Son of Eugene (NMI) & Harriett (Deverson) Stevens, brother of Irving D. Stevens.
Walter D. Stevens was an enterprising business man of Joliet, Illinois, where he had been a proprietor of a carriage repository, (since 1896.) His building was three stories, 66x60 feet and furnished with all modern equipment. This included elevators, etc. It was stocked with Babcock buggies, Ariel bicycles and vehicles of all kinds. His location, on the corner of Van Buren and Joliet streets, was convenient and central. As a business man, he gained a name and place among the people of Joliet. His honorable dealings won, for him, the confidence of the people.
During the Civil War, Walter D. Stevens attended school in England, at Canterbury Academy in Dover for five years, after which he shipped in the English merchant marine service, under an uncle, who was a captain engaged in the Mediterranean trade. Returning to Joliet, he engaged in the grocery business as a member of the firm of Carson & Stevens. Then he was in the lumber business, with Frank Bush & Company and then went into the book and stationery business alone. He married Mary A. (Adline) Haber, April 23, 1868, in Will County, Illinois. Their marriage record is on file with the state of Illinois. Record #3235. One Daughter (Lillian) was born to this marriage.
In 1868, he was listed in the lumber business with his brother, Irving and in Joliet Township as a carpenter. In the census of 1870, in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, he was listed as a lumber dealer. In 1873, Walter and his family moved to Georgetown, Colorado, where he became interested in mining, real estate and insurance. In 1879, he moved to Leadville, Colorado, in the same business. On May 21, 1884, he lived at 505 and 509 W. 4th St, in Leadville, according to the City Directory. He was listed various times as a delegate to every Republican State Convention from 1873-1893, in Colorado. He was an Assessor in Leadville, Police Magistrate and Ex-Officio Mayor of Georgetown, Colorado.
His wife, Mary, was 23 years old and born in New York. Lillian was one year old, born in Illinois.
In the 1900 census of Will County, Illinois, Walter was listed in the family home at 224 No. Hickory St. His wife and daughter were not listed, as they had remained in Colorado. While in the West, Walter had traveled throughout the West Coast and British Columbia before returning to Illinois. According to information found in the Mormon Family History Center, on Coal Mine Road and So. Webster St., in Littleton, Colorado, Walter D. and Mary A. Stevens were divorced October 21,1908, in Lake County, Colorado. Walter D. and Mary A. Stevens' divorce was listed under COURT DOCKET #5722. Walter died May 1926, in Joliet, Illinois and was buried in the family plot in Elmhurst Cemetery.
History of Will County, Illinois
Wm. LeBaron, Jr., & Co.
1878
STEVENS, W. D Carpenter P. O. Joliet Joliet Twp
Walter D. Stevens was an enterprising business man of Joliet, Illinois, where he had been a proprietor of a carriage repository, (since 1896.) His building was three stories, 66x60 feet and furnished with all modern equipment. This included elevators, etc. It was stocked with Babcock buggies, Ariel bicycles and vehicles of all kinds. His location, on the corner of Van Buren and Joliet streets, was convenient and central. As a business man, he gained a name and place among the people of Joliet. His honorable dealings won, for him, the confidence of the people.
During the Civil War, Walter D. Stevens attended school in England, at Canterbury Academy in Dover for five years, after which he shipped in the English merchant marine service, under an uncle, who was a captain engaged in the Mediterranean trade. Returning to Joliet, he engaged in the grocery business as a member of the firm of Carson & Stevens. Then he was in the lumber business, with Frank Bush & Company and then went into the book and stationery business alone. He married Mary A. (Adline) Haber, April 23, 1868, in Will County, Illinois. Their marriage record is on file with the state of Illinois. Record #3235. One Daughter (Lillian) was born to this marriage.
In 1868, he was listed in the lumber business with his brother, Irving and in Joliet Township as a carpenter. In the census of 1870, in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, he was listed as a lumber dealer. In 1873, Walter and his family moved to Georgetown, Colorado, where he became interested in mining, real estate and insurance. In 1879, he moved to Leadville, Colorado, in the same business. On May 21, 1884, he lived at 505 and 509 W. 4th St, in Leadville, according to the City Directory. He was listed various times as a delegate to every Republican State Convention from 1873-1893, in Colorado. He was an Assessor in Leadville, Police Magistrate and Ex-Officio Mayor of Georgetown, Colorado.
His wife, Mary, was 23 years old and born in New York. Lillian was one year old, born in Illinois.
In the 1900 census of Will County, Illinois, Walter was listed in the family home at 224 No. Hickory St. His wife and daughter were not listed, as they had remained in Colorado. While in the West, Walter had traveled throughout the West Coast and British Columbia before returning to Illinois. According to information found in the Mormon Family History Center, on Coal Mine Road and So. Webster St., in Littleton, Colorado, Walter D. and Mary A. Stevens were divorced October 21,1908, in Lake County, Colorado. Walter D. and Mary A. Stevens' divorce was listed under COURT DOCKET #5722. Walter died May 1926, in Joliet, Illinois and was buried in the family plot in Elmhurst Cemetery.
History of Will County, Illinois
Wm. LeBaron, Jr., & Co.
