Balthasar Stephens [Parents] was born 1 on 5 Nov 1832 in Fitzendorf, Germany. He was christened in Fitzendorf, Germany. He died 2 on 15 Jan 1867 in Porter, Porter, Indiana. He married 3, 4, 5, 6 Barbara Schleier on 20 Feb 1854 in Buffalo, Erie, NY.
MOTHER-SIBLINGS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Living Biographies - Theodore Stephens; 1956; Duneland Historical Society, Chesterton, IN, Volume II, Number 4, April, 1956; pages 1-4; Copy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA or Reference Section, Chesterton Public Library, Chesterton, IN.
CHILD: Certificate of Death, Charles A Stephens; 1918; Indiana State Board of Health-Vital Records, Certificate # 6323; Certified Copy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA; NOTE: Certificate lists Balthasar Stephens and Barby Kleinschmidt as parents (Frank Stephens-brother was informant). Subsequent information found in the National Archives showed that Charles' mother had a sister in Dubuque, IA by the name of Katharina Kleinschmidt.
CHILD: Death Certificate, Frank Stephens; 1941; Indiana State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Certificate # 16681; Certified Photocopy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA; NOTE: Certificate lists Balthasar Stephens as father, mother unknown.
MILITARY: Civil War Record; 1864; U S National Arvhives, Washington, DC; File # 2842; Record viewed on 8 January 1993, Photocopy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA; NOTE: More than one record exists for Balthasar, one record is under Boldhoser Stephens and another record is under Balthazar Stephens, the record for Boldhoser contains the most information about his service, both records are for the same person from Porter, IN.
Barbara Schleier [Parents] was born 1, 2 about 1834. She died on 11 Sep 1877 in Porter, Porter County, Indiana. She was buried on 13 Sep 1877. She married 3, 4, 5, 6 Balthasar Stephens on 20 Feb 1854 in Buffalo, Erie, NY.
Other marriages:Ehlen, Nicholas
SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Living Biographies - Theodore Stephens; 1956; Duneland Historical Society, Chesterton, IN, Volume II, Number 4, April, 1956; pages 1-4; Copy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA or Reference Section, Chesterton Public Library, Chesterton, IN; NOTE: Balthasar's sister Kathryn married Barbara Schleier's brother.
CHILD: Certificate of Death, Charles A Stephens; 1918; Indiana State Board of Health-Vital Records, Certificate # 6323; Certified Copy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA; NOTE: Certificate lists Balthasar Stephens and Barby Kleinschmidt as parents (Frank Stephens-brother was informant). Subsequent information found in the National Archives showed that Barbara had a sister living in Dubuque, IA whose name was Kleinschmidt.
SPOUSE-CHILDREN-RESIDENCE: 1870 Indiana Census, Porter County, Westchester Township; 1870; U S Federal Archives, San Bruno, CA, Film # 351; Page Number 16, Family 125; Film viewed and recorded on 7 January 1993 by Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA; COMMENT: Age 30, living with husband Nicholas Ehlen, children Charles, Ella, Johnny, and Frank Stephens and children Thebe and Allice Ehlen.
They had the following children:
M i Charles A Stephens F ii Mary Ellen Stephens M iii John Stephens was born 1 in Nov 1861 in Porter, Porter County, Indiana. He died 2 on 2 May 1919 in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. He was buried in Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton, Indiana.
PARENTS-SIBLINGS: Living Biographies - Theodore Stephens; 1956; Duneland Historical Society, Chesterton, IN, Volume II, Number 4, April, 1956; pages 1-4; Copy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA or Reference Section, Chesterton Public Library, Chesterton, IN.
RESIDENCE: 1900 Indiana Census, Porter County, Westchester Township; 1900; U S Federal Archives, San Bruno, CA, Film # 398; Supv Dist No 10, Sheet Number 5, Enum Dist No 95, Family 98; Film viewed and recorded on 7 January 1993 by Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA.M iv Frank Stephens F v Louisa Melvina Stephens
Charles A Stephens [Parents] was born 1, 2, 3, 4 on 15 Aug 1857 in Chicago, Cook County, Illilnois. He died 5 on 22 Feb 1918 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. He was buried 6 on 24 Feb 1918 in Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton, Indiana. He married Elizabeth G Schmerling on 31 Dec 1883 in , Porter, IN.
Other marriages:Willinghurst, Elizabeth
PARENTS-SIBLINGS: Living Biographies - Theodore Stephens; 1956; Duneland Historical Society, Chesterton, IN, Volume II, Number 4, April, 1956; pages 1-4; Copy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA or Reference Section, Chesterton Public Library, Chesterton, IN.
OBITUARY: Obituary of Charles Stephens, Chesterton Tribune; 1918; 7 Mar 1918; page 6, column 2; Photocopy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA.
QUESTION: Buried in the Chesterton Cemetery are: Edith M Brody, b 1905 - d 1944; Elizabeth Boyle, b 1868 - d 1941; and John Boyle, b 1861 - d 1928; what is their relationship to Charles and his siblings?
Elizabeth G Schmerling was born 1, 2 on 24 Oct 1861. She died 3 on 17 Aug 1906 in Porter, Porter County, Indiana. She was buried 4 on 19 Aug 1906 in Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton, Indiana. She married Charles A Stephens on 31 Dec 1883 in , Porter, IN.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth Stephens F ii Augusta Stephens F iii Helena Stephens
Hiram Carr.Hiram married 1, 2, 3 Mary Ellen Stephens on 19 Dec 1880 in Chesterton, Porter, IN.
