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John Stevens

Male 1875 - 1958  (83 years)


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  • Name John Stevens 
    Born 10 Feb 1875  Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Jul 1958  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 25 Jul 1958  Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6488  Rossville
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2018 

    Father Charles Stevens,   d. 1921 
    Mother Mary Ann Hole Stevens,   b. 26 Aug 1842, Moorlynch, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1933, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 10 May 1866 
    Family ID F7681  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Comella Stevens 
    Married 3 Nov 1897 
    Children 
     1. Kenneth L Stevens
     2. Glen H Stevens
     3. H. Luther Stevens
     4. Lelia Stevens Hassett
    Documents
    Anniversary- Stevens, John and Comella
    Anniversary- Stevens, John and Comella
    Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens who were married November 3, 1897, will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Sunday, November 3, 1957, at their home with open house. No invitations have been issued but friends and relatives are invited to call from 2 to 4:30 p. m.

    Mr. and Mrs. Stevens have lived in the Willard and Rossville communities all their lives. They have four children, Mr. Kenneth Stevens and Mrs. Lelia Hassett of Topeka, Kansas, Mr. Luther Stevens of Yakima, Washington, and Mr. Glen Stevens of Wichita, Kansas. They have three grandchildren, Mrs. Charlotte Kopp and Mrs. Karen Neal of Houston. Texas, and Debra Stevens of Topeka. There is one great- grandson, Steven R. Kopp of Houston, Texas.

    Mr. Stevens has been a Texaco dealer here for thirty yens.
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2017 08:24:35 
    Family ID F4218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Feb 1875 - Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 25 Jul 1958 - Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Stevens, John 1
    Obituary- Stevens, John 1
    John Stevens, 83, died Wednesday
    John Stevens died yesterday, July 23, at a Topeka hospital. He underwent surgery last week for a ruptured appendix. Mr. Stevens had operated the local Texaco Station for nearly 30 years and was active until his illness last week.

    He was 83 years of age and he arid Mrs. Stevens celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary last November.

    Funeral services will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the Rossville Methodist Church, Rev. Don Jones officiating. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.


    John Stevens
    John Stevens, 83, of Rossville, died Wednesday at a Topeka hospital. He was born in Schenectady, N. Y., February 10, 1875, and came to Shawnee county when he was 4. He moved to Ross-ville 31 years ago where he operated a Texaco station for 30 years. He was a member of Rossville Methodist church.

    Mr. and Mrs. Stevens celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary November 3, 1957.

    Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Cornelia Stevens of the home; three sons, H. Luther Stevens of Yakima, Wash., Glen H. Stevens of Wichita, and Kenneth L. Stevens of 3228 Munson; a daughter, Mrs. Lelia Hassett of 512 Topeka; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frank Stevens of Rossville and Albert Stevens of Willard and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Givens of Rossville.

    Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary is in charge of services at 2:30 pm Friday at Rossville Methodist church. The Rev. Donald Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Dover cemetery.
    Obituary- Stevens, John 2
    Obituary- Stevens, John 2
    JOHN STEVENS
    John Stevens, 83, of Rossville, died July 23 in a Topeka hospital. He was born February 10, 1875, in Schenectady, N. Y., and lived in Shawnee County since he was four years old. He operated the Texaco Service Station here 30 years. He was a member of the Rossville Methodist Church.

    He and Mrs. Stevens observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary November 3, 1957. Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons. H. Luther Stevens, Yakima, Wash., Glenn H. Stevens, Wichita, and Kenneth L. Stevens, Topeka; a daughter, Mrs. Lelia Hassett, Topeka; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two brothers, Frank Stevens, Rossville, and Albert Stevens, Willard; and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Givens, Rossville.

    Funeral services were at 2:30 pm Friday at the Rossville Methodist Church with burial in Dover Cemetery.

    CARD OF THANKS—We wish to express our appreciation to our friends and neighbors for their kindness and for the beautiful flowers and cards we received during the illness and death of my husband.
    Mrs. John Stevens & family