1878
STEVENS, W. D Carpenter P. O. Joliet Joliet Twp
Son of Eugene (NMI) & Harriett (Deverson) Stevens, brother of Irving D. Stevens.
Walter D. Stevens was an enterprising business man of Joliet, Illinois, where he had been a proprietor of a carriage repository, (since 1896.) His building was three stories, 66x60 feet and furnished with all modern equipment. This included elevators, etc. It was stocked with Babcock buggies, Ariel bicycles and vehicles of all kinds. His location, on the corner of Van Buren and Joliet streets, was convenient and central. As a business man, he gained a name and place among the people of Joliet. His honorable dealings won, for him, the confidence of the people.
During the Civil War, Walter D. Stevens attended school in England, at Canterbury Academy in Dover for five years, after which he shipped in the English merchant marine service, under an uncle, who was a captain engaged in the Mediterranean trade. Returning to Joliet, he engaged in the grocery business as a member of the firm of Carson & Stevens. Then he was in the lumber business, with Frank Bush & Company and then went into the book and stationery business alone. He married Mary A. (Adline) Haber, April 23, 1868, in Will County, Illinois. Their marriage record is on file with the state of Illinois. Record #3235. One Daughter (Lillian) was born to this marriage.
In 1868, he was listed in the lumber business with his brother, Irving and in Joliet Township as a carpenter. In the census of 1870, in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, he was listed as a lumber dealer. In 1873, Walter and his family moved to Georgetown, Colorado, where he became interested in mining, real estate and insurance. In 1879, he moved to Leadville, Colorado, in the same business. On May 21, 1884, he lived at 505 and 509 W. 4th St, in Leadville, according to the City Directory. He was listed various times as a delegate to every Republican State Convention from 1873-1893, in Colorado. He was an Assessor in Leadville, Police Magistrate and Ex-Officio Mayor of Georgetown, Colorado.
His wife, Mary, was 23 years old and born in New York. Lillian was one year old, born in Illinois.
In the 1900 census of Will County, Illinois, Walter was listed in the family home at 224 No. Hickory St. His wife and daughter were not listed, as they had remained in Colorado. While in the West, Walter had traveled throughout the West Coast and British Columbia before returning to Illinois. According to information found in the Mormon Family History Center, on Coal Mine Road and So. Webster St., in Littleton, Colorado, Walter D. and Mary A. Stevens were divorced October 21,1908, in Lake County, Colorado. Walter D. and Mary A. Stevens' divorce was listed under COURT DOCKET #5722. Walter died May 1926, in Joliet, Illinois and was buried in the family plot in Elmhurst Cemetery.
History of Will County, Illinois
Wm. LeBaron, Jr., & Co.
1878
STEVENS, W. D Carpenter P. O. Joliet Joliet Twp
Walter D. Stevens was an enterprising business man of Joliet, Illinois, where he had been a proprietor of a carriage repository, (since 1896.) His building was three stories, 66x60 feet and furnished with all modern equipment. This included elevators, etc. It was stocked with Babcock buggies, Ariel bicycles and vehicles of all kinds. His location, on the corner of Van Buren and Joliet streets, was convenient and central. As a business man, he gained a name and place among the people of Joliet. His honorable dealings won, for him, the confidence of the people.
During the Civil War, Walter D. Stevens attended school in England, at Canterbury Academy in Dover for five years, after which he shipped in the English merchant marine service, under an uncle, who was a captain engaged in the Mediterranean trade. Returning to Joliet, he engaged in the grocery business as a member of the firm of Carson & Stevens. Then he was in the lumber business, with Frank Bush & Company and then went into the book and stationery business alone. He married Mary A. (Adline) Haber, April 23, 1868, in Will County, Illinois. Their marriage record is on file with the state of Illinois. Record #3235. One Daughter (Lillian) was born to this marriage.
In 1868, he was listed in the lumber business with his brother, Irving and in Joliet Township as a carpenter. In the census of 1870, in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, he was listed as a lumber dealer. In 1873, Walter and his family moved to Georgetown, Colorado, where he became interested in mining, real estate and insurance. In 1879, he moved to Leadville, Colorado, in the same business. On May 21, 1884, he lived at 505 and 509 W. 4th St, in Leadville, according to the City Directory. He was listed various times as a delegate to every Republican State Convention from 1873-1893, in Colorado. He was an Assessor in Leadville, Police Magistrate and Ex-Officio Mayor of Georgetown, Colorado.
His wife, Mary, was 23 years old and born in New York. Lillian was one year old, born in Illinois.
In the 1900 census of Will County, Illinois, Walter was listed in the family home at 224 No. Hickory St. His wife and daughter were not listed, as they had remained in Colorado. While in the West, Walter had traveled throughout the West Coast and British Columbia before returning to Illinois. According to information found in the Mormon Family History Center, on Coal Mine Road and So. Webster St., in Littleton, Colorado, Walter D. and Mary A. Stevens were divorced October 21,1908, in Lake County, Colorado. Walter D. and Mary A. Stevens' divorce was listed under COURT DOCKET #5722. Walter died May 1926, in Joliet, Illinois and was buried in the family plot in Elmhurst Cemetery.
History of Will County, Illinois
Wm. LeBaron, Jr., & Co.
1878
STEVENS, W. D Carpenter P. O. Joliet Joliet Twp
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