (11) in household of Richard M Stephenson (42) with Martha O Stephenson (32), Rosa F Stephenson (9), Elizabeth R Stephenson (4), Lula A Stephenson (6), and Anna Stephenson (1).^[5]

Residence 1880: Berlin and Ivor, Southampton County, Virginia as son Robt G Stephenson (21) in household of RM Stephenson (52) with wife Martha Stephenson (41), daughter Rosa F Stephenson (19), daughter Raynor E Stephenson (13), daughter Annie P Stephenson (11), son John Gorde Stephenson (6), daughter Kattie B Stephenson (3), daughter Maggie O Stephenson (1), son Robt G Stephenson (21), son Richard A Stephenson (8), and "others" Peter Williams (35), Jane Cooper (77), Annamas Jones (24), and Hermit Gray (25)^[6]

Sources

Starting point: Ancestry of Lewis Edward Story Edward

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGZ-JF4 : accessed 26 April 2016), Robert ? Stephenson in household of Richard M Stephenson, Virginia, United States; citing p. 65, family 539, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,178.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR4-HGZ : accessed 30 August 2015), Robt G Stephenson in household of R M Stephenson, Berlin And Ivor, Southampton, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district 100, sheet 138C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1390; FHL microfilm 1,255,390.

Footnotes

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M411-VQR : Thu Oct 05 06:35:15 UTC 2023), Entry for R Stephenson and M Stephenson, 1860.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZRK-KS2W : Fri Oct 13 17:56:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Goggin Stephenson and Martha Stephenson, 22 Sep 1891.
3. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQV-S3J : 29 January 2020), Robert Goggin Stephenson, 1891.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180251143/robert-goggin-stephenson: accessed 30 November 2023), memorial page for Robert Goggin Stephenson (21 Apr 1859–15 Sep 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180251143, citing Stephenson Cemetery, Southampton County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Natalie Padgett (contributor 48070289).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGZ-JF4 : accessed 26 April 2016), Robert ? Stephenson in household of Richard M Stephenson, Virginia, United States; citing p. 65, family 539, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,178.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR4-HGZ : accessed 30 August 2015), Robt G Stephenson in household of R M Stephenson, Berlin And Ivor, Southampton, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district 100, sheet 138C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1390; FHL microfilm 1,255,390.

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