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Submitted: 9/20/17 • Approved: 9/23/17 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R133845-G0-S3
Jan. 31, 1840 - Oct. 3, 1908
Inscription:
"Farewell my wife and children all, From you a Father Christ doth call."
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One of the Founding Father's of Stephenville, TX.
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Birth:31 JAN 1840 • Washington, Republic of Texas, United States
Death:3 OCT 1908 • Cottonwood Community, Erath, Texas, United States
Name: J M R Stephen
Birth Date: abt 1841
Age: 21
Enlistment Date: 1862
Military Unit: Martin's Cavalry (Fifth Partisan Rangers)
[Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865]
Post Master
Post Office Location: Stephenville, Erath, Texas
Appointment Date: 28 Jul 1857
Volume #: 22
Volume Year Range: 1858-1867
[Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971]
Find A Grave Memorial# 21477589 has a great story if you would like to read about this man.
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Contributed on 9/20/17 by tomannkill
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