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Thelma Elaine Stephens

Female 1928 - 1971  (42 years)


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  1. 1.  Thelma Elaine Stephens was born on 25 Oct 1928 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co, Texas (daughter of Leonard Layton "L.L." Stephens and Annie May Avera); died on 19 Jan 1971 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas.

    Thelma married Ocie Glendon Cooper about 1948. Ocie was born on 11 Oct 1926; died on 27 Dec 2007 in San Marcos, Hays Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Leonard Layton "L.L." Stephens was born on 16 Jul 1895 in Attoyac, Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1973 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas.

    Leonard married Annie May Avera. Annie (daughter of John Powell Avera and Emma Campbell) was born in Jan 1899 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; died on 26 Nov 1991 in Belton, Bell Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Annie May AveraAnnie May Avera was born in Jan 1899 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana (daughter of John Powell Avera and Emma Campbell); died on 26 Nov 1991 in Belton, Bell Co, Texas.
    Children:
    1. Claude Leo Stephens, Sr.
    2. William Avera Stephens was born on 21 Mar 1924 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 11 Oct 2015 in Temple, Bell Co, Texas.
    3. 1. Thelma Elaine Stephens was born on 25 Oct 1928 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 19 Jan 1971 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Powell Avera was born on 28 Aug 1865 in Mississippi (son of William Powell Avera, Jr and Mary E Davis); died on 06 May 1943 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 21 Jun 1870, Greene Co (District 2), Mississippi
    • Census: 16 Jun 1900, Newton Co (Precinct 6), Texas
    • Census: 02 May 1910, Sabine Co (District 6), Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    Avera Wm P 47 farmer, 500 900 MS cannot read/write
    Mary 46 MS cannot read/write
    William 20 MS cannot read/write
    Erean (f) 18 MS cannot read/write
    Saml W 16 MS
    Celia 14 MS
    Lawrence 12 MS
    Hardy 9 MS
    Nancy 7 MS
    John 4 MS
    Ezel, Grace 13 f Malletto domestic servant, MS (checked parents of foreign birth)

    Census:
    Avera John P Aug 1866 33 m 7 MS MS MS
    Emma Feb 1869 36 4 births, 4 living
    Alabama Alabama Alabama
    Olive Nov 1863 6 Mississippi
    Edith Oct 1895 4 Louisiana
    Joseph Oct 1897 2 Louisiana
    Anna M Jan 1899 1 Louisiana
    Campbell Mollie (sis-in-law) 1870 29 Single
    Alabama Alabama Alabama

    Census:
    Avera John P 43 m 17 yrs MS MS MS checker lumber yard
    Emma C wife, 41 m 17 yrs, 11 births, 10 living MS AL MS
    Olive dau 16 MS
    Seth son 15 MS driver, lumber mill
    Edith dau 14 LA
    Gladys dau 12 LA
    Annie May dau 10 LA
    Emma D dau 7 TX
    Wesley b son 6 TX
    William P son 4 TX
    Hardy son 2 TX
    Winston son 2/12 TX (Apr)

    Died:
    D.C. age 77, married, residence 110 Davis Street, San Antonio, length of residence, 3 yrs.
    retired bookkeeper, office worker,
    born in Mississippi; died at 2:25 p.m., of cardiac decompensation contributory cause was cirrhosis of liver.
    father W.P Avera, born Mississippi; mother Mary Davis, Mississippi
    informant, Wesely B. Avera, 110 Davis Street, San Antonio.

    John married Emma Campbell in 1893 in Mississippi. Emma (daughter of Thomas William Campbell and Martha Angeline Mixon) was born on 28 Feb 1869 in Bladen Springs, Choctaw Co, Alabama; died on 02 Apr 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Emma Campbell was born on 28 Feb 1869 in Bladen Springs, Choctaw Co, Alabama (daughter of Thomas William Campbell and Martha Angeline Mixon); died on 02 Apr 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 16 Jul 1880, Clarke Co, Mississippi

    Notes:

    Census:
    Enumeration Dist 117; District 5, Clark Co, Mississippi
    16 July 1880
    Campbell, Thos W 37 farmer SC SC SC
    Martha A 34 wife Ala SC Ala
    Anna 12 dau Ala
    Emma 11 dau Ala
    Mary 9 dau Ala
    Mattie 8 dau Ala
    Maggie 6 dau Ala
    Willie 4 dau Ala
    Bettie 3 dau Ala
    John T m Apr 1880 son MS

