Ida Lee (Swanson) Stephenson (abt. 1880 - abt. 1957)

Born about Mar 1880 in Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about Dec 1957 at about age 77 in Melfort, Saskatchewan [uncertain]

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Biography

Ida was born in 1880 in Wisconsin, United States. ^[1]

About 1897 Ida married Thomas Heber Stephenson. In the 1900 census Ida (age 20) was the wife of Heber Stephenson in Two Harbors Township Two Harbors village, Lake, Minnesota, United States. They had had one daughter born in Wisconsin, United States about May 1898. Thomas was a teleg. line repairer.^[2]

About 1904 Thomas went back to Canada with his family. In the 1906 census Ida (age 27) was the wife of Heber Stepheson with three children in Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[3] In the 1911 census Ida was the wife of Heber Stephenson with four children in Prince Albert Sub-Districts 1-24, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[4] Ida's husband passed away (aged 54–55) in 1916 in Saskatchewan, Canada. In the 1916 census Ida (age 36) was the widowed head of household with five children in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[5]

She passed away (aged 76–77) in Saskatchewan, Canada.^[6] Ida was mentioned on a memorial in Craig Cemetery, Melfort, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada with a death date of December 1957.^[7][8]

Research Notes

• family search profile: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LLST-68S

They have five children listed on profile. Parents unknown.

• in 1916 Ida identified as Norwegian; perhaps her father? Her father was born in Wisconsin, her mother Germany on 1900 census. Father a Swede 1911 census.

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 92, sheet 26B, family 475, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,772.
   FamilySearch Record: M9SR-H5T (accessed 15 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SS9-KTY
   Ida Stephenson (20), wife, in household of Heber Stephenson (38) in Two Harbors Township Two Harbors village, Lake, Minnesota, United States. Born in Wisconsin.
3. ↑ 1906 Census: "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906"
   citing Affiliate Film Number: CC1906_7;
   FamilySearch Record: KHVS-BS1 (accessed 15 December 2022)
   Ida Stepheson (27), wife, in household of Heber Stepheson (45) in Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in United States Of America.
4. ↑ 1911 Census: "Canada Census, 1911"
   citing Census, Prince Albert Sub-Districts 1-24, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,577.
   FamilySearch Record: QV9P-X5TQ (accessed 15 December 2022)
   Ida Sephenson, wife, in household of Heber Sephenson in Prince Albert Sub-Districts 1-24, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in United States.
5. ↑ 1916 Census: "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916"
   citing Page: 2; Affiliate Film Number: T-21941; Line: 6; FHL microfilm: 2434956; Record number: 44716;
   FamilySearch Record: KMP5-8CC (accessed 15 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZH7-6RM Image number 00929
   Ida Stephenson (36), widowed head of household in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in United States.
6. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #41693249 (accessed 15 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Ida Lee Swanson (1880-Dec 1957), citing Craig Cemetery, Melfort, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (plot: B223 G); Maintained by Melodey Wood (contributor 46776644).
8. ↑ "Canada, Saskatchewan Cemetery Transcripts, ca. 1850-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-6V8Z : 1 March 2021), Ida Swanson Stephenson, 1957.