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Wilbur A. Stevens

Birth	:	13 Aug 1859
Death	:	24 Apr 1909
Burial	:	Bentonsport Cemetery, Bentonsport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7322006, -91.8514023
Plot	:	Section 3, Row 4
Description	:	FARMINGTON MEN DEAD. Two Well-Known Residents Succumb After Long Illness Wilbur A. Stevens of Farmington was stricken with paralysis Wednesday forenoon of last week and lingered until midnight when death ended his life. In early youth he became afflicted with a spinal trouble which kept him confined to a revolving chair which he was able to move about the house. Wilbur Stevens was the oldest child of Allen W. and Frances Stevens, both of whom are dead. he was born in Bentonsport in 1859, and moved to Farmington a little over seven years ago. Miss Cora Stevens... Read More	FARMINGTON MEN DEAD. Two Well-Known Residents Succumb After Long Illness Wilbur A. Stevens of Farmington was stricken with paralysis Wednesday forenoon of last week and lingered until midnight when death ended his life. In early youth he became afflicted with a spinal trouble which kept him confined to a revolving chair which he was able to move about the house. Wilbur Stevens was the oldest child of Allen W. and Frances Stevens, both of whom are dead. he was born in Bentonsport in 1859, and moved to Farmington a little over seven years ago. Miss Cora Stevens and two brothers, Eugene of Woodstock, ??, and Jesse of Keokuk. The deceased was a well read man, and took a keen interest in local and national affairs. The funeral services will beheld Sunday morning at the late residence on State street, and the body will be taken to Bentonsport where funeral services will be held in the M.E. church. Handwritten: St. Line Dem. Wed. 31 Mar. 1909 Also see 228G Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book C, Page 174, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA ************************* FUNERAL OF WILBUR STEVENS Bentonsport, March 30. - A beautiful tribute was shown Wilbur Stevens in the impressive funeral service conducted Sunday p.m., from the M.E. church at Bentonsport by the pastor of the M.E. church at Farmington, assisted by Rev. C.S. McElhinney. The beautiful life and noble character of the deceased, the universal love and esteem of every one of his acquaintances, the place he held in the affections of the citizens of this his home town, furnished the theme for a most excellent memoir. Relatives in attendance at the funeral were his brothers J.E. of Keokuk, Ia., Eugene of Woodstock, Ill.; Mrs. Ellen Stevens and Jesse of Curtis, Neb., and Mr. John Stevens of Kirksville, Mo. To his devoted sister, Miss Cora, whose love and constant care had comforted him to the close of life, his death is unexpressibly sad. To her and to all the relatives are heard expressions of sympathy. Interment in the family plot in the Bentonsport cemetery. Handwritten: St. Line Dem. Wed. 31 March 1909 Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book G, Page 228, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA

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Latitude: 40.7322006
Longitude: -91.8514023

Family Members:

Parent

Allen W Stevens

(1832 - 1896)

Frances Walker Stevens

(1832 - 1907)

Siblings

Benjamin W.F. Stevens

(1861 - 1864)

Georgie F. Stevens

(1862 - 1864)

Eugene E. Stevens

(1865 - 1943)

Jessie Ernest Stevens

(1867 - 1935)

Cora Stevens

(1872 - 1960)

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