Family: Benjamin Franklin Stedman / Martha Jane Thomas (F10839)

• Father | Male Benjamin Franklin Stedman

  
  

  Born	Abt 1830	____, Greene Co., IL
  Died	1892
  Buried	Aft 1892	Thomas Cemetery, Phelps Co., MO
  Married	1 Sep 1858	____, Macoupin Co., IL
  Other Spouse	Nancy J. Tucker | F22348
  Married	25 Dec 1873	____, Phelps Co., MO
  Other Spouse	Paulina Gardner | F22351
  Married	4 Mar 1890	____, Crawford Co., MO
  Father	Benjamin Stedman | F18633 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret "Peggy" Gillham | F18633 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Martha Jane Thomas

  
  

  Born	Abt 1841	____, ____, MO
  Died	1873	____, ____, MO
  Buried	Aft 1873	Thomas Cemetery, Phelps Co., MO
  Father	Charles L. Thomas | F22347 Group Sheet
  Mother	Milberry Winters | F22347 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Mary Ellen Stedman

  
  

  Born	Abt 1862	____, ____, MO
  Died	Bef 1890
  Buried
  Spouse	John F. Lusher | F22353
  Married	25 Sep 1881	____, Phelps Co., MO

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Charles Milton Stedman

  
  

  Born	18 Feb 1863	Cold Spring Twp., Phelps Co., MO
  Died	15 Apr 1944	Washington, McClain Co., OK
  Buried
  Spouse	Margaret Hariet Green | F22354
  Married	10 Dec 1888

  
  

  Child 3 | Male William Albert "Ab" Stedman

  
  

  Born	21 Feb 1868	Dillon Twp., Phelps Co., MO
  Died	14 Apr 1934
  Buried	Aft 14 Apr 1934	Thomas Cemetery, Phelps Co., MO
  Spouse	Clementine Matilda Adam | F22345
  Married	6 Mar 1895	Rolla, Phelps Co., MO

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Alice A. Stedman

  
  

  Born	Abt 1871	____, ____, MO
  Died	Unknown
  Buried	Unknown	Thomas Cemetery, Phelps Co., MO

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Hugh W. Stedman

  
  

  Born	Abt Dec 1871	____, ____, MO
  Died	Unknown
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  Married: STEDMAN, BENJAMIN F THOMAS, MARTHA JANE                  09/01/1858 00003182 MACOUPIN In the official record of the marriage, Martha's father, Charles L Thomas signed his permission for her to marry at 17 years of age. The census seem to indicate that the Thomas family arrived in MO around 1839 (Mary M born in Missouri and was 11. This is apparently why Benjamin Franklin went to Missouri, early 1860s.