Mary Elizabeth Stephens: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Mary Elizabeth Stephens was born on 14 Dec 1832 in Ohio (daughter of William D. Stephens and Mary Starritte Defreese); and died.

Mary married James C. Armstrong, M. D. on 3 Jul 1851 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. James (son of James H. Armstrong and Mary McGough) was born on 6 Dec 1826 in Alabama; died on 9 Dec 1896 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Many Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Emmett H. Armstrong was born on 4 May 1854 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died.
William D. Armstrong was born on 24 Jun 1852 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died.
Mary D. Armstrong was born on 26 Jan 1859 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died.
Effie Jane Armstrong was born on 30 Aug 1861 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died.
William H. Armstrong was born on 29 Dec 1865 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died.
Annie Virginia Armstrong was born on 25 Jun 1869 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died.

Generation: 2

William D. Stephens was born on 7 Oct 1792 in Virginia (son of John Stephens and Jeannette Vance); died on 16 Apr 1859 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Pisgah Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

William D. Stephens descends from John Stephens of Frederick Co, VA and Jeanette Vance of Shenandoah County, Virginia. His paternal grandfather was Lawrence Stephens. His father, John Stephens died in Preble County, Ohio Mary 17, 1819 and his mother Jeanette Vance died in Eaton, Ohio September 15, 1828. William purchased 79.86 acres of land by cash sale in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana on April 1, 1843. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 23).

William married Mary Starritte Defreese on 24 Oct 1815. Mary was born on 28 Dec 1794 in Virginia; died on 1 Nov 1856 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Pisgah Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Starritte Defreese was born on 28 Dec 1794 in Virginia; died on 1 Nov 1856 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Pisgah Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

John H. Stephens was born on 23 Apr 1822 in Easton, Guernsey County, Ohio; and died.
Joseph A. Stephens was born on 2 Feb 1824 in Ohio; died on 28 Sep 1852 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Pisgah Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
Lawrence Stephens was born about 1829; and died.
1. Mary Elizabeth Stephens was born on 14 Dec 1832 in Ohio; and died.
Emeline Stephens was born about 1838 in Louisiana; and died.

Generation: 3

4.	John Stephens was born before 1772 in Frederick County, Virginia; died on 17 Mar 1819 in Preble County, Ohio. John married Jeannette Vance. Jeannette was born before 1772 in Shenandoah County, Virginia; died on 15 Sep 1828 in Eaton, Lorain County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeannette Vance was born before 1772 in Shenandoah County, Virginia; died on 15 Sep 1828 in Eaton, Lorain County, Ohio.

Children:

2. William D. Stephens was born on 7 Oct 1792 in Virginia; died on 16 Apr 1859 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Pisgah Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.