Lawrence Benjamin Stephens (1902 - 1988)

Born 11 Aug 1902 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Katie May (Tullos) Stephens — married 23 Dec 1923 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Died 24 Oct 1988 at age 86 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Lawrence Stephens is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Lawrence Benjamin Stephens was born on Aug 11, 1902 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of Robert Daws Stephens and Annie Eugenia McAlpin.

He had nine siblings, namely: Jesse Napolen, Willie Edward, Charlie Odus, Lloyd Franklin Sr, Olyer Lemuel, Infant Brother, Homer, Martha Ann, and Henry Doswell.

He died on Oct 24, 1988 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 86). ^[1]

When he was 21, he married Katie Mae Tullos, daughter of William Aaron Tullos and Mary Elizabeth Magee, on Dec 23, 1923 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

Lawrence Benjamin Stephens lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Beat 2).

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Beat 2).

He lived in Edwards, Hinds, Mississippi, United States on Apr 01, 1940. Race: (White)

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[3]

Lawrence Benjamin Stephens and Katie Mae Tullos had the following children:

1. James Otis Stephens was born on Nov 07, 1924 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 30, 2002 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 78).
2. Robert Aaron Stephens was born on Jul 04, 1932 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Coats). He died on Nov 17, 2019 (Age at Death: 87). He married Leudomilia Barbara Rivera on Dec 24, 1957 in Monterrey, Baja California, Mexico.
3. Annie Kate Stephens was born on Apr 14, 1936 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 31, 1938 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 2).

Lawrence Benjamin Stephens and Minnie Buchanan had no children.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Lawrence Benjamin Stephens (Aged 86)
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z1NG-L76Z : 23 June 2020), Kattie Tullos in entry for L.b. Stephens, 24 Dec 1923; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00832, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56534303/lawrence-benjamin-stephens : accessed 12 January 2022), memorial page for Lawrence Benjamin Stephens (11 Aug 1902–24 Oct 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56534303, citing Magee Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616) .

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYPS-HNT : 10 January 2021), Lawrence B Stephens, 24 Oct 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGK-JJB : 4 January 2021), Lawrence B Stephens, Beat 2, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-50, sheet 7A, line 6, family 149, 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, roll 2028.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-JKM : accessed 13 January 2022), Lawrence B Stephens, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 7B, line 57, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-PYF : 2 February 2021), Laurence Stephens in entry for Robert D Stephens, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-C2J : accessed 13 January 2022), Laurence Stevens in household of R D Stevens, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 5A, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.