    Died:
    D.C. Emma C. Avera, age 98, widow, residence, 118 West Harlan Avenue, San Antonio, resident of San Antonio 27 years. father, T.W. Campbell; mother unknown
    died in Santa Rosa Medical Center o f Hosp, of heart disease -- (old age!)
    informant, Wesley B. Avera

    Children:
    1. Olive Avera was born on 08 Nov 1893 in Stalelin, Mississippi; died on 26 Dec 1939 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
    2. Seth Clyde Avera was born on 02 Apr 1895 in Mississippi; died on 26 Apr 1938.
    3. Edith Avera was born in Oct 1896 in Louisiana; died after 1900.
    4. Joseph Maurice Avera was born on 03 Oct 1897 in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; died on 03 Nov 1903.
    5. Gladys May Avera was born on 16 Jun 1897 in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; died on 18 Mar 1970; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.
    6. 3. Annie May Avera was born in Jan 1899 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; died on 26 Nov 1991 in Belton, Bell Co, Texas.
    7. Emma Davis Avera was born on 25 Jun 1902 in Deweyville, Newton Co, Texas; died on 04 May 1988 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.
    8. Wesley Banks Avera was born on 04 Nov 1903 in Deweyville, Newton Co, Texas; died on 09 Feb 1979 in Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.
    9. William Powell Avera was born on 17 Oct 1905; died on 21 Jul 1981 in Deweyville, Newton Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.
    10. Hardie Martha Avera was born on 29 May 1907 in Texas; died on 8 Oct 1998 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.
    11. Winston Campbell Avera, Sr was born on 22 Feb 1910 in Bronson, Sabine Co, Texas; died on 21 Mar 1994 in West Columbia, Brazoria Co, Texas.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  William Powell Avera, Jr was born on 11 Oct 1822 in Mississippi (son of William Powell Avera, Sr and Susannah Middleton); died on 19 Jun 1905.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 21 Jun 1870, Dist No. 2, Greene Co, Mississippi
    • Census: 11 Jun 1900, State Line, Greene Co, Mississippi

    Notes:

    Census:
    Avera Wm P 47 farmer, 500 900 MS cannot read/write
    Mary 46 MS cannot read/write
    William 20 MS cannot read/write
    Erean (f) 18 MS cannot read/write
    Saml W 16 MS
    Celia 14 MS
    Lawrence 12 MS
    Hardy 9 MS
    Nancy 7 MS
    John 4 MS
    Ezel, Grace 13 f Malletto domestic servant, MS (checked parents of foreign birth)

    Census:
    Avera W.P. Oct 1822 m 52 y MS NC SC farmer can read/write
    Mary Aug 1823 75 m 51 yr 8 births 7 living MS GA GA can read/write

    next door
    Avera W.W. Jul 1849 50 m 4 MS MS MS
    Isa Aug 1872 27 m 4 0 births 0 liv MS MS MS

    William married Mary E Davis on 28 Aug 1848 in Mississippi. Mary was born on 20 Aug 1823 in Mississippi; died on 04 Oct 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary E Davis was born on 20 Aug 1823 in Mississippi; died on 04 Oct 1913.
    Children:
    1. Erean Avera was born in 1848 in Mississippi; died after 1870.
    2. William Washington Avera was born on 14 Jul 1849 in State Line, Greene Co, Mississippi; died on 29 Jul 1912 in Farmer Green Co, Mississippi.
    3. Samuel Worth Avera was born on 25 Jan 1853 in Mississippi; died on 23 Mar 1929.
    4. Celia Rachel Avera was born on 18 Jan 1855 in Mississippi; died on 03 Mar 1931.
    5. Lawrence Alexander Avera was born on 14 Mar 1858 in Mississippi; died on 24 Jun 1935 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
    6. Hardy O Avera was born in 1861 in Mississippi; died after 1870.
    7. Nancy Elizabeth Avera was born in 1863 in Mississippi; died after 1870.
    8. 6. John Powell Avera was born on 28 Aug 1865 in Mississippi; died on 06 May 1943 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.

