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Dorothy May Stevens

Dorothy May Stevens

Female 1923 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name Dorothy May Stevens  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 31 Aug 1923  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    record-image_-33    		 record-image_-33
    Gender Female 
    FSID LT1V-JKL 
    Residence 1935  Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  Gary, Lake, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1940  Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1940  Calumet, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I1471  Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father Thomas Dwight Stephens,   b. 17 Jul 1889, McNabb, Putnam, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1957, Gary, Lake, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mabel Gertrude Strohmeyer,   b. 16 May 1896, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1959, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1918  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Age at Marriage He : 29 years and 5 months - She : 22 years and 7 months. 
    Family ID F502  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Aug 1923 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Gary, Lake, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Calumet Township, Lake, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V11W-NZH : 5 January 2021), Dorothy Stephens in household of Thomas Stephens, Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95-86, sheet 9B, line 72, family 163, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1121.
      Dorothy Stephens in household of Thomas Stephens, "United States Census, 1940"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V11W-NZH

    2. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPC-Q1P1 : 18 May 2016), Mary Stevens, 31 Aug 1923; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 35983, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 100,480,200.
      Mary Stevens, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPC-Q1P1

    3. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZD-Z4Y : 8 March 2018), Dorothy May Stevens in entry for Baby Girl Funk, 09 May 1946; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,984,845.
      Dorothy May Stevens in entry for Baby Girl Funk, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZD-Z4Y

    4. [S90] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01121; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 95-86.
      Record for Mabel Stephens
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=57580726&indiv=try
      1940 United States Federal Census      		 1940 United States Federal Census


    5. [S565] Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Mabel G Strohmeyer
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2273&h=564072&indiv=try
      Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942      		 Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942


    6. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 February 2020, 20:32), entry for Mabel Gertrude Strohmeyer (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2JX-LWZ ); contributed by various users. PersonID K2JX-LWZ.
      Mabel Gertrude Strohmeyer
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2JX-LWZ


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