Stephens, Hiram

Title: Stephens, Hiram
Alias: Stephens, Hiran; Stephens, Hyram
Gender: Male
Biography: In 1843, Hiram Stephens sets his enslaved woman named Esther free through a court order. His family then relocates to Cass County (Mo.). He appears in the censues of Missouri from 1850 till 1870, just prior to his death. He is also buried there.
Member: Stephens family
Birth date: 5 Mar 1813
Place of birth: Boone County (Ky.)
Father: Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr.
Mother: Nelson, Agnes
Life event(s): Marriage: 12 Mar 1835; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Brady, Harriet Y.
Child(ren): Stephens, John Lewis Lunsford; Stephens, Mary A.; Stephens, Josephine Stephens; Fudge, Louisiana "Louisa" A. Stephens; Stephens, Benjamin F.; Stephens, Hetha Ann
Death date: 15 Jan 1875
Place of death: Harrisonville (Mo.)
Death and burial information: Brady Cemetery (Cass County, Mo.)
Occupation(s): Farmer
Participant in: 1843--Freedom for Esther
Resided in: Cass County (Mo.); Dolan (Mo.); Everett (Mo.)
Relationship: Known enslaved: unknown, Esther [4]; unknown, Esther [4]
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #7579363
Source(s): Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Find A Grave.com

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