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Leven Worth Stetson Sr. (1884 - 1964)

Leven Worth Stetson Sr.
Born in Colington, Dare, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 19 Sep 1906 in Colington, Dare, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at age 80 in Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

Leven Worth Stetson, Sr. was born in September 1883 [1][2] or 1884 in North Carolina. [3] He was the 2nd child and son of Tuttle Stetson and Levetta Haywood.

Marriage

Married Sadie "Sarah" Frances Jarvis, 19 Sep 1906, Collington, Dare, North Carolina. [4] (She dies in July 1949 at Norfolk, Virginia [5]

7 Children: (Born at Colington, North Carolina)
  1. Myrtle Estelle (Stetson) Elliott, b. 1907 [6]; m. William S. Elliott, 2 Nov 1936 at South Mills, Camden, North Carolina [7]; d. 8 Jun 1989 [8]
  2. Harold Clifton Stetson, b. 1910 [6]; m. (1) Nancy "Nannie" Temperence White, 14 Jun 1930 at Wanchesa, Dare, North Carolina [9], m. (2) Mabel Elizabeth Stevens, 25 Jan 1946, at Elizabeth City, North Carolina [10] (ended in Divorce), m. (3) Mildred Elva Wicker Donald, 16 Dec 1952 at Princess Anne, Virginia. [11] Div. 23 Jan 1967; m. (4) Evelyn Marjorie (Twiddy) Dillon, 23 Jun 1967 at Camden, North Carolina [12] ; d. 1990 [13]
  3. Mary S. (Stetson) Perry, b. 1913 [14]; m. Edgar Perry, 18 Apr 1930 at Wanchese [15]; d. 9 Mar 2000 [16]
  4. BMC Woodrow Stockton Stetson, USCG, b. 10 Feb 1916 [17]; m. Lucretia Williams, 1 Feb 1935; d. 17 Oct 1990 [18]
  5. Leven Worth Stetson, Jr., b. 7 Nov 1918 [19]; m. Avis Brooks Daniels, 9 Jan 1938 at Elizabeth City, North Carolina [20]; d. 4 Nov 1989 at Wanchese, North Carolina. [21][22]
  6. Dorothy Elouise (Stetson) Garrison, b. 2 Nov 1922 [23]; m. John T. Garrison, 11 Sep 1942, Titusville, Florida; d. 2 Apr 2011 [24]
  7. Bernice (Stetson) Shepard, b.1924 [25]; m. Troy George Shepard; d. 15 Dec 2011 [26]

Residence

Lived most of his adult life on Collington Island, North Carolina [27]

  • 1900 - age 16, single, living with his Grandmother and brother John T. Stetson in Manteo town, Nags Head Township, North Carolina [2]
  • 1910 - age 25, married 3 years to Sadie, living with her and 2 children, Myrtle and Harold Stetson in Nags Head, North Carolina. Listed next in the record is brother Tuttle Stetson and their grandmother, "Cinthia Haywood." [6]
  • 1917 - age 35, living in Colington, North Carolina with his wife Sadie and family. [1]
  • 1920 - age 35, married to Sadie, living with her and 5 children (Myrtle, Harold, Macy, Woodrow and Levine Stetson) in a house he owns in Collington, Nags Head, North Carolina. (Listed adjacent to brother Tuttle Stetson's family). Sadie is Postmistress of Collington. [14]
  • 1922 - Family lived in Colington, North Carolina [23]
  • 1930 - age 46, married to Sadie F. Stetson, living with her and 6 children; Howell, Mary, Woodrow, Leven, Jr. Dorothy and Bernice Stetson at their home, worth $650 in Collington, Atlantic Township, Dare county, North Carolina. [28]
  • 1935 - same place as 1940 [25]
  • 1940 - age 54, married and living with his wife and daughters Dorothy and Bernice Stetson in their home at 350 County Road, Collington, Nags Head, North Carolina [25]
  • 1964 - at death, age 80, had been an 18 year resident of Manteo, North Carolina [3]

Occupation

Characterized as one of Dare County's best citizens, he was remembered as a merchant and fisherman of Collington Island. [27]

  • 1900 - Fisherman [2]
  • 1910 - General fishing [6]
  • 1916 - Fishing Carpenter [17]
  • 1918 - Carpenter [1]
  • 1918 - Fishing [19]
  • 1920 - Fishing [14]
  • 1922 - Fishing [23]
  • 1930 - Merchant, Dept Store [28]
  • 1940 - Fisherman [25]
  • 1964 - Merchant, Grocery [3]

Death

He passed away in November, 1964, widower, age 80, as the result of an accident at Manteo, North Carolina. [3] He is buried in the Haywood Cemetery, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina [27]

