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Grandmother Alice Stephens Bozeman had our Granny Lorena Bozeman McClain in Ramer Alabama, once found written on a census record as Ramah.

We found Lorena to be a fantastic babysitter and she kept a stepstool by the big old bed so that we could climb up on it when we stayed overnight.





Ancestors of Alice Lorena Stephens


Generation No. 1

    1.  Alice Lorena Stephens, born Abt. 1867 in Montgomery County AL; died 1894 in Hickory Grove, Sellers Station, Montgomery, AL.  She was the daughter of 2. Joseph C Stephens and 3. Sara E J Mills.  She married (1) John Thomas Bozeman 1886 in Montgomery Alabama.  He was born January 30, 1865 - farmed the 40 acres of cotton, lived in 3 room log cabin, and died September 27, 1918 in Hills Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery, AL.  He was the son of Peter Edward Bozeman and Nancy Jane Anderson.

Alice died young, not long after giving birth to her Little John, she learned that her brother had run away, and left to help the family search for him.  Apparently she became very weak and passed away.  They say that her husband married again right away to have help with the children.



Generation No. 2

    2.  Joseph C Stephens, born Abt. 1845 in AL  1/8 Cherokee Indian; died in Dublin Ala Census 1880.  He was the son of 4. Elisha C Stephens and 5. Nancy.  He married 3. Sara E J Mills September 15, 1867 in Montgomery County AL.
    3.  Sara E J Mills, born Abt. 1844 in AL.  She was the daughter of 6. Charles? and 7. Nancy?.
    
Children of Joseph Stephens and Sara Mills are:
    1    i.    Alice Lorena Stephens, born Abt. 1867 in Montgomery County AL; died 1894 in Hickory Grove, Sellers Station, Montgomery, AL; married John Thomas Bozeman 1886 in Montgomery Alabama.
        ii.    Anna Stephens, born Abt. 1869.
        iii.    Luke Stephens, born Abt. 1872.
        iv.    Jennie Stephens, born Abt. 1874; married Burroughs.
        v.    James Edgar Stephens, born Abt. 1877; married Mary.
        vi.    Edgar Stephens, born Abt. 1879.


Generation No. 3

    4.  Elisha C Stephens, born 1819 in SC, 1/4 Cherokee Indian; died Bef. 1880 in as a Confederate War Soldier.  He was the son of 8. John Stephens and 9. Jane Tillman.  He married 5. Nancy November 29, 1844 in Montgomery AL.
    5.  Nancy, born 1814 in SC.
    
Children of Elisha Stephens and Nancy are:
    2    i.    Joseph C Stephens, born Abt. 1845 in AL  1/8 Cherokee Indian; died in Dublin Ala Census 1880; married Sara E J Mills September 15, 1867 in Montgomery County AL.
        ii.    Wm H Stephens, born 1845 in AL; died in Civil War death in Atlanta GA.
        iii.    James M Stephens, born 1849 in AL.
        iv.    Julia Ann Stephens, born 1849 in AL; died May 25, 1913 in Lebanon AL; married John Arrighi; born 1839 in Italy.
        v.    Stanley Stanton Stephens, born November 01, 1850 in Ramer Alabama; died June 21, 1919; married Eugenia Dickey 1873; born 1857 in Alabama; died February 19, 1943 in Ramer Alabama.
        vi.    Fannie Stephens, born 1853.
        vii.    Merriet Stephens, born 1855.
        viii.    Permilia Stephens, born 1858.


    6.  Charles?, born 1810 in ARkansas.  He married 7. Nancy?. only speculation on these !!!! the Mills were all over the place and I am not sure if this is her parents.
    7.  Nancy?, born 1812 in ARkansas.
    
Children of Charles? and Nancy? are:
        i.    Jane Catherine Mills
        ii.    Martha Mills
        iii.    William Mills
        iv.    Cynthia Mills
        v.    Edward Mills
        vi.    Samuel Mills
        vii.    Frank Mills
        viii.    Mary Elizabeth Mills
        ix.    Hannah Mills, born 1833 in ARkansas.
    3    x.    Sara E J Mills, born Abt. 1844 in AL; married Joseph C Stephens September 15, 1867 in Montgomery County AL.


