{"id":237,"date":"2012-06-23T00:40:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T05:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/?p=237"},"modified":"2012-06-23T00:40:50","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T05:40:50","slug":"stevens-james-charles-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/stevens-james-charles-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"STEVENS Jr., James Charles (Biography)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr. was born son of James Charles Stevens, Sr. and Martha Stevens, born in London, England ca. 1825.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/JamesCharlesStevensSr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-240\" title=\"JamesCharlesStevensSr\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/JamesCharlesStevensSr-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/JamesCharlesStevensSr-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/JamesCharlesStevensSr.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 85vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Charles Stevens, Sr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr. immigrated to America in 1858.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/JamesCharlesStevensJr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-241\" title=\"JamesCharlesStevensJr\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/JamesCharlesStevensJr-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/JamesCharlesStevensJr-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/JamesCharlesStevensJr.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 85vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Charles Stevens, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr. married Amanda Melvina Ashley on January 4, 1857 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN. Both the marriage bond and the marriage license are dated December 29th, 1856. Amanda was born September 23, 1826 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The children of James Charles Stevens, Jr. and Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens were:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Wharton Stevens, b. June 25, 1858, Nashville, Davidson, TN and died January 16, 1930, age 71, Memphis, Shelby, TN.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">William George Stevens, b. April 12, 1860, Nashville, Davidson, TN and died July 3, 1932, Memphis, Shelby, TN.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Charles \u201cCharlie\u201d Richard Stevens, b. April 2, 1862, Nashville, Davidson, TN and died July 20, 1863, Nashville, buried Nashville City Cemetery in plot with Maria Louise Custis\/Curtis Ashley (his grandmother).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Emma Stevens, b. July 10, 1864 (6 years on 1870 census, b. TN, not listed 1880)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Charles George Stevens, b. June 15, 1868\/1869, TN.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1860 Census, Nashville, Davidson County, TN, 8th Ward of Nashville, D-5-171\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr. (34), machinist, b. England\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens (33), b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Wharton Stevens (2), b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">William George Stevens (2\/12), b. TN, April 1860<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1870 Census, Nashville, Davidson County, TN, 8th Ward, D-443, (584\/706)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens (Stephens), Jr. (43), railroad machinist, b. England\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens (Stephens) (40) b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Wharton Stevens (Stephens) (12), b. TN, attending school\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">William \u201cWillie\u201d George Stevens (Stephens) (10), b. TN, attending school\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Charles Stevens (Stephens) (7), b. TN, attending school\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Emma Stevens (Stephens) (6), b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Charles George Stevens (Stephens) (2), b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1880 Census, Nashville, Davidson County, TN, 10th District, E.D. 70, p.12 (133)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James (Jos.) Charles Stevens, Jr., (55), machinist, b. England, parents b. England\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Amanda (A.M., Mrs.) Melvina Ashley Stevens (53), wife, b. TN, parents b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">William George Stevens (20), son, apprentice, b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Charles George Stevens (11), son, born TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Wharton Stevens (22), son, machinist, b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Emma Ann Williams Stevens (24), wife of James Wharton Stevens, b. TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Emma Gertrude Stevens (5\/12), their baby born July 1879 in TN.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1880 &amp;1885 Nashville City Directory\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr., foreman at Penitentiary, lived Bilbo Ave. &amp; Waller.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">William George Stevens lived at the same address.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1888 Nashville City Directory\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr., machinist, lived Spruce and Bass.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Charles William Stevens, machinist, at same address.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1890 Memphis City Directory\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr., engineer, lived at 141 Looney Street.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0Charles George Stevens, laborer, at same address.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1891 Memphis City Directory\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr. engineer, lived at 141 Looney Street. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1892 James Charles Stevens, Jr. and Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens divorced.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Can not find divorce records.