Stephens, James Nelson

Item

Title
Stephens, James Nelson
Alias
Stephens, James
Stephens, James N.
Gender
Male
Biography
In the 1830 Boone County (Ky.) census, John Nelson Stephens holds one female slave. By the 1840 census, he enslaves 5 people. Within the Boone County (Ky.) censuses of the next 2 decades he holds 6 enslaved persons and 9 enslaved persons, respectively.
In 1846 and again in 1847 he served as Boone County's Representative in the General Assembly, Kentucky's state legislature.
Birth date
14 Mar 1800
Place of birth
Orange County (Va.)
Mother
Nelson, Agnes
Life event(s)
Marriage: 14 Nov 1822; Campbell County (Ky.)
Campbell County (Ky.)
Child(ren)
Stephens, Lucy Nelson [2]
Stephens, Francis Marion
Stephens, Jane Kendall
Stephens, Agnes Nelson [2]
Stephens, America Nelson
Stephens, Milton
Stephens, Thomas N.
Stephens, Elizabeth A.
Stephens, Benjamin Hayden
Stephens, Parmelia
Stephens, Louisianna
Stephens, John Hiram
Death date
12 Mar 1888
Place of death
Rising Sun (Ind.)
Death and burial information
Ryle-Stephens Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.)
Resided in
Boone County (Ky.)
Relationship
Known enslaved: unknown, female [28]; unknown, female [29]; unknown, male [17]; unknown, male [18]; unknown, male [19]; unknown, female [98]; Coleman, Anderson; Marshall, Evaline; unknown, Josephine [1]
unknown, female [28]
unknown, female [29]
unknown, male [17]
unknown, male [18]
unknown, male [19]
unknown, female [98]
Coleman, Anderson
Marshall, Evaline
unknown, Josephine [1]
Description
Enslaved held in 1830: Female, 10 thru 23, one
Enslaved held in 1840: Male, under 10, two; Female, under 10, one; Female, 24 thru 35, one; Female, 36 thru 54, one
Enslaved held in 1850: Female, 37 years old, black; Female, 18 years old, black; Male, 13 years old, black; Male, 11 years old, black; Male, 3 years old, black; Female, 3 years old, black
Enslaved held in 1860: Female, 28 years old, black; Male, 20 years old, black; Male, 21 years old, black; Female, 4 years old, black; Female, 77 years old, black; Female, 48 years old, black; Male, 19 years old, black; Female, 13 years old, black; Female, 6 years old, black
Bibliographic citation(s)
United States. Census Office. Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules
FindAGrave.com, memorial #118313913

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Items with "Relationship: Stephens, James Nelson"
Title Class
Coleman, Anderson Person
Marshall, Evaline Person
unknown, female [28] Person
unknown, female [29] Person
unknown, female [98] Person
unknown, Josephine [1] Person
unknown, male [17] Person
unknown, male [18] Person
unknown, male [19] Person
Items with "Father: Stephens, James Nelson"
Title Class
Stephens, Agnes Nelson [2] Person
Stephens, America Nelson Person
Stephens, Jane Kendall Person
Stephens, Lucy Nelson [2] Person
Items with "Child(ren): Stephens, James Nelson"
Title Class
Nelson, Agnes Person
Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr. Person
Items with "Spouse(s): Stephens, James Nelson"
Title Class
Nelson, Louisa Haydon Person