Justice
John
Paul
Stevens
Born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
Richard James Stevens
Husband of
Elizabeth Jane Sheeren
— married
7 Jun 1942 (to 13 Nov 1979) [location unknown]
Husband of
Maryan Bernadette (Mulholland) Stevens
— married
Dec 1979 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 99
in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2019
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| Preceded by William O Douglas |
John Paul Stevens Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court December 17, 1975 —June 29, 2010  |
Succeeded by Elena Kagan |
Biography
John Stevens is Notable.
He was born on 20 Apr 1920 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA [1] and his parents were Elizabeth Maude Street and Ernest Stevens.
John Paul Stevens first married about 1942 to Elizabeth Jane Sheeren (b. Nov 19, 1919) and they divorced on Nov 13, 1979.[2]
John Paul Stevens married secondly about 1979 to Maryan Mulholland Simon (d: 2015). [3]
He passed away at age 99 on 16 Jul 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. [4]
Census
1930 US Census:[5] which included ...
- 46 Stevens Ernest J., m: @23yrs; occ: president hotel
- 46 Stevens Elizabeth S., m: @23yrs (wife)
- 20 Stevens Ernest S. (single son)
- 15 Stevens Richard J. (son)
- 12 Stevens William K. (son)
- 09 Stevens John P. (son)
- (plus 3 servants).
1940 US Census:[6]
- Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- John Paul Stevens Male 20 Single Lodger Illinois 1920
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates 1871-1940" database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7QZ-H2H : 18 May 2016) citing Cook County Clerk; Cook County Courthouse in Chicago, IL; FHL#1,309,393; certificate #12827; for Earnest J. Stevens in entry for John Paul Stevens, b: 20 Apr 1920; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- ↑ "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBK-JJFB : 20 August 2018), John Paul Stevens and Elizabeth Jane Sheeren, 13 Nov 1979; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Fairfax, , Virginia, United States, certificate #79-020460, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
- ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Q-1YN7 : 10 January 2019), John Paul Stevens and Maryan Bernadette Simon Mulholland, 01 Dec 1979; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Leesburg Loudoun, Virginia, United States, certificate 79-055463, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #201205565 for John Paul Stevens, b: 20 Apr 1920 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; d: 16 Jul 2019 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSTH-V63 : accessed 5 December 2019), John P Stevens in household of Ernest J Stevens, Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 206, sheet 5A, line 43, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 422; FHL microfilm 2,340,157.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K968-KGC : 27 July 2019), John Paul Stevens, Modesto, Modesto Judicial Township, Stanislaus, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50-18, sheet 81A, line 26, family , 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 351.
- The Making of a Justice memoir by John Paul Stevens & published in 2019; chapter#1 My Ancestors
- "A Giant of the High Court." Time (Special Edition: The Year in Review). 2019. Meredith Media. p84-85.
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