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Title
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Stephens, James Nelson
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Alias
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Stephens, James
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Stephens, James N.
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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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.
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In 1846 and again in 1847 he served as Boone County's Representative in the General Assembly, Kentucky's state legislature.
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Birth date
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14 Mar 1800
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Child(ren)
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Stephens, Lucy Nelson [2]
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Stephens, Francis Marion
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Stephens, Jane Kendall
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Stephens, Agnes Nelson [2]
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Stephens, America Nelson
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Stephens, Milton
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Stephens, Thomas N.
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Stephens, Elizabeth A.
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Stephens, Benjamin Hayden
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Stephens, Parmelia
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Stephens, Louisianna
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Stephens, John Hiram
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Death date
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12 Mar 1888
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Relationship
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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]
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unknown, female [28]
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unknown, female [29]
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unknown, male [17]
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unknown, male [18]
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unknown, male [19]
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unknown, female [98]
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Coleman, Anderson
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Marshall, Evaline
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unknown, Josephine [1]
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Description
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Enslaved held in 1830: Female, 10 thru 23, one
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Enslaved held in 1840: Male, under 10, two; Female, under 10, one; Female, 24 thru 35, one; Female, 36 thru 54, one
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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
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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
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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United States. Census Office. Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules
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FindAGrave.com, memorial #118313913