Grace Lower and William Thomas Stephens

WILLIAM THOMAS STEPHENS was born January 14, 1874 in Ashburn, Pike, Missouri,¹⁸⁰⁶ and died June 29, 1947 in Decatur, Mason, Illinois.¹⁸⁰⁶ He is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Mason, Illinois.^{1806, 456}

He married GRACE LOWER on April 24, 1895 in Hannibal, Ralls, Missouri,⁸⁴⁶³ daughter of CELIA ADELINE WOODWARD and DEMETRIUS MEAD LOWER. She was born March 5, 1878 in Indiana,⁴⁵⁶ and died January 20, 1911 in Denver, Denver, Colorado.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver, Colorado.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Timothy Hall Descendant Report (Ancestor of Grace Lower)

Children of GRACE LOWER and WILLIAM THOMAS STEPHENS:

1. WILLIAM ROBERT STEPHENS, b. September 5, 1896;⁴⁵³² d. June 5, 1960.⁴⁵³²
2. GRAYDON LEROY STEPHENS, b. May 7, 1896, Ashburn, Pike, Missouri;⁷³⁷⁷ d. May 27, 1993, Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona.¹⁰²⁰⁸
3. PAUL LOWER STEPHENS, b. July 23, 1904, Ashburn, Pike, Missouri;⁷³⁷⁷ d. April 22, 1968, Salem, Marion, Oregon;⁷⁹⁰⁵ bur. Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Marion, Oregon.⁴⁵⁶
4. EDGAR TITUS STEPHENS, b. August 28, 1906, Ashburn, Pike, Oregon;⁷³⁷⁷ d. September 22, 1988, Jefferson County, Texas.¹⁰⁵
5. MABEL ADELYNE STEPHENS, b. November 18, 1908, St. Louis, Missouri;⁶⁸⁹⁹ m. GERALD LOUIS BADER; d. April 2, 1989;¹⁰²¹⁰ bur. Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri.⁴⁵⁶

Obituaries

Decatur Daily Review, June 30, 1947¹⁰²⁰⁷

William T. Stephens, 73, Dies in Home

William Thomas Stephens, 73, of 2915 East Harrison street, formerly employed by the Wabash railroad as a boilermaker's helper, died in his home at 9 a. m. yesterday.

Mr. Stephens had been a resident of Decatur for 25 years and was employed by the Wabash railroad until 1939, when he retired because of ill health. He was an honorary member of the A. F. of L. boilermaker's union.

He was born in Ashburn, Mo., Jan. 14, 1874, a son of Samuel and Sarah Stephens. He was married Nov. 10, 1912, to Anna Smith in St. Louis.

He leaves his wife; four children, Mrs. Isabel Roarik, Mrs. Lois Zerfowski and Gayle T. Stephens, all of Decatur, and Bill Stephens, Greenville, Miss.; five children by a former marriage, Graydon, Jack, Paul, Edgar and Mable; and several grandchildren.

The body was taken to the Manson funeral home, where friends may call. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the West Side Nazarene church, with burial in Graceland cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 1, 188010186	Attica, Fountain, Indiana	Demetrius Mead Lower Celia Adeline Woodward Clarence Lower Maude Lower Myrtle Lower Mable Lower Grace Lower Mary Lower
June 6, 19003048	St. Louis, Missouri	William Thomas Stephens Grace Lower Graydon Leroy Stephens William Robert Stephens
April 15, 191010209	Glendale, Arapahoe, Colorado	William Thomas Stephens Grace Lower Graydon Leroy Stephens William Robert Stephens Paul Lower Stephens Edgar Titus Stephens Mabel Adelyne Stephens
January 7, 19201713	St. Louis, Missouri	William Thomas Stephens Paul Lower Stephens Edgar Titus Stephens Mabel Adelyne Stephens