In the census records, William and his wife both give their birthplaces as Maryland. They also married in Maryland, lived in Virginia and Ohio.
By the 1880 census, William has passed away and his wife, Margaret Stephen is widowed and living with her daughter, Margaret who is married to John Sanders in Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.
Title: Elizabeth Lawrence Ohio 1850 Census Howard Stephenson
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Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQJ-GGY : accessed 20 May 2016), Peggy Stephenson in household of William Stephenson, Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing family 161, 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:M62Y-KVF : accessed 20 May 2016), Margaret Stevenson in household of William Stevenson, Ohio, United States; citing p. 10, family 63, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,730.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89F-9W1 : accessed 20 May 2016), Margret Stevenson in household of John Sanders, Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 84, sheet 46C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1039; FHL microfilm 1,255,03
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Stephenson-2428 and Stephenson-2726 appear to represent the same person because: The 1820 birthdate is wrong as it would have made him 10 years old when he married !
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/states/topics/md/12628/
https://www.geni.com/people/Margaret-Peggy-Stephenson/6000000024612223857
This is an obvious duplicate .