Oliver Stevenson/Stephenson (ca. 1822-1901)

STEVENSON, STEPHENSON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 10/2/2011 at 12:29:15

From Story County Watchman October 18, 1901

Oliver Stevenson died here quite suddenly Wednesday morning. The remains were taken to Algona, Iowa for interment. Material for an obituary could not be obtained for this issue but will appear in the next week.

In the same paper:

Another old settler of this county has his reward in the better land in the person of Oliver Stevenson who died just east of this city on Wednesday of this week after a short illness. He was one of the earliest settle in this county. He leaves a family of grown up children to look foreward to meeting in the land where partings shall be no more.

From Story County Watchman November 1, 1901

Another of the old residents of Story county has been called to his reward in the land of the skies in the person of Oliver Stephenson who died at the residence of his daughter in Colo on the 16th ult. at the age of 79 years. He was a native of England but came to this country when a child thus virtually becoming an American. The remains were taken to Algona for interment.