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Julius Honesta Stevens

Born about 7 Jan 1837 in Johnston county, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Son of William Henry Stevens and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Lydia Dora (Watterson) Stevens — married 31 Dec 1894 in Desoto, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Father of William Harry Stevens, Lydia Virgie (Stevens) Tackett, Milton Loraine Stevens, Elizabeth Birtie Stevens, Julius C Stevens and Claude Miller Stevens

Died 4 Apr 1912 at about age 75 in Indian Rock, Upshur, Texas, United States

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Biography

Julius Stevens served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: June 1, 1861
Mustered out: June 1, 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company I, 17th Mississippi Infantry

He served in Company I of the 17th Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War until he was captured on April 6th,1865 and sent to Point Lookout Federal Prison for two months. He was released on June 30th 1865 and was placed on a ship to Hernando, Mississippi. He was living in Cockrum, Mississippi and had enlisted in June 1861 at Corinth, Mississippi. He was in several battles including Gettysburg. His parents moved from North Carolina to Mississippi in the 1840's. He moved to Texas after his mother died in 1897. He was a member of the Indian Rock Baptist church near Diana, Texas and was a farmer. His obituary stated that he died while working on his farm near Indian Rock, Texas. The following is a list of battles he was listed as being present in on his Confederate military service record:

Battle of Savage Station June 30, 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill July 2, 1862 Battle of Chancellorsville May 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg July 2-3, 1863 Battle of Knoxville November 29, 1863 Battle of the Wilderness May 6, 1864 Battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse May 8th and 12th, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor June 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 8th, 1864 Battle of Berryville September 3rd, 1864 Battle of Belle Grove October 19, 1864 Battle of Staunton Bridge June 20th, 1864

Sources

His civil war service record, pension application record, obituary, tombstone, family Bible in the possession of Betty Gauntt Stevens

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LC-4LS : 12 April 2016), J Stephens in household of E S Stephens, De Soto county, De Soto, Mississippi, United States; citing family 716, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Corrected the initials because familysearch has the initials incorrectly transcribed as E G Stephens and T Stephens. Ancestry has them transcribed correctly.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GF-W2X : 14 December 2017), Julius Stephens in entry for L J Fellons, 1860.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4G4-S1N : 26 August 2017), Julius H Stevens, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 48, sheet 366D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0646; FHL microfilm 1,254,646.

"Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZC-R5F : 10 February 2018), Julius Stephens and Lilly Waterson, 02 Jan 1895; citing , De Soto, Mississippi; FHL microfilm 895,694.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PS-2Q1 : accessed 19 April 2019), Julius Stevens, Justice Precinct 6, Johnson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 14B, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,649.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRQ9-KPV : accessed 19 April 2019), Julius Stevens, Justice Precinct 1, Upshur, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 9B, family 162, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1596; FHL microfilm 1,375,609.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSCG-4Q3 : 4 December 2014), Julius H. Stevens, Private, Company I, 17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M232 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 821,875.

Citation Information

"Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFLM-8ZN : 4 December 2014), Julius H Stephens, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Seventeenth Infantry, S-St, NARA microfilm publication M269 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 260.

"Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFLM-8ZF : 4 December 2014), Julius H Stephens, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Seventeenth Infantry, S-St, NARA microfilm publication M269 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 260.

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Death date: 4 Apr 1912 Death place: Upshur, Texas Marriage date: Jan 1894 Marriage place: De Soto, Mississippi Residence date: 6 Jun 1914 Residence place: Upshur, Texas Web Address http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=texasconfedera tepensions&h=635068&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Title U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows. Richmon

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Transcript Death date: 4 Apr 1912 Death place: Upshur, Texas Marriage date: 15 Jan 1874 Marriage place: De Soto, Mississippi Residence date: 15 Jun 1912 Residence place: Upshur, Texas Web Address http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=texasconfedera tepensions&h=635070&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Transcript Birth date: abt 1837 Birth place: Johnson, Texas Residence date: 25 Apr 1903 Residence place: Johnson, Texas Web Address http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=texasconfedera tepensions&h=73197&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Transcript Birth date: abt 1862 Birth place: De Soto, Mississippi Death date: 4 Apr 1912 Death place: Upshur, Texas Marriage date: 15 Jan 1874 Marriage place: De Soto, Mississippi Residence date: 15 Jun 1912 Residence place: Upshur, Texas Web Address http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=texasconfedera tepensions&h=86421&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Transcript Marriage date: 31 Dec 1894 Marriage place: DeSoto, Mississippi Web Address http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=msmarriages_ga &h=571653&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Title Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 Author Hunting For Bears, comp. Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche,

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Title Mississippi Census, 1805-90 Publisher Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Mississippi Census, 1805-90 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

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Web Address http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nps_civilwarso ldiers&h=6190224&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Title U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Author National Park Service Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/>, acquired 2007.Original data: National Park Service, Civil War

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Detail National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 260

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Title U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2011 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA

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Detail Page 1 - Civil War Soldiers - Confederate - MS Web Address http://www.fold3.com/image/76798976?xid=1945

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