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Thomas Jefferson Stephenson (1884 - 1949)

Thomas Jefferson (Tom) Stephenson
Born in Erath County, Texas, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 15 Nov 1905 in Hartshorne, Indian Territorymap
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Died at age 65 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USAmap
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Biography

Birth & Childhood

Thomas Jefferson Stephenson was born August 6, 1884 [1] in Erath County, Texas [2] (see Research notes, Birth Location) to parents William Thomas Stephenson and Susan Malissa Peay. Thomas’ father William died 1898 in Magazine, Logan, Arkansas when he was 13. [3]. At this time, Thomas was likely living in Arkansas with his family, which consisted of his mother, four brothers and two sisters. It is likely he had quit school by this time to help support the family. He had only went to school through the sixth grade. [4] No other details are known of his childhood. Assuming he remained with his family until adulthood, he would have been in Texas and Arkansas through his childhood and possibly moving on to Oklahoma before becoming an adult.

Adult Life

He married Bessie Frances Norick November 15, 1905 in Hartshorne, Indian Territory. This was his only marriage in his lifetime. [5]

In 1940, Thomas was shown in the census as the owner of a pool hall in Henryetta. [4] It is interesting to note that his son-in-law, Homer Horner also lists his employment as at a pool hall on the same census page. The two were neighbors living on Henry street in Henryetta. Thomas is found on line 51 and Homer is found on line 56. The capacity of this business relationship (joint owners or other) is yet to be discovered.

Career & Military

Thomas did not serve in the military. Through his life, he was a carpenter, [6] a miner [7] and the owner of a pool hall. [4]

Death & Burial

Thomas died December 30, 1949 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. [8] He was laid to rest at Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. His gravesite is located at section M, Tier 35, Grave 82. [9]

Children

Thomas and Bessie had the following children:

Ernest Frank Stephenson: b. 24 July 1906 - d. 24 Nov 1979.
Albert Lee "Bud" Stephenson: b. 2 June 1908 - d. 28 December 1989.
Edna Mae Stephenson: b. 7 October 1910 - d. 27 Apr 1989.
Bonnie Marie Stephenson: b. 21 Jan 1913 - d. 26 Oct 2000.
Marguerite Inez Stephenson: b. 28 June 1915 - d. 22 Dec 2005.
Walter Lee "Buddy" Stephenson: b. 13 December 1918 - d. 16 April 2015.
Thomas Jefferson Stephenson: b. 29 April 1922 - 11 August 1991.
Jimmie Louis Stephenson: b. 1 October 1927 - d. 27 August 1996.


Thomas & Bessie Stephenson's children in 1974.

Pictured from L to R: Bonnie Marie Stephenson-Lamb, Thomas Jefferson Stephenson, Jr., Marguerite Stephenson-Horner, Ernest Frank Stephenson, Edna Mae Stephenson-Berry, Albert Lee "Bud" Stephenson, Walter Lee "Buddy" Stephenson and Jimmie Louis Stephenson. Photo was taken after Bessie Frances Norick-Stephenson's funeral in January of 1974.

Timeline

Year Day/Mo Age Event Sources
1884 6 Aug 0 Birth: Thomas Jefferson Stephenson was born. [8]
1887 Unk. 3 Birth: Sister, Susie Stephenson was born.
1898 13 Death: Father, William Thomas Stephenson]] died.
1905 15 Nov 21 Marriage: Bessie Frances Norick
1906 24 Jul 21 Child: Ernest Frank Stephenson born.
1908 2 Jun 23 Child: Albert Lee "Bud" Stephenson born.
1910 7 Oct 26 Child: Edna Mae Stephenson born.
1910 --- 26 Residence: 224 West 25th St. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma [10]
1913 21 Jan 28 Child: Bonnie Marie Stephenson born.
1915 28 Jun 30 Child: Marguerite Inez Stephenson born.
1918 22 Sep 33 Residence: Henryetta, Okmulgee Oklahoma, RFD 3 B68 [11]
1918 13 Dec 34 Child: Walter Lee "Buddy" Stephenson born.
1922 29 Apr 37 Child: Thomas Jefferson Stephenson born.
1927 1 Oct 43 Child: Jimmie Louis Stephenson born.
1940 8 Apr 56 Residence: Henry St. Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma [4]
1949 30 Dec 65 Death: Thomas Jefferson Stephenson died. [12]

