Marilla (Seay) Stephens (1881 - 1938)

Born 15 Feb 1881 in Valley Falls, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Oliver Roscoe Stephens — married about 1901 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1938 at age 57 in Valley Falls, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Seay Name Study.

Marilla "Rilla" Seay was born on February 15, 1881 in Valley Falls, Spartanburg County South Carolina to William H. Seay and Zennie Clementine Cook Seay. Rilla was the sister of of James B. Seay, Clementine Seay, Mattie (Cook) Bullington, Laura M. Seay, Della Seay Chapman, Joseph Butler Seay, Samuel Seay, Corrie Seay, Carl Seay and William F. Seay

Rilla married Oliver Roscoe Stephens about 1901 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. They had at least the following children:

1. Zennie Lula (Stephens) Ayers,
2. James Stephens,
3. Mary Stephens,
4. Minnie Stephens,
5. Carry Estell Stephens, b. 2/5/1911[1]
6. Ada Stephens Bradley, and
7. Robert Louis Stephens

Rilla died Nov 15, 1938 in Valley Falls and is buried at Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery. Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 January 2021), memorial page for Marilla “Rilla” Seay Stephens (15 Feb 1881–15 Nov 1938), Find A Grave: Memorial #45089912, citing Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery, Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by David ~ Effie (contributor 47109465) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68M-RRC : accessed 30 October 2017), Marilla Stephenson in household of Roscoe Stephenson, Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing ED 84, sheet 14A, line 46, family 243, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1710; FHL microfilm 1,821,710.
• "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9J4-VRF : 19 July 2017), Marilla Seay in entry for Corrie Estell Stephens, 24 Sep 1938; citing , Stephens, Corrie Estell, 1938, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,943,860.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZD-MPN : accessed 30 October 2017), Francis M Stephens in household of Roscoe S Stephens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 5A, line 30, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2211; FHL microfilm 2,341,945.