Generation No. 4

    8.  John Stephens, born 1790 in half blood Cherokee, very dark, black hair and black eyes, Columbus, North Carolina; died in Unknown.  He was the son of 16. John Henry Stephens and 17. Cherokee Wife.  He married 9. Jane Tillman.
    9.  Jane Tillman, born in red haired Scot-Irish; died in due to Indian unrest, they moved into SC.
    
Children of John Stephens and Jane Tillman are:
        i.    Samuel Long Stephens, born Abt. 1805.
        ii.    Cedena Stephens, born 1808 in Columbus, North Carolina; married John Solomon Blair 1828; born 1800 in Newberry, SC; died 1881 in Pike County, Missouri Beat, Alabama.
        iii.    Kitty Ann Stephens, born 1810 in NC; died June 15, 1874 in Troy, Pike Co., AL; married John Solomon Blair; born 1800 in Newberry, SC; died 1881 in Pike County, Missouri Beat, Alabama.
        iv.    Jane Katie Stephens, born 1815; died 1910 in Antioch FL; married James Hudgens 1853; died in civil war death.
    4    v.    Elisha C Stephens, born 1819 in SC, 1/4 Cherokee Indian; died Bef. 1880 in as a Confederate War Soldier; married Nancy November 29, 1844 in Montgomery AL.
        vi.    James E Stephens, born 1820; died June 02, 1875; married (1) Martha; born 1810; married (2) Nina Matilda Wingard January 28, 1843 in Pike County, AL; born Abt. 1820.
        vii.    Benjamin Stephens, born October 02, 1821 in SC; died 1881 in FL; married Silence Wilson March 16, 1842 in Ramer, Montgomery County, AL; born January 02, 1810 in NC; died September 29, 1886 in New Zion, Hardee County, FL.
        viii.    Joseph Stephens, born October 02, 1821 in SC; died 1862 in civil war death, burial unknown; married Martha E Davenport August 08, 1850 in Montgomery County AL; born May 16, 1831 in Montgomery County Alabama.
        ix.    Sarah Jane Stephens, born August 14, 1822 in Columbus, North Carolina; died June 06, 1894; married John H Walters April 08, 1836 in Pike County Alabama.
        x.    John W Stephens, born Bet. 1823 - 1830 in Chesterfield County SC; died 1895 in Ramer, Montgomery Co., AL, refused to go to war; married (1) Jane; married (2) Martha Coker Abt. 1850 in SC; born 1832 in SC; died 1860 in died giving birth...Ramer, Montgomery Co., AL; married (3) Sarah Elizabeth Spear Burr August 15, 1871 in Montgomery AL; born 1847 in Montgomery AL; died March 07, 1926 in Calvert TX.
        xi.    Mary Jane Stephens, born 1827 in Alabama.
        xii.    Hallie Stephens, born 1831 in died giving birth...Ramer, Montgomery Co., AL; died 1861; married unwed to Croft.
        xiii.    Charles?? Stephens, born 1831.
        xiv.    Frances Melissa Stephens, born August 20, 1831 in sc; died 1916 in Thonotosassa, FL; married (1) Thomas Osmus Rodgers Abt. 1850 in Montgomery AL; born 1824 in GA; died in Civil war death; married (2) George Franklin October 08, 1869 in Hillsborough Co, FL; born 1821 in GA; died September 08, 1884 in FL; married (3) C S Lambert May 13, 1892 in Hillsborough Co, FL; born 1834; died Bef. 1900.


Generation No. 5

    16.  John Henry Stephens, born Abt. 1740 in migrated from St Augustine FL to NC in the 1760s.  He married 17. Cherokee Wife.
    17.  Cherokee Wife, born in likely in Union County NC and they moved southward near the stateline of SC, according to family legend and family researchers.
    
Child of John Stephens and Cherokee Wife is:
    8    i.    John Stephens, born 1790 in half blood Cherokee, very dark, black hair and black eyes, Columbus, North Carolina; died in Unknown; married Jane Tillman.









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