Thomas Dwight Stephens b. 17 Jul 1889 McNabb, Putnam, Illinois d. 5 Jan 1957 Gary, Lake, Indiana: Our Family History

1889 - 1957 (67 years)

Name	Thomas Dwight Stephens [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]
Birth	17 Jul 1889	McNabb, Putnam, Illinois [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 25]
Birth		record-image_-34
Gender	Male
Birth	1890	Missouri [12]
Birth	1890	Missouri [22]
Draft Registration	Between 1917 and 1918	Lewis, Missouri [10, 21]
Draft Registration		record-image_-34
FSID	L6VK-77G [21]
Name	Thomas Stephens [27]
Residence	1930	Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States [21]
Residence	1935	Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana [10, 21]
Residence	1935	Gary, Lake, Indiana [12]
Residence	1935	Same Place [21]
Residence	1935	Gary, Lake, Indiana [22]
Residence	1940	Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana [10]
Residence	1940	Ward 6, Gary, Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana, United States [21]
Residence	1940	Calumet, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA [12]
StreetAddress: E; 50 Age: 50; Electrician Occupation: Electrician; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 6; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 95-86; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 6th grade; HomeOwnership: Rented; HoursWorked: 48; Income: 1900; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 10; WeeksWorked: 52; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
Residence	1940	Calumet, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA [22]
StreetAddress: E; 50 Age: 50; Electrician Occupation: Electrician; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 6; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 95-86; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 6th grade; HomeOwnership: Rented; HoursWorked: 48; Income: 1900; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 10; WeeksWorked: 52; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
Death	5 Jan 1957	Gary, Lake, Indiana [8, 10, 16, 21]
Death	No validation of death date
Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter, Indiana, United States of America [16, 21]
Person ID	I1470	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

Family Mabel Gertrude Strohmeyer, b. 16 May 1896, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 16 Dec 1959, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA (Age 63 years)

Marriage 13 Dec 1918 Chicago, Cook, Illinois [23, 28]

Age at Marriage He : 29 years and 5 months - She : 22 years and 7 months.

Children

	1. D Stephens, b. 10 Sep 1919, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 10 Sep 1919, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Dorothy May Stevens, b. 31 Aug 1923, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	3. Lloyd Stephens, b. 2 Dec 1925, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA d. 18 Apr 1998, Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F502 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 5 Aug 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 17 Jul 1889 - McNabb, Putnam, Illinois
	Birth - 1890 - Missouri
	Birth - 1890 - Missouri
	Draft Registration - Between 1917 and 1918 - Lewis, Missouri
	Marriage - 13 Dec 1918 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois
	Residence - 1935 - Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana
	Residence - 1935 - Gary, Lake, Indiana
	Residence - 1935 - Gary, Lake, Indiana
	Residence - 1940 - Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana
	Death - 5 Jan 1957 - Gary, Lake, Indiana

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Sources

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Thomas Stephens, "United States Census, 1940"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V11W-NZW
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Thomas D Stephens in entry for Stephens, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998"
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Record for Loyd Edward Stephens
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Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
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1940 United States Federal Census
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Thomas Stephens in entry for Mr Obituaries Lloyd Stephens Sr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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Thomas Dwight Stephens in entry for Lloyd E Stephens, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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Thomas D Stephens, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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Thomas D Stevans in household of John Stevans, "United States Census, 1900"
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1940 United States Federal Census
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Record for Thomas Dwight Stephens
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Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
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Thomas Stevens, "United States Census, 1930"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH9H-6GR
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Thomas Stephens in entry for Mr Obituaries Lloyd Stephens Sr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
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Mabel Gertrude Strohmeyer
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2JX-LWZ

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