Re: Cleveland and Elizabeth P (Brown) Stephens

Cleveland served CW in the Confederacy as a Sgt, Co B 59th KY Mounted Inf; POW Vicksburg MS, captured 7-4-1863

CA VOTERS 1866-1898
Yuba Co 9-7-1868
Cleveland STEPHENS, 25 TN; farmer, Parks Bar Twp, Democrat

1870 Butte, Sutter Co CA
STEPENS
C 27 TN
Elizabeth 24 TN
J R 2/12 TN [should be CA?] b 6-1870
HILL, George 21 IN
FOIZELL?, Henry 26 MO
WALTON, Thomas 31 PA

Since Ann STEPHENS was a widow by 1850, it is hard to tell who her hubby might be....too many in Monroe Co TN 1840.Some are still lvg 1850, so that leaves Wesley, Henry, Absalom, David, Jael/Joel, John, Michael, Richard, Sampson.
I would guess either John or Richard.Ann's birth 1794-1800.If the earlier date is correct, she might not be Cleveland's mom, as she would've been abt 47/48, but not impossible.

If there were minor children in the household when the father died the courts usually appt a grdn for the family [women weren't capable of managing the home..LOL].
You might contact Monroe Co for a search.

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Name: John Reckan Stephens
Death Date: 03 Oct 1924
Death Place: Rosalie, Spokane, Washington
Gender: Male
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Age at Death: 54 years 3 months 17 days
Estimated Birth Year: 1870
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Father's Name: Cleveland Stephens
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Mother's Name: Elizabeth Pataricia B...On
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Film Number: 2022224
Digital GS Number: 4218406
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Name: Mrs. Ella Lewis
Death Date: 19 Sep 1928
Death Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington
Gender: Female
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Age at Death: 52 years 8 months 21 days
Estimated Birth Year: 1876
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Wm C. Lewis
Father's Name: Cleveland Stephens
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Film Number: 2022643
Digital GS Number: 4222878
Image Number: 75
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 247