James
Edward
(Edward)
"Edwin"
Stephenson
Born in Madison, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Stephenson
and Mary Ann (Lee) Stephenson
Brother of
Sarah Jane (Stephenson) Lee and Andrew Stephenson
Husband of
Mary Ann (Lee) Ellsworth
— married
4 Jun 1841 in Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Howard Stephenson, James Madison Stephenson, Rosanne (Stephenson) Allen, Mary Jane (Stephenson) Cook, Edward Noah Stephenson, Cecelia Margaret (Stephenson) Jamison and Stephen Delaney Stephenson
Died
at age 54
in Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2019
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Biography
James "Edward" was born in 1819. Kentucky, United States.[1]
Residence 1870. Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, United States.[2]
An 1870 Census of Polk, Nodaway, Missouri shows Edward Stephenson b. abt. 1820 in Kentucky with his wife Polly A. b. abt. 1821, May Ann (Lee) Ellsworth (1818-1908) and children:
- James b. abt. 1842 Kentucky James Madison Stephenson (1842-1931)
- Edward (Noah?) b. abt. 1852 Kentucky d. 27 Feb 1922 in Colorado. Edward Noah Stephenson (1850-1922)
- Celia b. abt. 1854 Missouri Cecelia Margaret (Stephenson) Jamison (abt.1852-abt.1879)
- (Stephen) Delany b. abt. 1855 Missouri Stephen Delaney Stephenson (abt.1854-1928)
Edward died on 6 Apr 1874. Nodaway, Missouri, United States.[1]
Research Notes
Sometimes confused with his father, James Stephenson (bef.1797-aft.1850) who's wife, Mary Ann (Lee) Stephenson (abt.1797-aft.1870) also has the same name as his wife.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Biographical history of Nodaway and Atchison counties, Missouri (Chicago : The Lewis Publishing Company, 1901), 353–354; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00chic/page/352 : accessed 29 December 2019).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46B-FSY : 12 June 2019), Edward Stephensen, 1870.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Janet Groff 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M126686 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
George Allman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member george_allman45
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~0.78%
Brenda Lee :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL7019844 [compare], yourDNAportal BRE2540e659, Ancestry member rosepetalbrenda71
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