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Ezra Parker Stephens

Birth	:	18 Aug 1862 Rossville, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	16 Sep 1942 Bellwood, Butler County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Spalding Cemetery, Spalding, South Holland District, England
Coordinate	:	52.7954960, -0.1519390
Description	:	His gravestone mistakenly gives his birth date as 1860. `````````````` Butler County Press (David City, Nebr.), September 24, 1942, p. 1, col. 3 A LONG TIME RESIDENT DIED WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 Funeral of Ezra Parker Stephens Held Friday Afternoon Ezra Parker Stephens, long-time resident of Butler county, died at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at his home eight miles south of Columbus, from complications after illness of eight months. He was 80 years of age. Funeral services were conducted at the Stephens home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon by a Jehovah speaker from Columbus. The pallbearers were George Cady, Wolford Hiatt, John Minnick, Roy McKnight, Ben Snyder... Read More	His gravestone mistakenly gives his birth date as 1860. `````````````` Butler County Press (David City, Nebr.), September 24, 1942, p. 1, col. 3 A LONG TIME RESIDENT DIED WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 Funeral of Ezra Parker Stephens Held Friday Afternoon Ezra Parker Stephens, long-time resident of Butler county, died at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at his home eight miles south of Columbus, from complications after illness of eight months. He was 80 years of age. Funeral services were conducted at the Stephens home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon by a Jehovah speaker from Columbus. The pallbearers were George Cady, Wolford Hiatt, John Minnick, Roy McKnight, Ben Snyder and Maurice Snyder. Burial was in Watke Hill cemetery. In attendance at the funeral from elsewhere were Mr. and Mrs. Orval Stephens and children, Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. George Holmstedt and Miss Edna Holmstedt of Fullerton; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Stephens and children and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mahoney, of St. Edward, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Brown and son, Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Will Kealy and sons Dean and Patrick, and Mrs. Flower, of Council Bluffs, Ia.; Mrs. E.J. Whitmore, Irvin McKnight, Mrs. Blanche Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Roy McKnight and children and Mrs. and Mrs. Will Campbell, of David City; George McKnight, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Snyder and children and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hall, of Rising City; and Mrs. Alfred Sells and son, Larry, of Dumont, Colo. Ezra Parker Stephens, son of Ezra and Margery Stephens, was born at Rossville, Ia., August 18, 1862. He engaged in farming as his life occupation. He was married at David City May 16, 1885, to Amanda McKnight, and they resided near St. Edward, moving to the farm in Butler county in February, 1918. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stephens, of whom three, two daughters and one son, have passed away. The surviving children are Orval Stephens, of Fullerton, Ivan Stephens of St. Edward and Mrs. Thomas A. Boyer of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mrs. Stephens also survives as do 22 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. ``````````` People's Banner (David City, Nebr.), September 28, 1942, p. 1, col. 6 Pioneer Buried Friday Ezra Stephens, a pioneer of this country and a farmer near David City, since 1918 passed away at his home on September 16, 1942, following an illness of eight months. Ezra Parker Stephens, son of Ezra and Margery Stephens was born in Rossville, on August 18, 1862. Three children have preceded him in death. Mr. Stephens farmed at St. Edwards, Nebr., where he resided until February 1918 when he came to David City. Here he lived until he passed away. On May 18, 1885, he was joined in holy matrimony to Amanda McKnight. To this union was born six children. He leaves to mourn his death besides his wife, his children, Orval Stephens, Fullerton, Nebr.; Ivan Stephens, St. Edward, Nebr.; and Mrs. Thomas A. Boyer of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and other relatives and many friends. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon from the home at 2 o'clock with Mr. Willy conducting the services. Interment was made in Watke Hill cemetery. Pall bearers were John Minnick, George Cady, Roy McKnight, Ben Snyder, Maurice Snyder and Walford Hiatt. Mrs. Sadie Flake, Mrs. Ruth Matheny; Lloyd Anderson and Hiram Davis sang accompanied by Mrs. Ben Baer at the piano. Relatives from away were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy McKnight and family, David City; Mrs. Irvin McKnight, David City; Mr. and Mrs. Orval Stephens and family of Fullerton; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Stephens and family of St. Edward; W.E. Kealy and family of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Boyer of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Brown and son, of Council Bluffs; Mrs. Geo. McKnight, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Snyder and family of Rising City; Mrs. Blanche Powell, David City; Mrs. Dorothy Sell and Larry, Dumont, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mahoney of St. Edward. Friends from away were: Mr. and Mrs. Dave Johnson of Fullerton; Mr. Mike Mahoney of Fullerton; Mr. James Cahill, St. Edward, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Holmstedt, Miss Edna Holmstedt, Fullerton, Mr. Lewis Wilson, St. Edward, Nebr. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all our friends and neighbors who assisted us during the sickness and death of our beloved husband and father and for the beautiful floral offerings, also the singers.

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Ezra Parker Stephens's memorial is located at: Spalding Cemetery, Spalding, South Holland District, England.
When did Ezra Parker Stephens death?
Ezra Parker Stephens death on 16 Sep 1942 in Bellwood, Butler County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Ezra Parker Stephens's memorial?
Latitude: 52.7954960
Longitude: -0.1519390

Family Members:

Parent

Ezra Milks Stephens

(1831 - 1917)

Margery Morse Decker Stephens

(1835 - 1916)

Spouse

Mary Amanda McKnight Stephens

(1858 - 1963)

Siblings

Clara Belle Stephens McKnight

(1868 - 1942)

Children

Iva A. Stephens

(1886 - 1886)

Ivan LeRoy “Skinny” Stephens

(1892 - 1974)

Royal I. Stephens

(1893 - 1893)

Ruby Ima Stephens Boyer

(1895 - 1977)

Flowers:

Left by Anonymous on 14 May 2013

Left by Anonymous on 12 Jun 2013

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