Mary Ellen Stephens [Parents] was born 1, 2, 3 on 15 Dec 1859 in Porter, Porter County, Indiana. She died 4, 5 on 21 Mar 1899 in Hobart, Lake County, Indiana. She was buried on 23 Mar 1899 in Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton, Indiana. She married 6, 7, 8 Hiram Carr on 19 Dec 1880 in Chesterton, Porter, IN.
PARENTS-SIBLINGS: Living Biographies - Theodore Stephens; 1956; Duneland Historical Society, Chesterton, IN, Volume II, Number 4, April, 1956; pages 1-4; Copy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA or Reference Section, Chesterton Public Library, Chesterton, IN.
Frank Stephens [Parents] was born 1, 2, 3, 4 on 14 Sep 1863 in Porter, Porter County, Indiana. He died 5, 6, 7, 8 on 11 May 1941 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. He was buried 9, 10 in Chesterton Cemetery, Section C, Lot 661, Chesterton, Indiana. He married 11 Hattie Hjelm on 7 Apr 1910 in Porter, Porter, IN.
PARENTS-SIBLINGS: Living Biographies - Theodore Stephens; 1956; Duneland Historical Society, Chesterton, IN, Volume II, Number 4, April, 1956; pages 1-4; Copy in possession of Theodore R Stephens, Palo Alto, CA or Reference Section, Chesterton Public Library, Chesterton, IN.
Hattie Hjelm was born 1, 2 on 15 Sep 1877. She died 3, 4 in 1947 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. She was buried 5 in Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton, Indiana. She married 6 Frank Stephens on 7 Apr 1910 in Porter, Porter, IN.
They had the following children:
F i Dorothy Charlotte Stephens was born 1, 2, 3, 4 on 14 Jan 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illilnois. She died 5, 6, 7 on 9 Jul 1983 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. She was buried 8, 9, 10 on 18 Jul 1983 in Chesterton Cemetery, Section C, Lot 51, Chesterton, Indiana. F ii Phyllis Lenore Stephens
Russell Fletcher Wilding [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 3 Jul 1921 in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. He died 3, 4, 5 on 11 Jan 1982 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. He was buried 6, 7 on 14 Jan 1982 in Chesterton Cemetery, Section C, Lot 61, Chesterton, Indiana. He married 8, 9 Phyllis Lenore Stephens on 28 Sep 1946 in Chesterton, Porter, IN.
Phyllis Lenore Stephens [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 9 Aug 1917 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. She was christened in 1939 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. She died on 26 Mar 2005 in Sun City, Arizona. She was buried on 1 Apr 2005 in Chesterton Cem, Chesterton, IN, Section C, Lot 61. She married 3, 4 Russell Fletcher Wilding on 28 Sep 1946 in Chesterton, Porter, IN.
They had the following children:
F i Sheila Ailene Wilding F ii Melissa Marie Wilding was born 1, 2 on 27 Jul 1954 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. She died 3, 4 on 2 Aug 1954 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. She was buried 5, 6 on 3 Aug 1954 in Chesterton Cemetery, Section C, Lot 61, Chesterton, Indiana.
John Spencer was born about 1843. He married 1, 2 Louisa Melvina Stephens on 10 Sep 1887 in Chicago, Cook, IL.
Louisa Melvina Stephens [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 6 Jul 1866 in Porter, Porter County, Indiana. She died 3 on 22 Mar 1916 in Porter, Porter County, Indiana. She was buried on 26 Mar 1916 in Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton, Indiana. She married 4, 5 John Spencer on 10 Sep 1887 in Chicago, Cook, IL.
Mrs Louisa M Spencer, nee, Stephens, died at her home near the Waverly school at 8:10 last Wednesday evening after an illness of ten days. Deceased was born in Waverly on the farm on which she passed away and was the daughter of the late B Stephens. Leakage of the heart was the cause of death. She is survived by three brothers, John of Gary, Frank and Charles of Porter, and two sisters, Mrs Boyle of Windsor Park, and Mrs J Larson of Clyde, IL. The funeral was held at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Porter Congregational Church.
Rev Crawford officiating. Interment was in the Chesterton cemetery. The following from away attended the funeral: Mrs Leonard of Englewood, Arthur Brody, Ruth Larson and Frank Hoenig of Chicago, and Frank Soper, of Windsor Park, Miss Anna Dickman, of Chicago.--The Chesterton Tribune, Thursday, March 30, 1916, page 4, column 6.
George Folkner [Parents] was born 1 on 21 Feb 1899 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. He died 2 on 13 Mar 1988 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He was buried 3 on 16 Mar 1988 in Covington Memorial Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He married 4, 5 Lucille Nester on 2 Jun 1928 in Valparaiso, Porter, IN.
Lucille Nester [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Delores Folkner M ii George Norbert Folkner
Robert O Young [Parents]
Delores Folkner [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Cindy Young
George Norbert Folkner [Parents] was born 1 on 11 Aug 1932. He was christened in Tri Lakes, Indiana. He died 2 on 5 Sep 1987. He was buried on 9 Sep 1987. He married 3, 4 Peggy Winicker on 22 Dec 1952 in Fort Wayne, Allen, IN.
They had the following children:
F i Regina Folkner F ii Nanette Folkner M iii George Norbert Folkner Jr
Oliver Johnson was born 1, 2 in 1887 in Wisconsin. He married 3, 4 Augusta Stephens on 30 Dec 1909.
Augusta Stephens [Parents] was born 1, 2, 3 on 10 Dec 1890. She married 4, 5 Oliver Johnson on 30 Dec 1909.
They had the following children:
F i Dorla Dean Johnson M ii Russel Charles Johnson F iii Alta Olive Johnson F iv Valeria Murietta Johnson F v Doris Lablanche Johnson F vi Loretta Barbara Johnson M vii Donald Louis Johnson F viii Gloria Jean Johnson