Santa Clara County CA Archives Obituaries.....Stephens, George December 25, 1915
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Morgan Hill Times December 31, 1915
   George Stephens died suddenly at his home in Santa Clara early Christmas
morning of chronic valvular disease of the head, at the advanced age of 79 years
6 months and 23 days.
   The passing away of Mrs. Stephens makes on more vacant place in the rapidly
thinning ranks of the veterans of the Civil War and of the pioneers of this
Valley.  He was a member of Co E 18th Wisconsin Infantry and was always active
in all gatherings of his comrades and will be best remembered by many of his
neighbors and our older residents as he appeared in his G.A.R. uniform on
Memorial Days, and other patriotic occasions.
   Mr. Stevens was one of the very first settlers in t his immediate vicinity
having located here 25 years ago, before the town of Morgan Hill had come into
existence.  In the early days he engaged in the real estate business as well as
ranching and few there were in the community he did not know.  Three years ago
he moved to Santa Clara but retained his property interests here and made
frequent visits to attend to his business affairs and visit his child and
grandchild.
   George Stephens was born in Derbyshire, England and came to the United States
with his parents in 1851.  He lived in Wisconsin and Minnesota until coming to
California 26 years ago.
   He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jennie E. Stephens, and two daughters, Mrs.
W. W. Turner and Mrs. N. T. Thomas, and one son William H. Stephens, all of this
place.  A daughter Mrs. Mary Neary, and a son, Charles Stephens, passed away
some years ago.

Additional Comments:
George was married twice.  From his first marriage, William H. Stephens (b.
about 1866 in Minnesota) and Lillian Alameda Stephens (b. May 27, 1868 in
Minnesota, d. November 15, 1925 in Santa Clara Co., CA) were born. Lillian
married William Wallace Turner and they are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.

George and his second wife, Jennie, had at least three children:  Mary J.
Stephens, born about 1876, died July 14, 1911 in Santa Clara County, married
Thomas Neary; Charles H., born 1880, died 1904; and Laura A., born February 12,
1887, died January 02, 1919, married Newton Thomas.  Jennie, Charles, Laura, and
Laura's daughter, Effie, are all in the same plot with George in the Mount Hope
Cemetery.

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