Research Notes

Birth Location
Thomas' birth location is listed as Duncan, Stephens County, Indian Territory (pre Oklahoma statehood) on his 1941 delayed birth certificate. [1] For his son Jimmie's birth certificate, he lists Erath County, Texas as his birthplace. [2] If you reference the 1910 census, it is Kentucky, [13] but the 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses list his birth location as Texas. [7] [14] [4] His son Jimmie stated he was from Texas. [15] Additionally, his family in the 1880 census was enumerated twice, once in Eastland County and again in Stephens County, Texas. [16] [17] Both counties are either neighboring (Eastland), or close to (Stephens) Erath County. Though it is possible Thomas was born in Duncan, Indian Territory, The evidence points to Erath, Texas as his most likely place of birth.

‘’’Census records’’’
Thomas has yet to be found in the 1900 census. All other census records (1880, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940) are accounted for.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oklahoma State Health Department. Delayed Certificate of Birth. Certified copy in possession of John Stephenson dated 4 November 1941. Original date of certificate is 29 Sep 1941. Informant was brother, John Wesley Stephenson.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oklahoma State Board of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics. Standard Certificate of Birth. Copy in possession of John Stephenson dated 12 December 2017. Birth Certificate for Jimmie Louis Stephenson. Father, Thomas Jefferson Stephenson, Lists his birthplace as Erath, Texas.
  3. ↑ Stephenson-Lamb, Bonnie. ‘’Family Group Sheets & Pedigree Charts’’. Compiled by Bonnie Stephenson-Lamb, 20 Jan 1995 through 31 Jan 1995 Anchorage, Alaska. Source citation: Compiled records of the Stephenson, Norick, Peay, Keele, Housely, Wilson and related family lines. 23 pages, not sourced. Copy in possession of John M Stephenson.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Source citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3318; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 56-15.
  5. ↑ United States of America - Indian Territory, Central District. Marriage License No. 5170. Marriage of Thomas Stephenson and Bessie Norick, Both of Coleman, Indian Territory, 15 Nov 1905. Certified copy dated 6 April 1959 in the possession of John Michael Stephenson.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQG-MRK : accessed 31 August 2018), Thos Stephenson, Oklahoma City Ward 1, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 200, sheet 20A, family 294, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1265; FHL microfilm 1,375,278.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1D-9Y9 : accessed 31 August 2018), Tom Stephenson, Henryetta Ward 1, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 115, sheet 4A, line 36, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1476; FHL microfilm 1,821,476.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 County of Los Angeles - Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Certificate of Death. Certified copy in possession of John Stephenson dated 28 December 2007. Registration and Certificate Number: 1901-20999, Thomas Jefferson Stephenson.
  9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 December 2017), memorial page for Thomas Jefferson Stephenson (6 Aug 1884–29 Dec 1949), Find A Grave Memorial no. 47549855, citing Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Mike Taylor (contributor 47592823). Url link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47549855.
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. “‘’U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995’’”. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: ‘’Warden-Hoffine’s 1910 Oklahoma City Directory” Repository: Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com. Source citation: Page 862 (image 379) for Stephenson Thos (Bessie F) lab r 224 w 25th. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
  11. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZDB-155 : 13 March 2018), Thomas Stephenson, 1917-1918; citing Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,064.
  12. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP73-2ZC : 26 November 2014), Thomas Jefferson Stephenson, 30 Dec 1949; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Source citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Oklahoma City Ward 1, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1265; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1375278.
  14. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWT-3QP : accessed 31 August 2018), Thomas Stephenson, Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 25B, line 80, family 584, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1921; FHL microfilm 2,341,655.
  15. ↑ Firsthand knowledge of Jimmie Louis Stephenson as told to John Michael Stephenson.
  16. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Source citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Eastland, Texas; Roll: 1301; Family History Film: 1255301; Page: 317C; Enumeration District: 174.
  17. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Source citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Stephens, Texas; Roll: 1327; Family History Film: 1255327; Page: 473A; Enumeration District: 170.

See Also

Familysearch.org - Thomas Jefferson Stephenson - KVGN-6MT
Find A Grave - Thomas Jefferson Stephenson




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