  3. 14.  Thomas William Campbell was born in Apr 1845 in South Carolina (son of William Campbell and Martha H. Boyd); died on 28 Dec 1914 in Poplarville, Pearl River Co, Mississippi.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 29 Mar 1862, Choctaw Co, Alabama; enlisted
    • Census: 16 Jul 1880, Clarke Co, Mississippi

    Notes:

    Military:
    Co. F, 32nd Ala. Infantry, CSA Military bet 29 Mar 1862 and Aug. 16, l864

    Thomas William Campbell served in Co. F, 32nd Ala. Infantry, CSA He enlisted March 29, 1862 from Choctaw County, AL at Mobile, signed up by Capt. Smith for the duration of the war. He was a prisoner of war at Military prison, Louisville, KY Aug. 16, l864 after being captured Aug. 4 near Atlanta. He was at Camp Chase, Ohio, and paroled there; was transferred to Point Lookout, MD March 18, 1865, and was finally parolled at Meridian, MS. He carried a minie ball in his leg, which was never removed.
    His brother John Boyd Campbell was killed in the battle of Dalton, GA in 1864.

    Sources: Ala. Dept. of Archives & History, Civil War Records 1850, 1860 & 1870 census, Choctaw County, AL
    Personal recollections of Jeanette Campbell Harwell, granddaughter
    Family files from descendants Tommy Campbell and Sandra Jenkins Little

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    Census:
    Enumeration Dist 117; District 5, Clark Co, Mississippi
    16 July 1880
    Campbell, Thos W 37 farmer SC SC SC
    Martha A 34 wife Ala SC Ala
    Anna 12 dau Ala
    Emma 11 dau Ala
    Mary 9 dau Ala
    Mattie 8 dau Ala
    Maggie 6 dau Ala
    Willie 4 dau Ala
    Bettie 3 dau Ala
    John T m Apr 1880 son MS

    Thomas married Martha Angeline Mixon in 1865 in Bladon Springs, Choctaw Co, Alabama. Martha was born in Mar 1841 in Alabama; died on 10 Feb 1919 in Poplarville, Pearl River Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Martha Angeline Mixon was born in Mar 1841 in Alabama; died on 10 Feb 1919 in Poplarville, Pearl River Co, Mississippi.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 16 Jul 1880, Clarke Co, Mississippi
    • Census: 01 Jun 1900, Poplarville, Pearl River Co, Mississippi

    Notes:

    Sources: Jeanette Campbell Harwell's recollections in "Jeanette's Book"
    compiled by Ann Harwell Gay
    Obituary of John Thomas Campbell, Poplarville, 1940
    1870 census Choctaw County, AL and
    Family files of Tommy Campbell and Mozelle Chason, cousin of
    John Thomas Campbell


    Census:
    Enumeration Dist 117; District 5, Clark Co, Mississippi
    16 July 1880
    Campbell, Thos W 37 farmer SC SC SC
    Martha A 34 wife Ala SC Ala
    Anna 12 dau Ala
    Emma 11 dau Ala
    Mary 9 dau Ala
    Mattie 8 dau Ala
    Maggie 6 dau Ala
    Willie 4 dau Ala
    Bettie 3 dau Ala
    John T m Apr 1880 son MS

    Census:
    Campbell, Thomas W Apr 1845 age 57 m 35 yrs SC SC SC
    Martha A Mar 1841 age 59 m 35 yrs 8 births, 7 living AL AL AL
    Willie dau Aug Aug 1887 27 MS
    John son May 1881 19 MS

    Children:
    1. Anna Campbell was born in 1868 in Alabama; died after 1880.
    2. 7. Emma Campbell was born on 28 Feb 1869 in Bladen Springs, Choctaw Co, Alabama; died on 02 Apr 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.
    3. Mary Campbell was born in 1871 in Alabama; died after 1880.
    4. Mattie Campbell was born in 1872 in Alabama; died after 1880.
    5. Maggie Campbell was born in 1874 in Alabama; died after 1880.
    6. Bettie Campbell was born in 1877 in Alabama; died after 1880.
    7. John Thomas Campbell was born on 17 May 1882 in Shubuta, Clarke Co, Mississippi; died on 3 Aug 1940 in Poplarville, Pearl River Co, Mississippi; was buried in Poplarville Cem, Poplarville, Pearl River Co, Mississippi.
    8. Willie Campbell was born in Aug 1887 in Alabama; died in 1900.


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