1990 Benjamin Stephens Headstone at Stephen Cemetery

1990 Benjamin Stephens Headstone at Stephen Cemetery

A 1990 photograph of Benjamin L. Stephens' gravestone. It is a tall marble pillar that reads, "Benjamin L. Stephens, Born Aug. 24, 1820." The rest of the pillar is cut off by the surrounding fencing. Benjamin Stephens had a Land Claim nearby and the cemetery is named for him and was on his property. He likely had a relation to Letitia and Jack, giving her a major tombstone and a prominent position in his graveyard. The bottom of the stone reads, "A Sleep in Jesus Blessed Sleep From Which none ever Wakes to Weep." He died June 18th, 1896.

Bob Zybach

Bob Zybach Personal Collection

LCLP

1990

Bob Zybach

Copyright: Bob Zybach

From a series of photos taken by historian Bob Zybach in 1990 in the Stephens Graveyard along South Myrtle Creek, a few miles west of her long-time Douglas County home.

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Stephens Graveyard 1990-10

Stephens Graveyard, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County