Maxwell Centennial - 1883-1983 – Published by Walsworth, Marceline, Mo. USA. Pages 64 & 65 – ".....In 1876 Stephen was married to Mary Ellen Squires, and in 1879 opened his own shop. To this union seven children were born, Rae who married Curtis Wells, Grace who died at the age of sixteen years, Hugh who married Ora McQuan and spent most of this adult life in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Dallas, Texas, and Dean. They were all born at Iowa Center. In 1882 Stephen and Mary Ellen moved to Maxwell and there they were blessed with three more children. Guy who married Nellie V. Garis, Hazel who married Sidney G. Sherman, and Nellie Irma who married Clarence J. Ebert. At this writing, Nellie V. Garis Cooper is living at the Long Term Care Facility of the Story County Hospital in Nevada. Nellie Irma's husband Clarence J. Ebert lives in his home in Nevada, Iowa. In September of 1891 Mary Ellen died, just two months after the birth of their last daughter. In 1893 Stephen married Martha Jane Moore Wood and they had one son, Forest Fenimore. Aunt Mattie, as she was affectionately known, then raised the family and all of the children loved her very much. In 1917 Forest married Martha Christine Knudson in Nevada, Iowa. They had one son Stephen Moore born in 1918. Stephen M. was married to Harriet Ellen McKay in September 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. They are the parents of two children. Their daughter Susan was born in 1947 and is married to Hoagy Jones. They have a daughter Jerrell and a son Justin. Stephen and Harriet's son Stephen Eric, born in 1948, lives in Maxwell and operates the family business."
Maxwell Centennial - 1883-1983 – Published by Walsworth, Marceline, Mo. USA. Pages 64 & 65 – ".....In 1876 Stephen was married to Mary Ellen Squires, and in 1879 opened his own shop. To this union seven children were born, Rae who married Curtis Wells, Grace who died at the age of sixteen years, Hugh who married Ora McQuan and spent most of this adult life in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Dallas, Texas, and Dean. They were all born at Iowa Center. In 1882 Stephen and Mary Ellen moved to Maxwell and there they were blessed with three more children. Guy who married Nellie V. Garis, Hazel who married Sidney G. Sherman, and Nellie Irma who married Clarence J. Ebert. At this writing, Nellie V. Garis Cooper is living at the Long Term Care Facility of the Story County Hospital in Nevada. Nellie Irma's husband Clarence J. Ebert lives in his home in Nevada, Iowa. In September of 1891 Mary Ellen died, just two months after the birth of their last daughter. In 1893 Stephen married Martha Jane Moore Wood and they had one son, Forest Fenimore. Aunt Mattie, as she was affectionately known, then raised the family and all of the children loved her very much. In 1917 Forest married Martha Christine Knudson in Nevada, Iowa. They had one son Stephen Moore born in 1918. Stephen M. was married to Harriet Ellen McKay in September 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. They are the parents of two children. Their daughter Susan was born in 1947 and is married to Hoagy Jones. They have a daughter Jerrell and a son Justin. Stephen and Harriet's son Stephen Eric, born in 1948, lives in Maxwell and operates the family business."
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