Research Notes

  • Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-3-7-5-4-3-9-2-2
  • Note on locations: Collington/Colington, and Colington Island are located on the outer banks of North Carolina, just west of Kill Devil Hills, north of Nags Head and south of Kitty Hawk. Manteo is west of Nags Head on Roanoke Island. This branch of the Stetson family lived in that area for over 100 years. rsl - December 2022.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (Confirms DoB) "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYX-9M4D?cc=1968530&wc=9F4L-VZ9%3A928313301%2C928480201 : 9 October 2019), North Carolina > Dare County; A-Z > image 700 of 843; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1NV-3T?cc=1325221&wc=9B7P-6TR%3A1030551601%2C1032067701%2C1032075601 : 5 August 2014), North Carolina > Dare > ED 40 Nags Head Township Manteo town > image 38 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9P2-1WSV-H?cc=1584959 : 29 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1NV-3T?cc=1325221&wc=9B7P-6TR%3A1030551601%2C1032067701%2C1032075601 : 5 August 2014), North Carolina > Dare > ED 40 Nags Head Township Manteo town > image 38 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  5. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95D-QS6Y-W?cc=2377565&wc=H9XG-166%3A1506312901%2C1529106302 : 20 August 2018), Norfolk (Ind. City) > 1949 > image 762 of 1095; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RKQ-6H8?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ4-RQ1%3A133642301%2C137428301%2C137446301%2C1589089181 : 24 June 2017), North Carolina > Dare > Nags Head > ED 33 > image 44 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  7. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4T-2NTW?cc=1726957 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
  8. ↑ Myrtle's Find A Grave: Memorial #109677238
  9. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-Z4CK-S?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DWR%3A1588772866%2C1588772881 : 22 December 2016), Dare > Marriage licenses, 1924-1940 > image 481 of 1351; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
  10. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZH-89FX-F?cc=1726957 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
  11. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TT-3962-6?cc=2370234 : 10 January 2019), > image 1 of 1; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  12. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4T-5Y7M?cc=1726957 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
  13. ↑ Harold's Find A Grave: Memorial #58699659
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXP-4RY?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-X1K%3A1036474001%2C1038972401%2C1038983801%2C1589332334 : 12 September 2019), North Carolina > Dare > Nags Head > ED 32 > image 42 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  15. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-Z4C5-H?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DWR%3A1588772866%2C1588772881 : 22 December 2016), Dare > Marriage licenses, 1924-1940 > image 483 of 1351; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
  16. ↑ Mary's Find A Grave: Memorial #86807315
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3SY-HGBR?cc=3477667 : 16 August 2020), > image 1 of 1; North Carolina Department of Public Health, Office of Vital Records, Raleigh.
  18. ↑ Woodrow's Find A Grave: Memorial #17107511
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSBY-TQM9-T?cc=3477667 : 29 June 2020), > image 1 of 1; North Carolina Department of Public Health, Office of Vital Records, Raleigh.
  20. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81BC-9R7L?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DP4%3A1588773143%2C1588773142 : 22 December 2016), Pasquotank > Marriage licenses, 1932-1938 > image 1026 of 1494; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
  21. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99GD-QQNQ?cc=1584959 : 29 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
  22. ↑ Leven's Find A Grave: Memorial #6400432
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C339-3Q5R?cc=3477667 : 29 April 2020), > image 1 of 1; North Carolina Department of Public Health, Office of Vital Records, Raleigh.
  24. ↑ Dorothy's Find A Grave: Memorial #72445179
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-16DC?cc=2000219&wc=QZXY-MVG%3A790104901%2C793343701%2C793394701%2C951669201 : accessed 17 December 2022), North Carolina > Dare > Nags Head Township > 28-22 Nags Head Township outside Manteo and Nags Head Towns, Collington, Collington Island, Duck Island, Roanoke Island, Wanchese, islands > image 4 of 50; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
  26. ↑ Bernice's Find A Grave: Memorial #109677176
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 (Has copy of news story on him on the page. Also DoB & DoD carved on monument) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64565368/leven-worth-stetson: accessed 16 December 2022), memorial page for Leven Worth Stetson (5 Sep 1884–5 Nov 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64565368, citing Haywood Cemetery, Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46862836).
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZY-SQS?cc=1810731&wc=QZFW-B49%3A648806301%2C649821201%2C649411901%2C1589282337 : 8 December 2015), North Carolina > Dare > Atlantic > ED 2 > image 3 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

See Also:

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #64565368
  • Various Contributors; Family Tree entry for Leven Worth Stetson; FamilySearch Person: LVGL-PC9; accessed December 2022; © 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.




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