Jamier Edmund Stevens I was born in Ohio on January 14, 1846. As a boy he came with his parents to LaMotte, Iowa in Jackson Co. After his 18 year old brother Jonas was killed in the Civil War in 1862 and his father died at the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, he was determined to join the Northern Army. Jamier enlisted for one year and was assigned to Co. E. 10th Reg. Iowa Infantry. On Aug. 15, 1865 he was mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas. His army papers describe him as 5 ft. 11 inches tall, with fair complexion and blue eyes.
On Nov. 25, 1869, Jamier Edmund Stevens and Julia Etta Sealey were married at La Motte, Iowa by the Rev. Carlos Wilcox. Julia Etta Sealey, the daughter of John and Mary Sealey, was born in Judson Co., New Jersey on March 25, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Jamier E. Stevens established their first home a short way from his paternal farm home near La Motte, Iowa.
In 1873, they came by covered wagon to West Pleasant Home Precinct, Polk Co., Nebr. The journey from eastern Iowa in a covered wagon was tedious. It was in June 1873, when the family arrived. On this newly acquired homestead two miles north and one mile east of the present town of Polk they erected a sod shanty. The shanty was a happy, earthly home. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were active charter members of the early Methodist Church, located in a school building across from the Shiloh Cemetery.
Toiling on enduring all the pioneer hardships Jamier Edmond Stevens was taken to the Heavenly Home on Jun 15, 1880. He was caught in a rain shower and contracted pneumonia and died a few days later.
Mrs. Stevens bravely continued her labors managing the farm and rearing the family. William, who was only nine years of age, quit school to help his mother and help assume the responsibility of caring for the family. Working hard the family struggled through drought and grasshopper years and by careful planning and hard work they were able to replace the sod house with a frame one. Later the frame house was struck by lighting and burned. It was replaced with a large two story home built by Jamier's daughter, Lula McClure and husband.
Jamier and Julia Stevens are buried at the Polk Cemetery where all their six children are buried. Jamier was a member of the first cemetery board and helped plot the ground just a few months before his death.
Children:
William Arthur Stevens, born Sept 25, 1870
Theodore Alphonso Stevens, born Aug 10, 1872
Mary Luanna Stevens born March 26, 1875
Lillian Bell Stevens, born Sept 27, 1877 – died June 22, 1890
Infant son born Dec 18, 1879. Died in infancy.
Jamier Edmund Stevens, Jr., born Dec 29, 1880
Source: Our Stevens Heritage by Mildred (Stevens) Anderson
Provided by MJ Eickhoff
On Nov. 25, 1869, Jamier Edmund Stevens and Julia Etta Sealey were married at La Motte, Iowa by the Rev. Carlos Wilcox. Julia Etta Sealey, the daughter of John and Mary Sealey, was born in Judson Co., New Jersey on March 25, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Jamier E. Stevens established their first home a short way from his paternal farm home near La Motte, Iowa.
In 1873, they came by covered wagon to West Pleasant Home Precinct, Polk Co., Nebr. The journey from eastern Iowa in a covered wagon was tedious. It was in June 1873, when the family arrived. On this newly acquired homestead two miles north and one mile east of the present town of Polk they erected a sod shanty. The shanty was a happy, earthly home. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were active charter members of the early Methodist Church, located in a school building across from the Shiloh Cemetery.
Toiling on enduring all the pioneer hardships Jamier Edmond Stevens was taken to the Heavenly Home on Jun 15, 1880. He was caught in a rain shower and contracted pneumonia and died a few days later.
Mrs. Stevens bravely continued her labors managing the farm and rearing the family. William, who was only nine years of age, quit school to help his mother and help assume the responsibility of caring for the family. Working hard the family struggled through drought and grasshopper years and by careful planning and hard work they were able to replace the sod house with a frame one. Later the frame house was struck by lighting and burned. It was replaced with a large two story home built by Jamier's daughter, Lula McClure and husband.
Jamier and Julia Stevens are buried at the Polk Cemetery where all their six children are buried. Jamier was a member of the first cemetery board and helped plot the ground just a few months before his death.
Children:
William Arthur Stevens, born Sept 25, 1870
Theodore Alphonso Stevens, born Aug 10, 1872
Mary Luanna Stevens born March 26, 1875
Lillian Bell Stevens, born Sept 27, 1877 – died June 22, 1890
Infant son born Dec 18, 1879. Died in infancy.
