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John STEVENS, *

John STEVENS, *

Male 1856 - 1922  (65 years)

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  • Name John STEVENS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Suffix * 
    Birth 25 Nov 1856  Rugby, Warwick, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    Christening 30 Aug 1857  Holy Trinity, Rugby, Warwick, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 16] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Mar 1922  Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 17] 
    Burial 30 Mar 1922  Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Person ID I11738  Ancestrees
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

    Father George Richard STEVENS, *,   b. 20 Sep 1830, Chelsea, Middlesex, ENG Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1899, Wood Green, Middlesex, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Annie TONKIN, *,   b. 15 Sep 1832, Finsbury, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910, Of Lambeth, Surrey, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1854  St. John The Baptist, Haxton, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 19] 
    Family ID F3202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Keturah (Kitty) DIMMOCK, *,   b. 2 Jun 1855, West Bromiye, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1918, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1875  Hackney, Middlesex, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas (Tom) STEVENS,   b. 21 Jan 1885, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1961, , , , Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Keturah STEVENS,   b. Bef 1883, London, Middlesex, ENG Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1883, London, Middlesex, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Infant STEVENS,   b. 1898, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1898, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Albert Edward STEVENS,   b. 12 Oct 1887, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1966, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Keturah Ann STEVENS,   b. 6 Jun 1894, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1977, Greenville, Darke, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Martha Jane STEVENS,   b. 13 May 1898, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1981, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, FL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. John Frederick (Fred) Charles STEVENS,   b. 1877, Kilburn, Middlesex, ENG Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1963, Longbeach, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Alfred George STEVENS,   b. 25 Jul 1878, London, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1950, Of Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Maud STEVENS,   b. 14 May 1892, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1982, Columbus, Franklin, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

    Family 2 UNKNOWN   d. Aft Mar 1922 
    Marriage Aft Feb 1918  Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

  • Photos
    John Charles Stevens.jpg    		John Charles Stevens.jpg

  • Notes 
    • According to his obituary in the Dayton Journal dated Mar. 29, 1922, he was born in Manchester, England. Family tradition has been that he was born in London or in Lancaster, England (Death certificate). However, in the 1881 census record for England his birth place is listed as Rugby, Warwick, England. This is the only source that lists his birth place while he was alive. It was not the same as his wife's or children's place of birth. His birth date is listed as Nov. 25, 1853 or Nov. 25, 1857 (death certificate).

      The 1881 census tells us that he was 24 years of age, making either 1856 or 1857 correct. His christening record took place in Aug. of 1857, so he was therefore likely born in Nov. of 1856. Fred Stevens gave the information on the death certificate that is often at variance with other sources. There is a John Stevens and Keturah Dimmock living in the Parish of Hackney, Co. of Middlesex in 1875 on Englefield Rd. that are probably them. (C-589) He was a superintendent of the mechanical department for the "ChatterBox". It was an English child's annual storybook.

      In the 1881 census, John is listed as a printer and they lived at 161 Eversleigh Rd., Battersea, Surrey, England. In his christening record and 1881 census record, his name is listed as John Stevens. My father remembered his middle name being Charles, but that has not been verified. He (age 26) and his wife, "Katy" (age 27) and sons, Fred (age 7) and George (age 4) emigrated to the United States arriving in New York on November 1, 1883 on the Grecian Monarch. This was before Ellis Island was opened. They had departed from London, England. John was listed as a printer by profession. They came in Steerage with 3 pieces of luggage for the entire family. (C: Doc)

      In his 1922 obituary, he was listed as having been in the U.S. for 35 years, but in reality it was around 39 years. They first moved to Wheeling, West Virginia where he worked as in Interior Decorator. They them moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1892 where he continued in the same trade and where he lived for the remainder of his days. He is listed as a painter living at 1916 E. Fifth Street in the Dayton, Ohio 1889 and 1890 directories. There are several Stevens in the Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH directory of 1887 that have similar names to his children, who could be his relatives that he followed to Ohio. They include an A.E. Stevens, an Alfred, a George W. (1845-1923) and a John Stevens. (C-1905, C-Doc) In the U.S. 1900 census, John is listed as a house painter who could read, write and speak English. They rented their home at 411 N. Main St, Dayton, Ohio. Both John's and Keturah's parents were born in England. (C-98) In his later years, John worked for a cookie factory called Greene and Greene as a painter and custodian.

      His sons (Alfred) George and Albert Edward were at one time both in the painting business with him. They lived through 7 floods in the United States. (C-2,4, 1899) These floods might account for the reason they moved often renting the following residences in Dayton, Ohio according to Dayton City Directories: 1900: 411N Main St., 1902: 67 E. Halena, 1908: 218 N. Linwood, 1914: 522 W. 3rd. In his death certificate, his son Fred gives his birth date as Nov. 25, 1857. However, both census records give his age matching a birth year of 1853. (C-226, C:Doc)

      As for his death, this was a very sad event for his children. John had remarried and was quite ill. When my father's mother and her sisters wanted to visit their father on his death bed on Bolander Ave, their new mother-in-law wouldn't let them in. She got all of his belongings including all the family heirlooms and furniture from England. The daughters even suspected that he was poisoned by his wife. However, his death certificate says that he died of a cerebral hemorrhage compounded by pneumonia that he'd had for the last 7 days. He died at 9:30 on a Monday evening. The funeral was held at the home of his daughter, Keturah Ritter, at 2:00 p.m. on Mar. 30, 1922. (C:DOC, 2077, 2517)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1820] John Stevens Death Certificate dated Mar. 27, 1922 Registered #18114 Filed Mar 31, 1922.

    2. [S2130] Baptismal Record for John Stevens dated Aug. 30, 1857 (Holy Trinity Church, Parish of Rugby, Warwick, England).

    3. [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2015 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), 1,60901::0.

    4. [S940] Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2016 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), 1,61378::0.

    5. [S320] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), 1,60525::0.

    6. [S2117] Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health, Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2010 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, 1,5763::0.

    7. [S2074] John Stevens to Keturah Dimmack Marriage Certificate June 2, 1875 Parish of Hackney, Co. Middlesex, England.

    8. [S2119] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Ohio, U.S., Woodland Cemetery Index, 1814-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), 1,70530::0.

    9. [S2132] Albert Edward Coate of Columbus, Ohio interviewed by his daughter, Linda Coate Dudick in 1977 in Linda Coate files (C-13).

    10. [S151] Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2011 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), 1,2541::0.

    11. [S2120] Maud Stevens Coate interviewed by granddaughter, Linda Coate Dudick in Oct. 1977 in Columbus, Ohio.

    12. [S147] 1900 U.S. Census Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

    13. [S148] 1910 U.S. Census Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

    14. [S2121] 1881 Census, Batersea, Surrey, Eng (www.familysearch.org).

    15. [S689] 1861 Census, Rugby, co. Warwickshire, England (www.ancestry.com).

    16. [S473] I.G.I. Files at the Mormon Family History Centers and at www.familysearch.com.

    17. [S2131] Obituary for John Stevens, "Dayton Journal" (Mar 29, 1922, Dayton, Ohio).

    18. [S181] Remeling, Robert E., Ed., Montgomery County, Ohio Cemetery Burial Records, Vol. 1, S-Z (Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society).

    19. [S2075] Marriage of George Richard Stevens and Annie Tonkin (St. John the Baptish Parish, Haxton, Shoreditch, London, co. Middlesex, ENG).


 

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