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1892 James Charles Stevens, Jr. married Esther \u201cEssie\u201d Groves Wirt Stevens on November 5, 1892 in Keithsburg, Mercer County, IL (Aledo, county seat), marriage #4527, book 1, page 4. They were married by J. E. Wasmuth, minister of the M.E. Church in Keithsburg. It was the second marriage for both.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Essie was born in England 1831 and her parents were George Groves and Margaret Sires Groves, b. England. Essie\u2019s first husband was Martin Wirt who died August 5, 1879. Essie died August 8, 1917 and was buried with Martin Wirt and their children in Greenmound Cemetery and went back to the name Wirt after the death of James Charles Stevens, Jr.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1900 Census, Shelby County, TN, 14th District, E.D. 99\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr., engineer at the U.S. Marine Hospital, b. April 1839, married, b. England, parents b. England.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1900 Census, Memphis, Shelby, TN, 12th Ward, E.D. 99, p. 24 (171\/433\/462)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr. (shows 61, should be 76), b. 1839, married 10 years, b. England, parents b. England, machinist &amp; engineer, 1857 was year of immigration to U.S., 43 years in U.S., naturalized citizen.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Esther Groves Wirt Stevens (\u201cEssie\/Adalade\u201d) (41), b. Feb. 1859, married 10 years, mother of two children, two living, b. MS, parents b. MS.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Guy G. Stevens (9), son, b. Sept. 1890 in TX\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Mary Stevens (6), daughter, b. July 1894 in TN\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Boarders living with them:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Robert Ward (30), b. GA (worked in cotton mill)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Lee Acker (21), b. TN (worked in cotton mill)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Fred B. Smith (32), b. Delaware (cotton spinner)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Residence: Delaware Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1900 Census, Memphis, Shelby, TN, 5th Civil District, E.D. 90, p. 1 (129\/34\/41)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens (Stephens) (73), b. Sept. 1826 in TN, her father b. NC, and her mother b. TN., widowed (\u201cGrass widow\u201d, divorced, husband not dead, still above ground), mother of 7children, 3 living.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Charles George Stevens (Stephens) (30), b. 1869, single, engineer in sawmill. They lived at 129 Looney Street.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1914 &amp; 1915 Memphis City Directory\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James (Jos.) Charles Stevens, Jr. lived at 337 W. Johnson Place.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1915, November 2, James Charles Stevens, Jr. died in Memphis, Shelby, TN and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Obit for James Charles Stevens, Jr., Memphis Commercial Appeal, November 3, 1915, page 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Stevens-at residence No. 337 West Johnson Place, Tuesday evening, November 2, 1915, at 7:30 o\u2019clock, James C., husband of Adda (Essie) Stevens, father of J.W., W.G., C.G., and Guy G. Stevens and Mrs. Ben Floyd, brother of C.W. Stevens of Nashville, TN and Mrs. M.C. Lynn of Manhattan, Kansas, age 74 (91) years. Funeral will take place from the parlors of John J. Collins. Due notice of the time will be given.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1916 Memphis City Directory\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Essie, widow of James Charles Stevens, Jr. lived at 337 W. Johnson Place.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">1917 Memphis City Directory\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Property at 337 W. Johnson Place was owned by G. F. Morrell.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">James Charles Stevens, Jr. died November 2, 1915 at 7:30 p.m., at age 91 in Memphis, Shelby, TN, and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, section B Adult, Lot 883 single, burial # 3917, November 4, 1915. Male, white, married, cause of death senility, general debility, place of death, 337 W. Johnson Place, physician, S. W. Thorn, undertaker, Jno. J. Collins. State of TN Board of Health file #2756, Registered # 2757, showed length of residence at address as 4 yrs., in the state 20 yrs., father was James Stevens, b. England, mother was unknown, birthplace unknown. It showed his age at 74 (91). Death certificate informant was Mrs. J. C. Stevens.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens died March 28, 1901, age 79, in Memphis, Shelby, TN, and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, section A Adult, Lot F 90, burial #365 on March 29, 1901. Female, white, cause of death, Senility La Grippe, place of death, 129 Looney Street, physician, J. F. Cochran, undertaker, Holst Bros., Shelby County Pre-1902 Death Records, File # P.151.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MrsJamesCharlesStevensSr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-242\" title=\"MrsJamesCharlesStevensSr\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MrsJamesCharlesStevensSr-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MrsJamesCharlesStevensSr-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MrsJamesCharlesStevensSr.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 85vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mrs. James Charles Stevens, Sr. (Martha),she was the mother of James Charles Stevens, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>submitted by\u00a0<a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('nzsEmNbMrkaVe3OSBDSpmEAng2MbpYyUNa2LR4snwMKw4TWSsKf3FSLCdnItdpX44XWkFfJk5gctyY13ZABGSA0kMdVQ2uEMGw==', '88ad5e8dc84f69003bf4618cdb4c7d1c14c2e367c6110d1875c1543cefdac950')\">Peggy Rhinerson<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Charles Stevens, Jr. was born son of James Charles Stevens, Sr. and Martha Stevens, born in London, England ca. 1825. James Charles Stevens, Jr. immigrated to America in 1858. &nbsp; James Charles Stevens, Jr. married Amanda Melvina Ashley on January 4, 1857 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN. 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