Jamier Edmund Stevens, Jr., born Dec 29, 1880
Source: Our Stevens Heritage by Mildred (Stevens) Anderson
Provided by MJ Eickhoff
Jamier Edmund Stevens I was born in Ohio on January 14, 1846. As a boy he came with his parents to LaMotte, Iowa in Jackson Co. After his 18 year old brother Jonas was killed in the Civil War in 1862 and his father died at the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, he was determined to join the Northern Army. Jamier enlisted for one year and was assigned to Co. E. 10th Reg. Iowa Infantry. On Aug. 15, 1865 he was mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas. His army papers describe him as 5 ft. 11 inches tall, with fair complexion and blue eyes.
On Nov. 25, 1869, Jamier Edmund Stevens and Julia Etta Sealey were married at La Motte, Iowa by the Rev. Carlos Wilcox. Julia Etta Sealey, the daughter of John and Mary Sealey, was born in Judson Co., New Jersey on March 25, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Jamier E. Stevens established their first home a short way from his paternal farm home near La Motte, Iowa.
In 1873, they came by covered wagon to West Pleasant Home Precinct, Polk Co., Nebr. The journey from eastern Iowa in a covered wagon was tedious. It was in June 1873, when the family arrived. On this newly acquired homestead two miles north and one mile east of the present town of Polk they erected a sod shanty. The shanty was a happy, earthly home. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were active charter members of the early Methodist Church, located in a school building across from the Shiloh Cemetery.
Toiling on enduring all the pioneer hardships Jamier Edmond Stevens was taken to the Heavenly Home on Jun 15, 1880. He was caught in a rain shower and contracted pneumonia and died a few days later.
Mrs. Stevens bravely continued her labors managing the farm and rearing the family. William, who was only nine years of age, quit school to help his mother and help assume the responsibility of caring for the family. Working hard the family struggled through drought and grasshopper years and by careful planning and hard work they were able to replace the sod house with a frame one. Later the frame house was struck by lighting and burned. It was replaced with a large two story home built by Jamier's daughter, Lula McClure and husband.
Jamier and Julia Stevens are buried at the Polk Cemetery where all their six children are buried. Jamier was a member of the first cemetery board and helped plot the ground just a few months before his death.
Children:
William Arthur Stevens, born Sept 25, 1870
Theodore Alphonso Stevens, born Aug 10, 1872
Mary Luanna Stevens born March 26, 1875
Lillian Bell Stevens, born Sept 27, 1877 – died June 22, 1890
Infant son born Dec 18, 1879. Died in infancy.
Jamier Edmund Stevens, Jr., born Dec 29, 1880
Source: Our Stevens Heritage by Mildred (Stevens) Anderson
Provided by MJ Eickhoff
On Nov. 25, 1869, Jamier Edmund Stevens and Julia Etta Sealey were married at La Motte, Iowa by the Rev. Carlos Wilcox. Julia Etta Sealey, the daughter of John and Mary Sealey, was born in Judson Co., New Jersey on March 25, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Jamier E. Stevens established their first home a short way from his paternal farm home near La Motte, Iowa.
In 1873, they came by covered wagon to West Pleasant Home Precinct, Polk Co., Nebr. The journey from eastern Iowa in a covered wagon was tedious. It was in June 1873, when the family arrived. On this newly acquired homestead two miles north and one mile east of the present town of Polk they erected a sod shanty. The shanty was a happy, earthly home. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were active charter members of the early Methodist Church, located in a school building across from the Shiloh Cemetery.
Toiling on enduring all the pioneer hardships Jamier Edmond Stevens was taken to the Heavenly Home on Jun 15, 1880. He was caught in a rain shower and contracted pneumonia and died a few days later.
Mrs. Stevens bravely continued her labors managing the farm and rearing the family. William, who was only nine years of age, quit school to help his mother and help assume the responsibility of caring for the family. Working hard the family struggled through drought and grasshopper years and by careful planning and hard work they were able to replace the sod house with a frame one. Later the frame house was struck by lighting and burned. It was replaced with a large two story home built by Jamier's daughter, Lula McClure and husband.
Jamier and Julia Stevens are buried at the Polk Cemetery where all their six children are buried. Jamier was a member of the first cemetery board and helped plot the ground just a few months before his death.
Children:
William Arthur Stevens, born Sept 25, 1870
Theodore Alphonso Stevens, born Aug 10, 1872
Mary Luanna Stevens born March 26, 1875
Lillian Bell Stevens, born Sept 27, 1877 – died June 22, 1890
Infant son born Dec 18, 1879. Died in infancy.
Jamier Edmund Stevens, Jr., born Dec 29, 1880
Source: Our Stevens Heritage by Mildred (Stevens) Anderson
Provided by MJ Eickhoff
Family Members
Siblings
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
