Alpheus Cowan Stevenson

1852 - 1942  (90 years)

• Name	Alpheus Cowan Stevenson
  Birth	03 Feb 1852	Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Oct 1942	Fruitland,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA
  	A.C Stevenson, 90, Dies at Fruitland; Native of County Jackson, Oct. 26. Alpheus C. Stevenson, 90 years old, died at the home of is son, Roy, in Fruitland at 2:15 o’clock Saturday afternoon. He had been critically ill for several weeks, suffering from ailments incident to advanced age. The body was brought to the Wilson-Statler-Seabaugh Funeral Home, where the funeral services were held this afternoon by Rev. J. T. Cherry of Cape Girardeau, an old friend of the family. Burial was at the Old Apple Creek Cemetery with the Putz and Reisenbichler Undertaking Co. in charge. Born near New Wells in 1852, the son of pioneers, Mr. Stevenson lived his entire life in this county. He was a community leader, a progressive farmer and a schoolteacher. As a teacher he served at New Wells and at Liberty No. 1 several terms, but farming was his principal occupation. He was married to Julia Boren on Jan. 6, 1876. She died July 12 this year. After retiring from active farming, Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson moved from the farm to Pocahontas in 1923, where they lived until April this year when Mrs. Stevenson was stricken with paralysis. Since that time Mr. Stevenson had lived with his son in Fruitland. He was a deacon in the Old Apple Creek Presbyterian Church 30 years, and held minor positions of honor and trust in the community where he lived 70 years. He is survived by three sons, Maple O. Stevenson of Ferguson, Dr. A. L. Stevenson of Warrensburg, and H. Roy Stevenson of Fruitland, nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Jennie McNeely of Cape Girardeau.
  		Alpheus_Stevenson-Death-Certificate
  Record Created	09 Aug 2018
  familyserch.org ID	KHTK-MXS
  Burial	Apple Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA
  		Alpheus-and-Julia-Stevenson-gravestone
  Person ID	5483027	robsgenealogy
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Alexander Kennedy Stevenson,   b. 18 Oct 1809, ,,Cabarrus County,North Carolina,USA d. 16 Dec 1881, New Wells,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Leonard Clodfelter,   b. 24 Jun 1824, New Wells,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States d. 28 Nov 1901, Leemon,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1845	Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA
  		Alex K Stevenson to Elizabeth Clodfelter marriage
  Age at Marriage	He : 36 years and 2 months - She : 21 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F87155910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Margaret Boren,   b. 03 Jan 1854, New Wells,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States d. 12 Jul 1942, Fruitland,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	06 Jan 1876	Shawneetown,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 11 months - She : 22 years.
  Children	1. Twin Boy Stevenson,   b. Abt 1878, Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA d. Abt 1878, Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA (Age 0 years)   2. Twin Boy Stevenson,   b. Abt 1878, Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA d. Abt 1878, Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA (Age 0 years)   3. Myrtle Stevenson,   b. 22 Dec 1880, Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA d. 08 Sep 1931, Marshall,,Saline County,Missouri,United States (Age 50 years)   4. Hugh Roy Stevenson,   b. 02 Jan 1885, Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA d. 22 Dec 1977, Fruitland,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA (Age 92 years)   5. Arthur Lang Stevenson,   b. 18 Sep 1891, Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA d. 06 Nov 1994, Warrensburg,,Johnson County,Missouri,United States (Age 103 years)   6. Maple Oren Stevenson,   b. 12 Mar 1894, Shawnee Township,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA d. 3 June 1966, St. Louis,,(City of St. Louis),Missouri,USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F2584207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2021

  
  

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  Marriage - 06 Jan 1876 - Shawneetown,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,United States Death - 24 Oct 1942 - Fruitland,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA Burial - - Apple Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Alpheus Stevenson's Travel Diary with Theo and Julia Stevenson Cape County to Cowley County, KS. On to Denver, CO. Left home 5 Apr 1875 and returned 5 Nov 1875.