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Wilford “Dad” Stevens

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Wilford “Dad” Stevens

Birth
McDonough County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Mar 1912 (aged 72)
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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2nd Addition Block 6 Row 1 Grave 48
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Born 1836, 1837, 1838 or 1839 (Depending on which CENSUS you like) (Wilford thought he was 75 in the year he died)
25 September 1839 , McDonough, IL
19 March 1912 Joplin, Jasper, MO (Smelter Hill home)
buried 20 March 1912 at Fairview Cemetery.

son of Thomas STEVENS 4 Aug 1813 , Harrison, IN
- 23 Jan 1890 Scott, Madison, IA
& Amelia GRANT 27 Mar 1814 , Bourbon, KY
- 1 Oct 1867 Scott, Madison, IA
(dau of George GRANT & Mary BERRY)

Wilford married Louisa THORNBURG (md 12 Aug 1856)
(buried Primitive Baptist Church, Madison, IA)
(children mostly in IA & NE)

and Sarah Jane BORING (md 1878?)
(buried Forest Park, Joplin, Japser, MO)
(children mostly in MO & OK & KS & AR)

In Iowa, he owned a sawmill & he was a carpenter & jack-of-all-trades. I've heard he did lots of repair work on the "CONNOR HOTEL" on Route 66.

Born 1836, 1837, 1838 or 1839 (Depending on which CENSUS you like) (Wilford thought he was 75 in the year he died)
25 September 1839 , McDonough, IL
19 March 1912 Joplin, Jasper, MO (Smelter Hill home)
buried 20 March 1912 at Fairview Cemetery.

son of Thomas STEVENS 4 Aug 1813 , Harrison, IN
- 23 Jan 1890 Scott, Madison, IA
& Amelia GRANT 27 Mar 1814 , Bourbon, KY
- 1 Oct 1867 Scott, Madison, IA
(dau of George GRANT & Mary BERRY)

Wilford married Louisa THORNBURG (md 12 Aug 1856)
(buried Primitive Baptist Church, Madison, IA)
(children mostly in IA & NE)

and Sarah Jane BORING (md 1878?)
(buried Forest Park, Joplin, Japser, MO)
(children mostly in MO & OK & KS & AR)

In Iowa, he owned a sawmill & he was a carpenter & jack-of-all-trades. I've heard he did lots of repair work on the "CONNOR HOTEL" on Route 66.

Gravesite Details

Stone is very broken at the top.Death year listed as 1912 on cemetery records & death certificate; It reads 1911 on the grave marker.

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