Stevens Genealogy
The Stevens name appears on this web site from the marriage of James E Stevens and Elizabeth Jean (Buffy) McGilligan in 1964. It also appears here from the marriage of Althea Stevens to Thomas Joseph McGilligan in 1963.
Tragedy
A tragic moment in Time regarding the Stevens family happened in 1936 on the farm of Harry and Jennie Stevens in the Skelton Township of Carlton County MN when Harry Eugene (Gene) Stevens accidentally drove over his brother James Eugene Stevens (age 2) with a tractor.
Wagon Accident
Another tragedy for the Stevens happened on a steep grade in Colorado where Ida May Slawson Stevens died at age 49 when a wagon she was riding in overturned and she was killed.
The Stevens surname is believed to originate in England. Stevens is a patronymic surname that has been found in documents as early as the 1300s. The surname Stevens would have been given to somebody who was the son or descendant of someone named Stephen or Steven.
The earliest Stevens on this branch of this online family tree is Petrus Levinus Stevens born in Oct 8 1818 in Boskapelle, Zeeland, Nederland
The Stevens surname has Flemish roots, with its origin traceable to the Flemish part of Belgium and also found in the Walloon part of the country. The surname is a patronymic, meaning it was derived from the personal name Steven
Petrus Joannes Stevens
Walloon Region (Where Stevens are from)
Petrus Levinus Stevens
John Baptiste Stevens Birthplace
John Baptiste Stevens Farm (N.E. of Cresco)
Near Lime Springs
Harry J Stevens Farm (Northeast of Barnum)
