Stephens, Jane

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Title: Stephens, Jane
Alias: Carter, Jennie
Gender: Female
Member: Stephens family; White family; Carter family
Birth date: circa 1819
Place of birth: Boone County (Ky.)
Father: Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr.
Mother: Parsons, Milly
Life event(s): Marriage 1: before 1840; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.); Marriage 2: 1862; Kansas; Kansas
Spouse(s): White, John "Felix"; Carter, Dudley
Child(ren): White, Emily Francis; White, George W.; White, Lucy Ann; White, Oscar F.; White, Sisley
Death date: 12 Oct 1896
Place of death: Emporia (Kan.)
Participant in: 1849--Jane Stephens and Family Escape Attempts; 1849--Emily Francis Attempts Escape; 1844--The Escape of John "Felix" White; 1849--Oscar F. White Attempts Escape; 1849--Lucy Ann Attempts Escape; 1849--Sisley Attempts Escape; 1849--George White Attempts Escape
Resided in: High Prairie (Kan. : Township); Stranger (Kan. : Township)
Relationship: Slaveholder(s): Stephens, Benjamin, Jr.; Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr.
Bibliographic citation(s): "The Escape of Jane," The Christian Recorder, Philadelphia, PA, 27 Apr 1867; "Jane's Escape," The Christian Recorder, Philadelphia, PA, 2 Apr 1885; "The Escape of the Wife of John "Felix" White," Emporia Republican, Emporia, KS, 15 Oct 1896
Source(s): A Woman's Life-Work: Labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland.; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Tenth Census of the United States, 1880; Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925; The Escape of Jane; Jane's Escape; The Escape of the Wife of John "Felix" White

Item sets: AA--Jane Stephens story--Enslaved; AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Boone County--S

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Items with "Participant: Stephens, Jane"
Title	Class
1849--Jane Stephens and Family Escape Attempts	Event

Items with "Relationship: Stephens, Jane"
Title	Class
Keene, Robert	Person
Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr.	Person

Items with "Mother: Stephens, Jane"
Title	Class
White, Emily Francis	Person
White, George W.	Person
White, Lucy Ann	Person
White, Oscar F.	Person
White, Sisley	Person

Items with "Child(ren): Stephens, Jane"
Title	Class
Parsons, Milly	Person
Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr.	Person

Items with "Spouse(s): Stephens, Jane"
Title	Class
White, John "Felix"	Person

Items with "Collaborates with: Stephens, Jane"
Title	Class
Edington, Joseph L.	Person