Chronicles of Boone County

Stephens, Leonard

Item

Title

Stephens, Leonard

Alias

Stephens, Lenard

Stephens, Leon

Gender

Male

Biography

The 1820 Campbell County, Kentucky census shows Leonard Stephens with two known enslaved. Leonard Stephens was known to have six enslaved in the 1830 Campbell County, Kentucky census. The 1840, 1850 and 1860 census records show Leonard Stephens living in Kenton, Kentucky. His occupation is farmer. In 1870 Leonard was living in Florence, Boone, Kentucky.

Member

Stephens family

Birth date

10 Mar 1791

Place of birth

Orange County (Va.)

Father

Stephens, Benjamin [1]

Mother

Waller, Dorothy Jemima

Life event(s)

Marriage: 19 Aug 1813; Campbell County (Ky.)

Campbell County (Ky.)

Spouse(s)

Sandford, Catherine

Child(ren)

Stephens, Napoleon Bonaparte

Stephens, Anne Elizabeth

Stephens, Statira Bonaparte

Stephens, Lucien B.

Stephens, Lucy Waller

Stephens, Edmund Waller [2]

Stephens, Thomas

Death date

8 Mar 1873

Place of death

Boone County (Ky.)

Death and burial information

Stephens Family Cemetery (Kenton County, Ky.)

Occupation(s)

Farmer

Participant in

1865--Accidental Death of Jerry

1865--Tom Accused of Assisting a Freedom Seeker

Relationship

Known enslaved: Buckner, Elijah; Gunderson, Bill; Merriman, William; Merriman, Hannah; Merriman, Isabella; Merriman, Samuel; Stephens, Julius; unknown, Henry [36]; unknown, Jane [48]; unknown, Jerry [9]; unknown, Landy; unknown, Malinda Jane; unknown, Moses [5]; unknown, Tom [23];

Buckner, Elijah

Gunderson, Bill

Merriman, Harriet

Merriman, Isabella

Merriman, Samuel

Merriman, William

Stephens, Julius

unknown, Henry [36]

unknown, Jane [48]

unknown, Jerry [9]

unknown, Landy

unknown, Malinda Jane

unknown, Moses [5]

unknown, Tom [23]

Description

Enslaved held in 1820: Two

Enslaved held in 1830; Males, under 10, four; Females, 10 thru 23, one; Females, 24 thru 35, one; TOTAL: Six

Enslaved held in 1840: Males, under 10, one; Males, 10 thru 23, six; Males, 36 thru 54, one; Females, 10 thru 23, one; Females, 24 thru 35, one; TOTAL: Ten

Enslaved held in 1850: Male, 57 years old, black; Female, 40 years old, black; Male, 22 years old, black; Male, 21 years old, black; Male, 19 years old, black; Male, 9 years old, black; Male, 7 years old, black; Male, 3 years old, black; TOTAL: Eight

Enslaved held in 1860: Male, 65 years old, black; Female, 45 years old, black; Male, 30 years old, black; Male, 21 years old, black; Male, 24 years old, black; Male, 20 years old, black; Male, 18 years old, black; Female, 19 years old, black; Male, 12 years old, black; Male, 4 years old, black; Male, 2 years old, black; Female, 5 months old, black; TOTAL: Twelve

Bibliographic citation(s)

Boone County Will Book K, page 580

FindAGrave.com, memorial #95834317

Source(s)

Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850

Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850

Fourth Census of the United States, 1820

Fifth Census of the United States, 1830

Sixth Census of the United States, 1840

Seventh Census of the United States, 1850

Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules

Eighth Census of the United States, 1860

Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules

Ninth Census of the United States, 1870

Find A Grave.com

Boone County Will Books

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

Item sets

AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--S

AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Kenton County

AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Campbell County