Texas (Jones) Stephens (1867 - 1934)

Born 1867 in Mississippi, United States

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Died 23 Jul 1934 at about age 67 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Texas (Jones) Stephens is buried in Goodwater Cemetery.

Biography

Texas Jones was born in 1867 in Mississippi, USA as the first child of James Monroe Jones and Mary Virginia Feazell.

She had eight siblings, namely: Edna, Elsie Marie, Mellie, Lafayette Monroe Sr, Ella, Joseph Forest, Susie, and Georgia Anne.

She died on Jul 23, 1934 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (home of Charlie Cockrell; Age at Death: 67). Attending her funeral were Sheriff D. W. Duckworth and daughters, Misses Ada and Vada.^[1]

Texas Jones lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 43; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head).

She lived in Beat 1,Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 33; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother). Race: (White)

She was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Goodwater Cemetery). ^[2]

Franklin Goldware Stephens and Texas Jones had the following children:

1. James Monroe Stephens was born on Oct 26, 1884 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 15, 1962 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 77). He married Ola Ester Cockrell on Nov 06, 1902.
2. Elsie Elizabeth Stephens was born on Feb 19, 1886 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 27, 1961 in Sanatorium, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 75). She married Robert Wayne "Bob" Brewer on Feb 01, 1900 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
3. John Wiley Stephens was born on Nov 18, 1887 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 23, 1923 in D'Lo, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Pineview General Hospital; Age at Death: 35). ^[3]
4. Mattie Stephens was born on Jan 02, 1891 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 28, 1982 (Age at Death: 91). She married John H. Tullos on Dec 02, 1909.
5. Ella Stephens was born on Apr 10, 1892 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She married #Barney Jefferson Cockrell on Jul 05, 1911. She married Buck on Jul 23, 1951.
6. Ida Stephens was born on Feb 14, 1894 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 16, 1987 (Age at Death: 93). She married George Lamar Saucier on Jan 09, 1915.
7. Hettie Stephens was born on Feb 11, 1897 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died in Mar 1973 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 76). She married Chester Lee Hatcher on May 08, 1921.
8. Anse McLaurin Stephens was born on Aug 17, 1898 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 01, 1934 in Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 36).
9. Ola Stephens was born on Mar 15, 1901 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She married Henry G. Toler on May 11, 1919.

Sources

1. ↑ Funeral Notice for Texas Jones Stephens Clipped from Simpson County News, 26 Jul 1934, Thu, 3
2. ↑ Findagrave - Texas Jones Stephens
3. ↑ John Wiley Stephens - Death Certificate

• Headstone; Inscription: Texas Stephens, 1867 -1934
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-JTS : accessed 26 January 2016), Texas Sephens in household of Audelle Tullos, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 24A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-QDS : accessed 26 January 2016), Texas Stephens, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P3-WQH : accessed 26 January 2016), Texas Jones in household of J M Jones, Beat 3 Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 105, sheet 324A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0664; FHL microfilm 1,254,664.