Myrtle Lower and John Henry Stephens

JOHN HENRY STEPHENS was born June 3, 1860 in Frankford, Pike, Missouri,⁷⁰⁶ and died October 7, 1952 in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶ He is buried in Hope Cemetery, Hannibal, Ralls, Missouri.^{706, 456}

He married MYRTLE LOWER on August 6, 1899,¹⁰¹⁷⁸ daughter of CELIA ADELINE WOODWARD and DEMETRIUS MEAD LOWER. She was born September 19, 1872 in Attica, Fountain, Indiana,⁴⁵³² and died July 15, 1966 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico.^{4532, 10178} She is buried in Hope Cemetery, Hannibal, Ralls, Missouri.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Timothy Hall Descendant Report (Ancestor of Myrtle Lower)

Children of MYRTLE LOWER and JOHN HENRY STEPHENS:

1. ALMA RUTH STEPHENS, b. April 21, 1900, Hannibal, Missouri; m. ORAL OTHO KERNS; d. January 4, 1989.¹⁰¹⁸⁰
2. ALVIN CLARENCE STEPHENS, b. April 21, 1900, Hannibal, Missouri;⁷³⁷⁷ m. GERTRUDE MAY GAMBLIN on November 13, 1958 in Ladue, St. Louis, Missouri⁸⁴⁶³; d. January 23, 1975, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico;⁴⁵⁶ bur. Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.⁴⁵⁶
3. CLARENCE EDWARD STEPHENS, b. January 29, 1907, Hannibal, Missouri;⁷³⁷⁷ d. October 10, 1981, Socorro, Socorro, New Mexico.¹⁰¹⁷⁹
4. ROBERT CHARLES STEPHENS, b. October 26, 1911, Hannibal, Missouri;⁷⁰⁶ d. July 29, 1958, Hannibal, Marion, Missouri;⁷⁰⁶ bur. Hope Cemetery, Hannibal, Ralls, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶

Obituaries

May 16, 1966¹⁰¹⁷⁸

MRS. MYRTLE STEVENS

Hannibal, Mo., May 18.—Mrs. Myrtle Stephens, 93, formerly of 1702 Gordon, died Monday in the home of a sister, Mrs. Oral (Alma) Kerns, in Albuquerque, N. M.

Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 in the Schwartz funeral home in charge of the Rev. D. L. Turnbaugh. Burial will be in Hope cemetery.

Mrs. Stevens was born in Attica, Ind., Sept. 12, 1892, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Demetries Lower. She was a member of the Free Methodist church. She was married to John H. Stephens, Aug. 6, 1899. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are two sons, Alvin of Rolla and Clarence of St. Joseph, the daughter, two sisters, Mrs. Maude Cochran of St. Louis and Mrs. Ruth Totsch of Foley, Ala., two brothers, Clyde of Riverside, Cal., and Blain of Palm Springs, Cal.; seven grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 1, 188010186	Attica, Fountain, Indiana	Demetrius Mead Lower Celia Adeline Woodward Clarence Lower Maude Lower Myrtle Lower Mable Lower Grace Lower Mary Lower
June 4, 190010182	Hannibal, Marion, Missouri	Myrtle Lower John Henry Stephens Alvin Clarence Stephens Alma Ruth Stephens
April 23, 191010181	Hannibal, Marion, Missouri	Myrtle Lower John Henry Stephens Alvin Clarence Stephens Alma Ruth Stephens Clarence Edward Stephens
January 13, 192010183	Hannibal, Marion, Missouri	Myrtle Lower John Henry Stephens Alma Ruth Stephens Clarence Edward Stephens Robert Charles Stephens
April 16, 193010203	Hannibal, Marion, Missouri	John Henry Stephens Myrtle Lower Clarence Edward Stephens Robert Charles Stephens Ruth E. Lower Henry Adam Totsch
April 8, 194010204	Hannibal, Marion, Missouri	John Henry Stephens Myrtle Lower Clarence Edward Stephens Robert Charles Stephens
April 6, 195010205	Hannibal, Marion, Missouri	John Henry Stephens Myrtle Lower Clarence Edward Stephens Robert Charles Stephens