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John Cornelius Stephens


Birth4 July 1837Brown County, Illinois, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for John Cornelius Stephens (1837-1915), memorial #19713414.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, John Cornelius Stephens, 29 March 1915; citing Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, certificate 116, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229572.
Death29 March 1915Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for John Cornelius Stephens (1837-1915), memorial #19713414.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, John Cornelius Stephens, 29 March 1915; citing Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, certificate 116, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229572.
Burial1 April 1915Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for John Cornelius Stephens (1837-1915), memorial #19713414.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, John Cornelius Stephens, 29 March 1915; citing Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, certificate 116, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229572.
FatherJohn Stephens
MotherElizabeth Briggs
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   • Harriet Orilla Shaw
Married12 October 1860Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Cornelius Stephens and Harriet Orilla Shaw, ID: KW6Z-DQK and ID: KWJD-CHC.
          Children:
               John Francis Stephens
               Celestia Jane Stephens
               Myrtillo Stephens
               Solomon Cornelius Stephens
               Permelia Stephens
               Orrilla Ann Stephens
               James Henry Stephens
               Robert Stephens
               Laura Stephens
               Alexander Nephi Stephens


   • Sophia Louisa Jensen
Married18 January 1881Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Cornelius Stephens and Sophia Louise Jensen, ID: KW6Z-DQK and ID: KW6Z-DQ2.
          Children:
               James Sylvanus Stephens
               Juliette Stephens
               Archidene Stephens
               Elizabeth Ellen Stephens
               Lafayette Stephens
               Lillian Stephens
               Marion Milton Stephens
               Cleophia Lousie Stephens
               Adrian Leroy Stephens

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• 1840Brown County, Illinois, United States
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
• 1860Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
• 1900Weber County, Utah, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusBrown County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population Censusthe District No 21, Pottawattamie, IowaExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusOgden City, Weber, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusOgden, Weber, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population Census1st Ward Ogden City, Weber, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusFifth Precinct, Weber, UtahExtractImage
• 1910 Population CensusDistrict 17, Weber, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• John Brown CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure7 Jul 1851
       Arrival29 Sept 1851

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